New Boat vs Used Boat?

[markiobe]

We have been through the same process and ended up in the ‘new’ camp. However for numerous reasons (some mentioned in this thread) I wouldn’t touch any of the big builders with a bargepole.

We are buying from a small builder who builds their own designs and has over 20 built with rave reviews. We plan on being in the vicinity for at least a year to ensure that all is sorted, as mentioned by a number of commenters. Also we are speccing the simplest boat possible, the obvious idea being fewer systems to fail mean fewer things will fail!

Yes we will eat the depreciation but plan on keeping the boat for at least 10 yrs and we also get the boat we want rather than compromise on the unimaginative dross that most of the big manufacturers churn out.