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Wanted: 36-40' Double Cabin - East Coast
- Thread starter Big Blue
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JohnS
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- Mar 15, 2018
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- 269
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- MV La Vita Dolce
- Vessel Make
- Cheoy Lee 40 LRC
Preliminary questions
$40K is a low budget, but might be doable, depending on how you want to use the boat.
Dock queen, or cruising?
Don't buy a wooden boat. They are a labor of love, and many marinas and insurers don't love them.
Insurance? Availability and cost? Experience requirements / use limitations?
Slip availability? Services available in winter? Cost?
Do you have time available? Money can sometimes substitute for your time, but boat repairs and emergencies are scheduled by Murphy.
Heat in winter? Reverse Cycle heat/AC units like Dometic don't work well for heat if the water temperature is below 50 degrees.
Taxes? Sales tax, personal property tax, fees?
We are living aboard and loving it, but may have to go ashore for medical reasons. :-(
Good luck, John Sage
$40K is a low budget, but might be doable, depending on how you want to use the boat.
Dock queen, or cruising?
Don't buy a wooden boat. They are a labor of love, and many marinas and insurers don't love them.
Insurance? Availability and cost? Experience requirements / use limitations?
Slip availability? Services available in winter? Cost?
Do you have time available? Money can sometimes substitute for your time, but boat repairs and emergencies are scheduled by Murphy.
Heat in winter? Reverse Cycle heat/AC units like Dometic don't work well for heat if the water temperature is below 50 degrees.
Taxes? Sales tax, personal property tax, fees?
We are living aboard and loving it, but may have to go ashore for medical reasons. :-(
Good luck, John Sage
maggiecat1003
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As a boater on the LI Sound, I would advise you seriously look into the requirements for comfortable year round living. It is not easy on a boat and could be more like camping mid winter if the boat is not set up right.
I love the thought to keep our Sea Ray in the water over the winter and say I would go stay on her. However, when it gets to a cold snap in Nov and I realize how cold it will get in Jan and Feb and she comes out onto the hard.
I have a dream to some day live on out boat but before that occurs I will ensure I can obtain and maintain the boat that would allow that to be done with the necessary human creature comforts.
That said numerous people at our marina do it and make it work. All a choice in what and how you want to achieve the goal of living on the water.
Cost for marinas that allow year round live aboard can be pretty high as well.
Good luck and I hope you can make it work for your needs and desires.
I would not have a live aboard boat in the NE that does not have some type of supplemental heating system to the dometic
I love the thought to keep our Sea Ray in the water over the winter and say I would go stay on her. However, when it gets to a cold snap in Nov and I realize how cold it will get in Jan and Feb and she comes out onto the hard.
I have a dream to some day live on out boat but before that occurs I will ensure I can obtain and maintain the boat that would allow that to be done with the necessary human creature comforts.
That said numerous people at our marina do it and make it work. All a choice in what and how you want to achieve the goal of living on the water.
Cost for marinas that allow year round live aboard can be pretty high as well.
Good luck and I hope you can make it work for your needs and desires.
I would not have a live aboard boat in the NE that does not have some type of supplemental heating system to the dometic
saltyatsixty
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Joint Effort
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- Bad Idea
- Vessel Make
- 36 Albin
I have a 36 Albin double cabin in NC I will let go for 40k.
JohnS
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- MV La Vita Dolce
- Vessel Make
- Cheoy Lee 40 LRC
Marine Trader
Thanks for the update.
You might have a better result by starting a new thread, though.
I have also been getting good responses from my ads on boattrader / boats.com, and from S Florida and Tampa CraigsList ads, as well as here on the Forum.
All of my ads direct to a web page with more pictures and more detailed info, as this was easier to do than try to get everything compressed into an ad that was not a wall of text. My web site is johnsboat.net
Good luck with your sale. JohnS
Thanks for the update.
You might have a better result by starting a new thread, though.
I have also been getting good responses from my ads on boattrader / boats.com, and from S Florida and Tampa CraigsList ads, as well as here on the Forum.
All of my ads direct to a web page with more pictures and more detailed info, as this was easier to do than try to get everything compressed into an ad that was not a wall of text. My web site is johnsboat.net
Good luck with your sale. JohnS
OldDan1943
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- Kinja
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- American Tug 34 #116 2008
Interestingly I did find a 34AT, single stateroom, on boat trader plus larger ones too.
https://www.boattrader.com/boats/type-power/class-power-trawler/make-american-tug/zip-33010/
Once in the search, they have a 41AT also, 2 starteroom, 2 heads.
I hold no interest in Boat Trader nor any of the boats, just wasting time looking and fender kicking. Trying to help you spend your money.
:lol:
https://www.boattrader.com/boats/type-power/class-power-trawler/make-american-tug/zip-33010/
Once in the search, they have a 41AT also, 2 starteroom, 2 heads.
I hold no interest in Boat Trader nor any of the boats, just wasting time looking and fender kicking. Trying to help you spend your money.
:lol:
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