Xavier,
Check the VAT situation prior to putting your
boat into
charter in
Thailand. You currently have an EU VAT paid
boat which you could put under
charter in the
Med. I believe if you put your boat under charter in
Thailand you'll be liable for Thai VAT (which I believe is quite steep).
Cheers
PS - I suspect your boat has depreciated so much because your
purchase price of € 280K includes VAT. I'll bet the buyer's offer is calculated on the depreciated
price of similar boats that are VAT Exempted. It's possible to buy VAT exempt boats in the EU if they're destined for charter or 'business'.
FWIW, the annual depreciation on your boat works out to about 8% VAT Incl. / 5.5% VAT Excl. In either case, that's not too bad for a five year old boat considering the biggest depreciation hit is right up front.