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Great summary, NS! (I'm glad someone out there is paying attention.) Whatever boat you get, just remember: Longevity isn't everything! :dance:

The fact is, though, people routinely die in boating and aviation. I've seen it happen before my own eyes, and if you think it can't happen to you, just because you're careful and follow all the rules, you're fooling yourself.

A Moving Experience I helped bring my 39-foot wooden fishing trawler up the West Coast from San Diego to Bainbridge Island, Washington, in September 2001. I had relatively little experience with large boats at the time although, as a private pilot, I understood many of the important concepts...

Okay, you guys have convinced me! Boat partnerships are bad idea! In fact, having anything to do with human beings is probably a bad idea!!! I'm taking my boat proceeds and buying beans, guns, ammo, and a cabin in Idaho. :hide:

Thanks for that info! I'll look into it further. At risk of wandering too far off topic, there are potential ways of powering a boat that don't require hydrocarbon fuels. Here's an article about thorium-propulsion for cars which, I'm sure, could be adopted to boats: U.S. Researcher Preparing...

Larry M: Thanks for the document! Very helpful. Moonstruck: You're right, of course. Fools rush in where wise men fear to tread! Sunchaser: I would have to review the market again to provide a serious answer to your question but, off the top of my head, here a few sub-$300K boats that are good...

Actually, I could buy a big boat by myself. What I'm questioning is whether this would be an intelligent use of resources, given that such boats spend the bulk of their time in one place, collecting bills and barnacles.

Everyone seems to believe that the cost of fuel can only rise. However, I heard an interesting program on the CBC the other day about bio-engineered micro-organisms. It seems scientists are exploring the possibility of genetically engineered 'bugs' that produce hydrocarbons as waste. The upshot...

The Devil's Advocate is Back! Hmmm...lots of posts while I slept. Keith: Bare-boat chartering is not cost-effective for long cruises. Going that route down in the Caribbean last winter would have cost us almost what we paid for our share in the boat! Peter B.: I always knew you guys from...

Personal junk Yep, you certainly have to keep your stuff under control in a partnership. On the other hand, in a big boat, you can have your own dedicated cabin.

A wooden-boat perspective My Ed Monk-designed 39-foot converted fishing trawler plugged along at a solid 8 knots burning a mere 2 GPH. Even in a busy year, my fuel bill was under $2,500 or so. The (single) engine was an old Cummins 555 (which never failed). Moorage was by far the biggest...

After ten years of adventures, I recently sold my converted wooden fishing trawler and am now pondering my next boat purchase. Meanwhile, to keep my boatin' blues away, we bought a share of a 47-foot sailing catamaran in the Caribbean. This partnership seems to be working out okay. (We spent...