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Any sportfishing boat or trawler yacht owners?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:04 am
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:04 am
I just got back from a demo in Destin but I'm starting to think it is not worth the hassle. Espeically since it will only get used for it's intended purpose a hand full of times a year. I'm thinking a trawler might be better for us.
Mainly it will be used as a place to sleep and as a mothership for our skiffs. Seems like the trawlers are a little more efficient than the sport boats. The speed advantage of the sportfishers are what make it attractive, that and the ability to fish.
I just don't know if the handful of offshore trips a year are worth the headache of owning a sport boat.
Mainly it will be used as a place to sleep and as a mothership for our skiffs. Seems like the trawlers are a little more efficient than the sport boats. The speed advantage of the sportfishers are what make it attractive, that and the ability to fish.
I just don't know if the handful of offshore trips a year are worth the headache of owning a sport boat.
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Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:05 am to Barf
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:06 am to Barf
not so subtle brag
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:12 am to Barf
I know the feeling man, my 82' Viking just sits at the marina and the servants, captain, and mechanic I pay to live on it get awful lonely. Just hard to find the time between fricking my supermodel wife and meddling with the draft picks of the pro team I own.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:16 am to Barf
well there is no way a sportfisher would be worth it for only a few offshore trips a year. could probably fly to where you want to fish, stay a few days and charter a boat a few times a year for the expenses of owning your own boat.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:20 am to Barf
It's a royal PITA.
Don't do it unless you have enough money to pay someone else to deal with everything on it when you're not using it.
Don't do it unless you have enough money to pay someone else to deal with everything on it when you're not using it.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:42 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Don't forget that a fill up with fuel and cost anywhere from $5000-$7000. That's some real OT baller numbers right there.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:07 am to civiltiger07
the trawler makes great sense
they're typically slow but seaworthy
just leave the day/night before and sleep on the boat until it's time to fish
plus they burn very little diesel fuel
they're typically slow but seaworthy
just leave the day/night before and sleep on the boat until it's time to fish
plus they burn very little diesel fuel
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:14 am to adhd
quote:
the trawler makes great sense
they're typically slow but seaworthy
Thanks. I've never been on one so I didn't know. The broker I spoke with about a sport boat was trying to tell me the opposite.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:16 am to TheDrunkenTigah
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I know the feeling man, my 82' Viking just sits at the marina and the servants, captain, and mechanic I pay to live on it get awful lonely. Just hard to find the time between fricking my supermodel wife and meddling with the draft picks of the pro team I own.
I've seen some of the offshore center consoles owned by people on here. The boats I'm looking at are not far off from those prices. I'm shopping for older hulls with good power that don't have several hundred thousand dollars worth of electronics.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:17 am to Barf
I think you can deduct the interest as a second mortgage, so that is a plus. Where are you going to keep it?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:32 am to Barf
From what I understand, the upkeep on those boats is going to be much much greater than a typical center console. I'm sure SparkPlug will be around, he has a lot of experience on those type of boats.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:35 am to DownSouthDave
Yea it will be. You can put a 42' CC on a trailer and bring it home if you want. A 48' sport fisher has to stay in a slip somewhere. You have a cabin to upkeep, dual inboard diesels to keep up with, a generator to keep up with, etc
It's like having all of the problems of a house and a big boat rolled up into one big expensive arse problem. You've got to have some serious coin to play in the sport fisher crowd.
It's like having all of the problems of a house and a big boat rolled up into one big expensive arse problem. You've got to have some serious coin to play in the sport fisher crowd.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:48 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
It's like having all of the problems of a house and a big boat rolled up into one big expensive arse problem.
Say what?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:57 am to Barf
quote:
I've seen some of the offshore center consoles owned by people on here. The boats I'm looking at are not far off from those prices. I'm shopping for older hulls with good power that don't have several hundred thousand dollars worth of electronics.
My post was a smartass way of saying what Downshift just said. To own a boat like that you are gonna need to use it more than once or twice a year, or pay someone to keep it up. Sounds like you should be looking more into a large cuddy boat, something you could trailer/winterize but also has a cabin.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 11:02 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
A big center console plus the cost of a camp is about the same as owning a sportfisher or trawler. My wife wants something she can move when there is a hurricane. Or maybe that's just the excuse she's using to pitch her big boat idea.
I already have mooring worked out so that's a non issue.
The only people I know that own these things couldn't tell me the first thing about their boat other than what tournaments they fish. I was hoping someone here would own one or at least have experience operating one.
I already have mooring worked out so that's a non issue.
The only people I know that own these things couldn't tell me the first thing about their boat other than what tournaments they fish. I was hoping someone here would own one or at least have experience operating one.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 11:10 am to Barf
I fool with them occasionally.
The problems are endless as well as the money it takes to remedy them. It can't be said enough that the cost of ownership is massive. It's one of those "if you have to ask, you shouldn't buy it" things.
For instance, main engines and gears will probably run you around $50k each depending on the size of the boat. A generator will be around $10k, electronics will be limitless, they typically hold about 650 gallons of diesel... The expenses never end. You've got to be able to write big checks.
A big center console will be much more affordable and versatile. If you've got the money though, a big sportfish yacht is the ultimate man cave.
The problems are endless as well as the money it takes to remedy them. It can't be said enough that the cost of ownership is massive. It's one of those "if you have to ask, you shouldn't buy it" things.
For instance, main engines and gears will probably run you around $50k each depending on the size of the boat. A generator will be around $10k, electronics will be limitless, they typically hold about 650 gallons of diesel... The expenses never end. You've got to be able to write big checks.
A big center console will be much more affordable and versatile. If you've got the money though, a big sportfish yacht is the ultimate man cave.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 11:33 am to PapaPogey
quote:Do you own either?
Say what?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 12:15 pm to Barf
Exactly what size are you looking for? You could get a 30 something foot express and have a cabin to sleep.
Look around for a 36ft express. Fuel cost will be much better.
However, things you need to consider when looking at bigger boats are:
Insurance is not cheap.
You will need to have bottom paint put on every so often and that isn't cheap.
Motor maintenance - there are two of them and they aren't easy to work on.
If you ding a shaft or prop you're looking at a significant investment.
A place to dock one is not cheap and neither is the electricity that you will need.
Look around for a 36ft express. Fuel cost will be much better.
However, things you need to consider when looking at bigger boats are:
Insurance is not cheap.
You will need to have bottom paint put on every so often and that isn't cheap.
Motor maintenance - there are two of them and they aren't easy to work on.
If you ding a shaft or prop you're looking at a significant investment.
A place to dock one is not cheap and neither is the electricity that you will need.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 12:34 pm to DownSouthDave
quote:
From what I understand, the upkeep on those boats is going to be much much greater than a typical center console. I'm sure SparkPlug will be around, he has a lot of experience on those type of boats.
Sportfishers and yachts will eat your lunch. I have a client selling one right now. He is a top 30 most profitable business owner in Lafayette. He's only selling it cause it cost so much to maintain/run.
Oh, and don't believe a word your broker tells you. All they are, are used car salesmen.
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