Especially for you single screw guys

[Marin]

Moonstruck wrote:
*There's a better boat?

*Uh.... yeah.

*

 

[Moonstruck]

Marin wrote:Moonstruck wrote:
*There's a better boat?

*Uh.... yeah.

*

*We were looking at Flemings before my wife died.* I'm glad I didn't buy one.* It would be alot to take care of.* This one suits quite well*for now.

 

[Marin]

THe Fleming 55 is our favorite production boat.* Hopefuly someday we'll have one but we aren't holding our breath.* But I think the way it works is that if one can afford to buy a Fleming the upkeep (or fuel) will not be an issue.

There are several of them in our marina.* Each one of them is imaculate but I never see the owners working on them on weekends or whatever.* I suspect the "immaculate" is hired out.

 

[Moonstruck]

Marin wrote:
THe Fleming 55 is our favorite production boat.* Hopefuly someday we'll have one but we aren't holding our breath.* But I think the way it works is that if one can afford to buy a Fleming the upkeep (or fuel) will not be an issue.

There are several of them in our marina.* Each one of them is imaculate but I never see the owners working on them on weekends or whatever.* I suspect the "immaculate" is hired out.

*Yachting:* Paying someone to fix your boat in exotic places

 

[Pineapple Girl]

Marin wrote:
THe Fleming 55 is our favorite production boat.* Hopefuly someday we'll have one but we aren't holding our breath.* But I think the way it works is that if one can afford to buy a Fleming the upkeep (or fuel) will not be an issue.

There are several of them in our marina.* Each one of them is imaculate but I never see the owners working on them on weekends or whatever.* I suspect the "immaculate" is hired out.

*I've spent a weekend in Seattle on a Fleming 55 that my husband had helped deliver from san fran to seattle.* It was a BEAUTIFUL boat.* I can assure you everything was hired out on THAT boat.* The boat is currently on the market, can't recall if it is 1.3 or 1.6 million.* I think the owner fell upon hard times in the down economy and has to divest himself of some of his toys.

 

[Codger2]

Moonstruck wrote:*We were looking at Flemings before my wife died.* I'm glad I didn't buy one.* It would be a lot to take care of.* This one suits quite well*for now.

******* I will admit to having Fleming on my "Top 5" list but having had a 54' Sport Fisher and having done the maintenance (mostly) by myself, I have noticed that my ego does not need constant reinforcement anymore. (Been there ...done that.) maybe it's an age thing or a better understanding how the boat will be used but "bigger is not always better" when it comes to boats. At 70 years old, I now believe that for a couple with occasional overnight guests, (Grand-kids, etc,) a 42 footer gets the job done quite nicely. (ie; GB Europa, Sabre, East Bay, etc.) With today's slip fees, insurance premiums, fuel prices, maintenance costs, diver's fee, property tax, etc, owning a relatively new boat over 50 feet is almost prohibitive.