recoverycharters

and if things work out in the next 30 days.......there will be a 2016 with 350s and a bow thruster.

You just can't make sense of the math to do this alone......

like minded individuals who are good boaters should share our assets and we all get to play for a reasonable price.

tommymonza

I have been a boater for 47 years, have thousands of hours running my commercial parasail boat over 30 years. Held a 50 ton captains license for 30 years and have captained a large sailing yacht from Florida to a few foreign countries in my past.

Ran some small performance boats back in the day , mostly small single engine ones , just a few twins , but back than the only motor that ended with a 96 had 3 in front of it.

Guess I don't qualify.

recoverycharters

You qualify.

But we've watched Yacht captains of 100 footers struggle to back a CC into the fuel dock.

pstorti

iTrader: (2)

10 weekends a year?? Wow that sucks, I guess for those poor bastards it is a good idea! I guess I am lucky being down here, we get to go out a lot more.

My thought was that is not a boat that is out of reach for a lot of people, something like the 45' or 56' Nortech, Or the 53' Hydra Sports, but I misunderstood your market for what you are trying to do it makes sense.

recoverycharters

Until I started boating in Florida 6-8 weekends a year was a lot. Even with Florida still won't hit 10. Some of us have to work to afford these toys

A complete guess here......I would say that 98% of OSO members wouldn't feel comfortable putting up this kind of money (plus expenses) for their second boat. I would guess that 80% don't own boats over $200k.

I don't want to take a poll or anything but $250k for the boat (depreciating at $20k/year), a fixed overhead of at least $30k, is still a lot of money.....even for some of the ballers. Especially, if it is their "Florida" boat they get to use a few times a year.


I might focus on working my LOTO and other land locked friends who want some options.

If someone else had this model I would jump on it. I almost did the Pinnacle thing but hate cruisers.

I would plan a family vacation or 2 around my time.


In terms of the boat - I think the 2013 Statement is perfect. It's in perfect shape. Under warranty. Isn't so new and so expensive that you can't trust anyone with it. If there was a $750,000 MTI available in this program, the owner would be very nervous about letting it bang around the poles at Gilberts. My captain also says that for the money.....he would just buy 3 Statements rather than the big MTI. He said it is very difficult to dock (which is not what you want with multiple members), doesn't outperform the Statement to a level that justifies the expense. The reality of riding with passengers is that you can only go as fast as what the weakest passenger can withstand in the rough. For most that's about 40mph when its 2-3s or bigger. It's also hard to have a conversation or hold a drink past about 35mph.

Anyway, I enjoy the discussion. The end goal if for us to have a Florida boat that pays for itself (or almost) that we can use 4-5 times a year. May or may not be possible but I'm not afraid to try.

pstorti

iTrader: (2)

You don't have to sell me on the boat, my boat is the father of that boat, Statement bought the molds from Jay Pilini to make that boat. Obviously they have made some changes but it is still very similar. Bring that 40' skater down here I'll lease a share of that in a minute! Good luck with the venture I hope it goes better than you expected.

tommymonza

To be Honest Captains liscence are a complete Phukin Joke .

I have spent many of hours with YACHT Captains. . Just pump their heads how great they are . They can barely maneuver a 100 footer with the props 20 feet apart and a bow thruster that could get a 20 footer on plane.

Best captains i ever witnessed were the ones up in the Outerbanks coming into Pirates Cove . Single Engine 55 foot custom sport fisherman backing down onto the slip at 8 knots with a 20 knot crosswind.

Do or Die. They nail it every time.

jvcobra

I think it's a great value. What's the final breakdown for costs including maintenance items?

Nate5.0

I think it is a great idea, my only "what if" is.....

what if a person who is leasing the boat wants to use it on a day that is usually a rental cash cow (i.e the Miami FPC run)?

Nate5.0

While it is true that they are the "father" molds.....they are a fair amount different these days. There has been a LOT of work done on those bottoms to get them were they are today.