If you won the lottery

[Island Time O25]

This "winter blues" question was inspired by the "work on a boat vs sailing her" thread. If you won a lottery what kind of a boat would you get? Or if you'd keep your current boat what extra mods or doodahs would you install?

I would probably get an early 80s IOR Swan 47 or Mariner 47 (NH). Refit inside and out - update engine, electronics, rigging, gel coat, the usual needed stuff on a 30+ year old boat. Not really into anything 90s or younger, just not my cup of tea aesthetically or otherwise. Or may be would look into a steel or aluminum 45-50 footer but really don't know anything about them as these were always out of reach for poor old me.

[Boulard83]

Alubat Cigale 16

This is all i need/want to cruise the world !

[MarkJ]

What's the lottery win in cold hard cash? Wasn't there one in the USA where Someone won $320 million...

I would probably sell my Beneteau and move to a "Blue Water" Ship.



Mark

[stefano_ita]

Garcia exploration 65 (or maybe even the 52 ft) for cruising, first choice

Dragonfly 35 trimaran, all carbon fiber, eccc

But i would like also a 1970... 100-120 ft ship..Gardner engine,eccc

[chadc]

I'd buy whatever boat I wanted and go sailing without any financial worries.

[K_V_B]

Boreal 57. That's what I would get.


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[atoll]

how to become a millionaire and own a yacht?.....................
start off as a multi-millionaire and you will soon become a millionaire

I think I would buy a boatyard and a chandlery,(with a licence to print money)......then start looking for a yacht

[unclemack]

$320 mill? Hmmmm...

Could nearly finish the refit with that much.

[boatman61]

Cheoy Lee Clipper 48..
Built from scratch...
go sailing..
practice altruism.

[ontherocks83]

The biggest boat I could sail without a hired crew.

[stefano_ita]

Originally Posted by ontherocks83

The biggest boat I could sail without a hired crew.

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and you could hire some electric winch to work for you...

[ontherocks83]

Originally Posted by stefano_ita

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and you could hire some electric winch to work for you...

could it be a scantily clad winch?

[stefano_ita]

LOL

Only pure shining stainles steel winch...

Wait...winch is a male world...OPS..

Better to cover it

[oldragbaggers]

I'm not greedy, I could make do with a Krogen 58 I think. Although they are coming out with a new 68' Expedition model. I guess it depends on the payout.

[Canibul]

I think I'd keep the boat I have. But man, the inside accommodations and instrumentation would be phenomenal. Stip it to the fiberglass hulls and have it all redone. Replace everything that's removable.