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I have tentatively settled on a 2005 SeaRay 390 Motoryacht with Cummins 480CE engines. The boat will be finishing the Loop around the second week of June in Mamaroneck, NY.. Any suggestion on who to do the survey? I have a price of $1650 from Sound Shore Marina. I have asked what this entails...

Here is a link to the Sea Ray and a Mainship I'm looking at. As you can see there is a large difference in price. The Mainship broker says I'm paying for the Sea Ray name. I want to use the boat on the loop and then along the east coast. I do have mild mobility issues caused by many back...

Hi all I'm looking at a 2003 Sea Ray with twin Cummins C8.3 at 446 HP. Would this make a good loop boat? Any info on fuel burn at slow cruise speeds would be greatly appreciated.

Looking at 2 1987 Jefferson 42 ft trawlers. One has twin turbo Perkins 240 HP and the other has twin Cat 3208 non-turbo 260 HP. Any info on the fuel burn would be very helpful. Thanks

I'm beginning to get interested. Thanks for the info.

Sorry left off the link https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2002-albin-express-trawler-8712559/

Albin 36 Here is another boat I'm looking at but I must say I have questions about the fuel burn at about 7 KTS. It does have a fresh engine. Thanks for all your input

At 73 I don't have time to go thru 24 boats lol.

Buying the wrong boat.

WOW I just saw this and I must say I've been a trucking company owner for 40 yrs and thought I'd seen it all until I saw this. That's an insane price for a Cat rebuild. Maybe I should look for a Lehman because I really don't need the power lol.

Thanks for all the replies. I must say with all the choices it gets confusing. I should add that I owned a 40ft sailboat for about 10 yrs but definitely would not call myself an accomplished sailor. Add to that I've had 6 lower back surgeries with limited mobility. I'm 73 and go to the gym daily...

Thanks for all the great info. This will certainly help me keep from making a mistake.

What is the drawback to a planning hull if I want to cruise at 6-8 kts? Is this a good choice for a loop boat? Thanks

Hi all I'm a new member looking to buy a Tolleycraft 40 with twin 3208T Cats. The boat has a modified V hull and a listed max speed of 25kts and cruise of 12 kts.. It has a stern thruster, why put a thruster on a twin? I'm thinking I 'd like to cruise at 8 kts to lower the fuel burn. Is this...