THEY ALL AREN’T BAD….JUST
MOST OF THEM
18 Jul 2013
Kandahar,
Afghanistan
Sunset on the Bahama Bank - 2006
Having gone
through the boat shopping/buying process once before, we had a pretty good idea
of what we wanted in a cruising yacht. A
Beneteau, 2 cabins, 46 to 50 feet in length, excellent condition, classic
mainsail, not a shoal draft, excellent condition, a low-time Yanmar engine, air
conditioning, white hull vs. a blue one, excellent condition, etc……I think you
get my drift; the boat had to be in excellent condition. Since boats are depreciating assets, we never
considered buying a new one…..let someone else take that huge depreciation hit,
not us.
We had solicited
the assistance of a broker, gave him our desires concerning what we were
looking for in a boat, and then waited for him to work his magic….and
waited……and waited. Nothing. In the meantime I am scouring Yachtworld’s
website looking myself and I find several boats that could be possibilities. Granted, over a period of 2 years there were
only 2 or 3 boats that actually met our criteria, but he never called to let us
know that they were out there as a possibility.
I stayed in monthly or bi-monthly contact with him through email and got
very little/nothing out of him….his responses were slow, his real effort was virtually
non-existent. I don’t understand how
someone who stands to make $10k to $30k (depending the price of the boat we
buy, and if he is the listing or selling broker, or both)
off of a sale can’t be slightly motivated to help you find a boat.
Anyway,
ultimately we will find a boat on our own.
I have some pretty good leads at this point.
