Capitaine R
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2017
- Messages
- 424
- Location
- U.S.A.
- Vessel Name
- Charlie Noble
- Vessel Make
- 32 Nordic Tug
When I first joined this forum I stated that my wife and I were on a 5 year plan to look at and eventually buy a retirement boat to travel around Florida and to do the Great Loop. So the search was on to find the right boat with the right layout. Well we looked at four boats total in person. The first one was a 26' 1983 Nordic Tug, and we liked it, but the wife really wanted a separate shower which the 26 does not have and they are a little too narrow for us. The second boat was a 30' Sundowner. A very nice boat, but the owner had installed a small generator under the settee in the salon. It was loud and it vibrated the whole boat. Next was a 2001 32' Nordic Tug in Connecticut. A very beautiful boat, but out of our price range. Knowing that we were probably needing to look at boats that need some TLC to keep it in our price range we looked at another 32 Nordic Tug at the same Marina in Connecticut as the 2001. We liked her, she has good bones and low hours. She has a salon that is a little bare of cabinetry and no settee so we can build what we want to make it comfortable for us. There is a 4 kw gen that runs quiet and everything electronic at the helm works. The main engine is a little over sized, buts runs sweet and is quieter than I would have ever imagined. She has radar, gps, fire suppression system, auto pilot, and a bow thruster. She needs a lot of cleaning and a lot of polishing. All the wood, and an older Nordic Tug has a lot of wood, needs to be re-finished. She has a couple of rain water leaks. But nothing we can't handle.
So we are still 4.5 years out for retirement, at least, but we decided lets make an offer, they probably won't take it but if they do we have 4.5 years to fix her up. We made the offer, they countered, we stayed at our original offer. a couple of months went by. I saw on the web site that they dropped the price a couple of times. We re-sent our original offer to the Broker with the usual stipulations, survey, sea trial Blah Blah Blah. All the while figuring they won't take it.
They took it. With one stipulation, they will do no repairs after the survey. Sold as is.
So next step, we found a Surveyor with knowledge of Nordics. He did the survey, all was just as we thought. No problems we didn't already know. No major issues just needs some loving care. We had already talked to the bank, no problem there.
So after a several phone calls and some snail mailings we are now the proud owners of a 1986 32' Nordic Tug.
The next step... Getting her to Southwest Florida from Connecticut.
So we are still 4.5 years out for retirement, at least, but we decided lets make an offer, they probably won't take it but if they do we have 4.5 years to fix her up. We made the offer, they countered, we stayed at our original offer. a couple of months went by. I saw on the web site that they dropped the price a couple of times. We re-sent our original offer to the Broker with the usual stipulations, survey, sea trial Blah Blah Blah. All the while figuring they won't take it.
They took it. With one stipulation, they will do no repairs after the survey. Sold as is.
So next step, we found a Surveyor with knowledge of Nordics. He did the survey, all was just as we thought. No problems we didn't already know. No major issues just needs some loving care. We had already talked to the bank, no problem there.
So after a several phone calls and some snail mailings we are now the proud owners of a 1986 32' Nordic Tug.
The next step... Getting her to Southwest Florida from Connecticut.
