I heard a story (a bit of Newport folklore?) that when they brought that boat home and docked it in front of their house their neigbor flipped (ruined his view). And that the Herbsts basically just wrote the guy a check and bought his house. Anyone know if that's a true story? :D

Something like that....when you need more space just buy it

Are you kidding me,how much is or I guess was this guy worth??????:eek::eek::eek:

Alot... It will be interesting to see the outcome.

That is alot of boat for $265k, but the maintenance would scare me..

Will they take a check?:party-smiley-004:

You & I together couldn't afford a propeller, let alone the boat!
You do have the truck to pull it though........wrong color truck, but still.........

That's not really an accurate estimate. I shopped 46's before I bought my 368, and the times it's NOT on the water were what changed my mind. You "could" spend that much every year, but it's definitely not going to require even close to that. The 1150's aren't any different than if they were in a 36 or 40, so just being in a bigger boat doesn't make them any less reliable or more expensive to operate.

Hypothetically: If you bought it, and wanted to rebuild both engines for piece of mind, Sterling would likely charge apprx $20-25k per, if nothing is damaged, for a total rebuild. Those engines are the same as their "1050", but have Big Chief heads to make the extra power. Tranny's are cheap to rebuild, like a couple grand each.

Once you've done that, there's really nothing left to worry about if it's done right. That doesn't need to be done every year on those engines & tranny's, maybe not even every other year if you properly stay on top of the general service.

I have 70 hours on my 1050's, and just now "decided" to pull them for a refresh while the boat is at Skater being updated. I change oil/fuel filters ever 20-25 hours, check valves every 30-40, and run high octane fuel even though they are set to run 93 for cheap insurance.

The bigger truck that you'll likely never use, storage for the boat, truck, & trailer, and other storage issues are the pain in the ass.

Edit: Damn, I just realized it comes with two EXTRA engines?? What a firesale!:eek:

What, specifically, does Sterling (or anyone else for that matter) do to the motors during a $20K "referesh"? I'll guess new valve springs, valves, retainers, lifters and push rods (as necessary), then rings and bearings and anything else that shows up. Is that right? I feel like I must be missing somthing because the cost of these marine "refreshes" seems astronomical to me. Just curious. Something i've wondered about for a while.

Even that might be a risky move these days!!! :drink: