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Old 06-25-2014, 02:13 PM   #41
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Anything but a ramble, spot on though following it will reduce business for divorce attorneys and boat salesmen. []
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Old 06-25-2014, 10:55 PM   #42
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I cannot even imagine what difficulty is in store for new boaters (with no previous experience) who have decided they now want to join the boating world.

We were lucky when we jumped back into boating (we were out for well over a decade)... in that I had from birth decades experience in New England coastal cruising and fishing, and, I had experience on umpteen different model/brand boats... as well as building-new in manufacturer and restoring them in 1st class boat yards. Linda had years on house boats and ski boats. Even though, when we came back in we needed to learn what we'd missed and what had become available. It was a pretty steep learning curve for a couple years as we visited and went out on many, many boats for-sale. We made a good list of must haves, sure would be nice, and heck no's - not on a bet! After years of looking we fell upon our Tolly and it was love at first sight! She met just about our every “boat wish” for this time of life. We'd only been aboard her for a couple minutes, with owner not looking at us, I saw Linda's smile and I winked at her... she winked twice right back. I had DP on Tolly the next day, contingencies of course. Within a week and a half I pulled her out of the slip and docked her where we already held a slip in reserve. The rest is history... and... the fun story continues!

I really think that there should be a course available that can knowledgably introduce newbies to “boating world”. There would need to be many levels that care for different people’s plans of using a boat. Boats are a complex animal and boat users are even way more complex!

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Old 06-26-2014, 01:27 AM   #43
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George(Caltexflanc), what make is "Sixpence", in the pic with your boat?
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George(Caltexflanc), what make is "Sixpence", in the pic with your boat?
55' Fleming.
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55' Fleming.
Surprising. I`d expect to recognize one, must be the angle & adjacent features.
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Surprising. I`d expect to recognize one, must be the angle & adjacent features.
They look far more imposing from the side. But a 55 Fleming is still a significantly smaller boat than his 56 Hatteras. Now, that's partly the reason Fleming has introduced a 58 now.

Comparing the 58 to the 55, the 58 is 1'6" wider, the waterline length is 5'10" longer, the weight is 33% greater. In some ways the ideal boat has the space of a larger boat, handles like a smaller one, has the ride of a larger, the economy of a smaller, has the comfort of a larger, the cost of a smaller one.
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In some ways the ideal boat has the space of a larger boat, handles like a smaller one, has the ride of a larger, the economy of a smaller, has the comfort of a larger, the cost of a smaller one.
I agree and... all lunches would be free and all children smarter than average.
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The Flemming is probably narrower than the Hatt and it is certainly lower. Keeping weight lower reduces roll as does narrower hull. It may be more easily driven and probably less displacement yielding better fuel economy at the same speed. But there is no comparison to the Hatt when it comes to living space and creature comforts.

If you want a gorgeous looking offshore patrol boat with spray flying and green water over the bow the Fleming is your boat. If you want to cruise long term the Hatt wins hands down.
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1. Roll is determined by the entire design...weight placed well affects roll and too fast (snap) a roll is not desired anyway.

2. Narrower hull can have a fast or slow or great or small roll..all depends on design.

3. Design has a lot to do with economy...long, thin and light certainly helps...but is not the only set of design criteria to make an efficient boat. It usually impacts on a lot of other design criteria.

4. Hatts are nice for some..but not everyone's cup of tea and certainly not the only vessel to consider....
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Heck - Consider Tollycraft... I am biased!
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1. Roll is determined by the entire design...weight placed well affects roll and too fast (snap) a roll is not desired anyway.

2. Narrower hull can have a fast or slow or great or small roll..all depends on design.

3. Design has a lot to do with economy...long, thin and light certainly helps...but is not the only set of design criteria to make an efficient boat. It usually impacts on a lot of other design criteria.

4. Hatts are nice for some..but not everyone's cup of tea and certainly not the only vessel to consider....
Absolutely agree on all points. I tried to make it clear I thought the Fleming would definitely be superior underway. The Hatt is not easy to board, requiring a ladder or sea stairs. Requires some rodeo skills to bring in to floating docks unaided from shore. Rather "bobby" , in my opinion needs stabilizers for comfort (we sure could tell when they were not working). Quite a "wet" boat by the way. That said, we had it in a lot of cruddy conditions, no problema. For living on full time, entertaining and maintaining/fixing, virtually ideal..... for us .
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Hey there's a guy that I drive for who just called and said the best offer thay had for their Hatt (late 60's I think..but could be a little newer) was $35,000.

It just had a complete exterior paint job and complete main house refinishing inside.

Not a bad boat at that price..even I would have considered it. I could have bought a lot of fuel buying in at that price.

They were asking over a hundred but he asked me if I thought that was the best he was going to do.

At that price I figured they would just keep it as a summer condo at the beach.
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Some times the hard part is sorting out the difference between what you need and what you want. Also it is often difficult to be honest with yourself about how you are actually going to use the boat vs an embellished imagination. The ideal is to find a boat well matched to its use pattern as a boat and as a living accommodation that coincidently fits your budget for buying and maintaining..
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Everybody thinks they can steal boats now. My buddy has a 60' Michelson 2004 with twin MTU's and he thought he would sell it fast. Offers aren't coming in and it's been in one big boat show too.

He is nervous.
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Everybody thinks they can steal boats now. My buddy has a 60' Michelson 2004 with twin MTU's and he thought he would sell it fast. Offers aren't coming in and it's been in one big boat show too.

He is nervous.
It's not stealing when you buy a boat for market price in a negotiation with a seller. Why anyone would think they'd sell any large boat fast is beyond me. Offers don't pile in. Many remain for sale for years. And pricing is certainly a factor. Obviously others don't think his boat is worth as much as he does.

It just takes one.

Ok, just takes one buyer to be willing to make his price. But also just takes one seller to offer lower to skew the market and keep the higher priced boats from selling. The market is full of boats and many are being sold at very low prices compared to what others are asking.
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Stealing is a figure of speech.
When a book price is 70-120K and it sells for 35K and had 20K of work on it recently, that might qualify. But as I always said in the car business, any deal both parties are happy with, is a great deal.
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When you get into certain types of boats and larger sized boats...I'm not sure there really is a book value...

Kinda like in some areas for real estate..."there are no comps"...or some poor real estate agent is trying to match a Mcmansion to a couple double wides.

Some boats these days may just sit forever till they head for the dumpster...just too many alternatives every day showing up on the market.

I've seen 2 nice, older but fully functional, turn key boats at the marina I'm at (which is pretty small) that the owners tried to give away and were turned down by numerous people.
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It is also critical that both partners love the boat. "Happy wife/happy life" as Jeff Allen says. On occasion the Better Half isn't heard -- I mean really really heard.

Great rambling, Janice. I think you're really on to something there. It's an infinite spectrum of the not-hearing issue that divide couples on so many issues. When it comes to a big purchase, I do the research and present my findings to the Admiral. We look at the options and I "listen". I'm the adaptable one between the two of us so she gets what she deems "practical" first (which has nothing to do with practicality), and then I get what's practical for me (affordable and manageable), and then we both rush head-long into an emotional decision, hoping for a "practical" result.

The drive to have our own dream often leads to a delusion that our spouse should and could join our dream the way we see it, feel it, realize it, and we'd rather not hear that it doesn't work that way.
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. It is often difficult to be honest with yourself about how you are actually going to use the boat vs an embellished imagination.
So well said, Eyschulman. If we simply exchange the word "boat" to almost any thing else, we'll find that the statement fits with just about any ridiculous situation existing in the world today, like below:


It is often difficult to be honest with yourself about how you are going to use the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES vs. an embellished imagination.

No offense to anyone, by the way.
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Stealing is a figure of speech.
When a book price is 70-120K and it sells for 35K and had 20K of work on it recently, that might qualify. But as I always said in the car business, any deal both parties are happy with, is a great deal.
There just really isn't a book on boats. The market is too thin. NADA covers them but makes no distinction as to condition, location, desirability. The reason is that the market is too thin. There are simply not enough to have comparables plus the information is not available on sales. The boat you describe may or may not be a good purchase. But it wasn't, as it turns out, a $70-120 boat. And what had recently been spent on a boat means little.
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