Monday was our first look at Ocean Club (2000 48' Ocean Super Sport) since signing the contract.
She is a nice boat in need of a little bit of a face lift. We are a little disappointed with her presentation. You would think that a person trying to get full value out of their boat would put a little shine on her. She needs a wash and a wax. She has a couple broken mirrors. She has more than a few scratches in her wood work. A damaged door latch. A stain in the carpet. None of this is major, I just would have expected all of this to have been cleaned up before the buyers arrive. It makes me wonder, what else will we find.
Oh well, the survey is on Wednesday. That is when we find out what kind of boat she really is.
And the weather is nice!
A cruising family's chronicals into their 2012-13 sabbatical.
19 April 2011
10 April 2011
We have a name, but still no boat.
Aug 1st 2012 is our departure date.
Internally we set a timetable that our new boat would be on the Great Lakes for one full cruising season before we leave.
We started shopping in June of 2009 with a trip to New Bedford, Mass. and Freeport, Maine to look at 2004 40' Mainships.
March 2010 we charter a 1997 39' Mainship in the Virgin Islands and decide that out on the ocean, that was not the boat for us.
So in late March I fly back down to Florida to start shopping for a new boat. I find a beat up old 48' Ocean in at a Liquidator. I call Kerri back home to get on the internet and find me a nicer one. The search for our cruising sportfish begins.
Well... after offers on:
1. 2001 48' Ocean - miles apart
2. 2001 52' Ocean - very close on Christmas eve
3. 2001 52' Ocean - repoed during our getting approval for financing
4. 2003 52' Ocean - bank agent comes to us and then senior lending officer decides it is worth way more
5. 2003 52' Ocean - got close, too much money to turn this fishing boat into cruising boat
6. 2001 52' Ocean - dock talk convinced owner he shouldn't settle, so he raises his counter $25k?
7. 2000 48' Ocean - we have a contract
Fingers are crossed, hoping the survey goes well on April 20th (my birthday).
Ian
Internally we set a timetable that our new boat would be on the Great Lakes for one full cruising season before we leave.
We started shopping in June of 2009 with a trip to New Bedford, Mass. and Freeport, Maine to look at 2004 40' Mainships.
March 2010 we charter a 1997 39' Mainship in the Virgin Islands and decide that out on the ocean, that was not the boat for us.
So in late March I fly back down to Florida to start shopping for a new boat. I find a beat up old 48' Ocean in at a Liquidator. I call Kerri back home to get on the internet and find me a nicer one. The search for our cruising sportfish begins.
Well... after offers on:
1. 2001 48' Ocean - miles apart
2. 2001 52' Ocean - very close on Christmas eve
3. 2001 52' Ocean - repoed during our getting approval for financing
4. 2003 52' Ocean - bank agent comes to us and then senior lending officer decides it is worth way more
5. 2003 52' Ocean - got close, too much money to turn this fishing boat into cruising boat
6. 2001 52' Ocean - dock talk convinced owner he shouldn't settle, so he raises his counter $25k?
7. 2000 48' Ocean - we have a contract
Fingers are crossed, hoping the survey goes well on April 20th (my birthday).
Ian
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