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From: lancs_2000 (no email)
Date: Tue Apr 18 2006 - 09:28:35 EDT
Thanks Judy,
Yes we have seen these, and they are indeed a very nice boat. They
seem to be very well thought of.
A little above our price range usually, though maybe if the Canadian
dollar continues it's rise they might be feasible.
I do drool over them quite often <g>
liz
--- In , "Judy Rouse" <judyrouse at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> Liz,
>
> Have you looked at any of the ex-Moorings cats in the Caribbean.
They are
> built by Robertson and Caine from So. Africa and appear to be
> well-constructed. Definitely ocean going quality; they are sailed
to
> Caribbean and to NZ and Tahiti on their bottoms when delivered.
Not sure if
> you could still find one that small. I know one couple in their
early 60s
> that plan to cruise in their 45-ft ex-Moorings cat beginning next
year;
> easily handled by a couple that age. Just thought I would suggest
that
> possibility since it should be an easy shopping flight for you from
Canada
> to Tortola, St. Martin, or St. Lucia where the Moorings bases are
located
> and you could check out boats that have either recently phased out
or are
> soon scheduled to phase out of their charter fleet.
>
> Best,
>
> Judy
>
> "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments
> that take our breath away."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:world-
]
> On Behalf Of lancs_2000
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 11:34 AM
> To:
> Subject: [world-cruising] Re: another broker question
>
> Thanks everyone for your replies and advice, and offers of help.
>
> You're right - we have heard the stories of boats in Panama or
French
> Polynesia for instance that are supposedly going for a song because
> the owners did not want to continue.
>
> In our situation though, it is more the shortage of boats that fit
> our criteria, rather than trying to get a super deal (though I'm
not
> against that!)that is causing us to look further afield.
>
> For example, we want a proven ocean going catamaran, small enough
> (37' max) to be handled by 2 short, less-experienced people in
their
> late 50's (that would be us <g>). One of the manufacturers that
seems
> to fit is Prout. (if you can think of any other that fit the
> criteria, we'd love to hear of them)
>
> In this case, we are aware of none for sale in Canada (our base), a
> few for sale in the U.S., and a few for sale "elsewhere". Generally
> prices are pretty much the same everywhere(though Australia is
high).
>
> So the problem of possibly buying abroad. Is there a
broker "network"
> where local ones recommend colleagues in other countries?
>
> Or perhaps the hassle makes it simply not worth considering at all?
>
> liz
>
> - In , "lancs_2000" <letssailaway@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been following the broker thread with interest.
> > I have a question that doesn't seem to have been covered, namely,
> how
> > to go about buying a boat in a foreign (distant) country.
> > We are looking for a multihull, which aren't as numerous as
> monohulls,
> > so quite often the one we see on Yachtworld that fits our
criteria
> is
> > in Europe or Asia.
> >
> > Has anyone any advice/tips on what is the best way to pursue
buying
> a
> > boat in another country? We have sent emails to listing brokers
who
> > have replied positively, but what happens if we develop more than
a
> > passing interest in a boat? How can we best use our time and our
> money?
> >
> > thanks,
> > liz :-)
> >
>
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