Mule
Guru
Pick the best condition boat, displacement, single (many of em) or small twins..like a twin.Hatteras LRC you can find. Do NOT obsess over small GPH burn. The fuel, even at $4 will likely be the LEAST of your worries. Notice that i am not referring to 2000hp sport fisher go fast. I have a single 135hp FL that runs 5-6 knots. On a single look for or be ready to install a thruster, bow or stern.
Hull condition (no blisters), engine condition, genset, HVAC, paint and/or gel coat are all impt. IE: slip mate was quoted $750 per foot for paint from rub rail up, not even the hull.
Major engine overhaul can easily approach $10k. Full suite of prime electronics will will also get Ya in that $10k neighborhood. Hull peel, re glass! Barrier coat...ouch... New tanks you do not even want to think about. $90 an hour loaded labor yard rate, parts with marine written on them sold at the retail troy oz gold standard all add up in a hurry.
Even if you are skilled very few can do it all and then YOUR not cruising time is worth something...think about that too.
In the grand scheme of things the fuel burn is a pretty dim bulb in what could be a very dark room. Worry about all the other and then factor in fuel burn. Even a couple of gallons an hour works out to be small potatoes, so do not over sweat the small stuff.
Hull condition (no blisters), engine condition, genset, HVAC, paint and/or gel coat are all impt. IE: slip mate was quoted $750 per foot for paint from rub rail up, not even the hull.
Major engine overhaul can easily approach $10k. Full suite of prime electronics will will also get Ya in that $10k neighborhood. Hull peel, re glass! Barrier coat...ouch... New tanks you do not even want to think about. $90 an hour loaded labor yard rate, parts with marine written on them sold at the retail troy oz gold standard all add up in a hurry.
Even if you are skilled very few can do it all and then YOUR not cruising time is worth something...think about that too.
In the grand scheme of things the fuel burn is a pretty dim bulb in what could be a very dark room. Worry about all the other and then factor in fuel burn. Even a couple of gallons an hour works out to be small potatoes, so do not over sweat the small stuff.
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