Want To Buy: Live Aboard Visayas Philippines

[Mapoftassie]

Hi All !
I am wondering if anyone has a Mono-hull Yacht for sale in the area? Needs to be between 38'-46' any build apart from Ferro! Interested in sailing local and blue water so if you have or know of one for sale I would love to hear from you! Photo's would help if available?

Cheers! in Advance!

[Godiche]

Hi
I spend the past decade in the Visayas (mostly Cebu) .
Checked out boat prices in the Philippines last year and found out that they are way over-prized. The quality of the boats advertised was no good too. I remember one crazy dude offering a 40 years old wood/plastic boat for almost 60k US. As I decided last winter to not to return to the Philippines any longer (can't stand Asian attitude any more) I purchased a boat in the USA. The USA is (in my opinion) the best place to purchase a (sail-) boat. There is simply the biggest market with the comparable lowest prices world-wide. Probably a remainder/ remaining effect of times when the Americans still have been the richest people on the globe? I don't know, just my advice, buy a boat in the USA and sail it over to the Philippines. Also consider the hull material. I swear on Aluminum. Steel is okay too but too heavy.


Wind is free everywhere.


Cheers


Gee

[Mapoftassie]

Hey Gee!
Thanks for your reply!

Yes you are right on both counts! There are some very sheltered attitudes in the region (religious prejudice) cant see the forest for the tree's are in the way! Also your other price and quality point is very true! even there used cars are way over priced! Hence yards full of wrecks that will never sell, but hey why not cut off your nose to spite your face! Lol!
More to your point of picking up a Yacht there in the USA I would love to do the trip and sail her back! However these days it is near on impossible to fly without the regulatory swab to the brain and a VAX cert! neither of which I will succumb to voluntarily! So I guess my only option is to buy sight unseen and ship it over (Way to risky) or try to get to Malaysia (Langkawi) at some point?



Cheers!