Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharked
I have been boating on inland lakes most of my adult life, starting from 16ft bow-riders 30 years ago, to my last boat which was a 28ft twin engine Four Winns. As I am now within a couple years of retirement my wife and I are looking to make big changes, most notable to sell our house and the 28ft Four Winns to move up to a larger boat.
Our plan is to spend winters in the Caribbean and summers in the Mediterranean, so I am looking for something suitable that can handle the ocean crossing twice a year.
Would you all have any recommendations for Ocean Yachts or Class A rated motor yachts? I am not looking for a super yacht or to spend millions, and I don't need a huge yacht as its just the two of us most of the time. However it seems most of what I have found is very large and marketed towards high end luxury.
Ideally my budget would be around $500-600K, is it possible to find something rated for ocean crossing in that price range?
Sharked |
Hi Sharked,
I think a potential candidate for you is a Hatteras 48 LRC. I happen to own one so I'm prejudiced. My wife and I have cruised her full time for 5 years, currently in the Caribbean since 2019. This will be our third
hurricane season here.
She's full
displacement, powered by 2 Detroit 4-53N engines. Ours has 2 gensets and loaded with other
equipment with full time cruising in mind. She has a range of over 2000 miles so she could be the right boat for you although you might consider either bladders or converting the wing
water tanks to
fuel - some guys have done that. With a
water maker there's little sense in storing 430 gallons of fresh water!
We're considering returning to land so if you study the vessel and are interested, give me a shout and we can talk.
Jim
M/Y Kokomo
Hatteras 48 LRC
Lying Rodney Bay, St. Lucia
Linear Mode
Recent Discussions