After a very long and unusual search for our next boat we finally own Nordhavn #3. The deal closed today and we pick up the boat tomorrow. I hope our progress reports provided some insight into the process of purchasing a used boat regardless of the make, model but in this size range.
Our story on how we ended up with N3522 will be posted on the Nordhavn Dreamers web-site over the weekend in case anyone is interested in reading the full story. The short version on how we decided on the smaller N35 is that after a false starts with larger boats we decided we needed to test the waters before committing to a larger boat. Health issues forced us to sell N4061 a few years ago and we have missed being on the water.
Why did go back to Nordhavn when we could have purchased a much less expensive boat, I guess after you become accustomed to a certain boat builder which offers everything you are looking for it is very hard to make the switch. We were very fortunate that Nordhavn offered a boat that fits our needs for today and we found a true diamond in the rough right in our backyard - San Diego. Thanks to everyone for their comments and input. We plan to continue our posts as we get the boat ready for our cruising.
John T.
Our story on how we ended up with N3522 will be posted on the Nordhavn Dreamers web-site over the weekend in case anyone is interested in reading the full story. The short version on how we decided on the smaller N35 is that after a false starts with larger boats we decided we needed to test the waters before committing to a larger boat. Health issues forced us to sell N4061 a few years ago and we have missed being on the water.
Why did go back to Nordhavn when we could have purchased a much less expensive boat, I guess after you become accustomed to a certain boat builder which offers everything you are looking for it is very hard to make the switch. We were very fortunate that Nordhavn offered a boat that fits our needs for today and we found a true diamond in the rough right in our backyard - San Diego. Thanks to everyone for their comments and input. We plan to continue our posts as we get the boat ready for our cruising.
John T.