Hi Folks ! New here on the forum. Have been lurking for a bit and really enjoy reading all of the informative and interesting posts here !
I am really interested in getting a boat sometime in the next years. Has always been a dream of mine. I have experience with boating from small sailboats, pontoons, up to about a 25 ft cuddy cabin type boat.
Looking to get some time aboard and exposure to running the boat. Wanting the wife to see what it might be like to do something like this in the somewhat near future. Not really expecting to become fully competent, just some experience.
I have been in contact with a captain who offers "training" on his dual screw boat. My wife and I will be in the area he operates later this year. We will not have time for his entire 3 day program so I have asked him for something custom. Here is what he is offering and I am interested in opinions on the pricing. For the record I thought it sounded like an ok price, the wife thought something different.
- 2 days total. Boat is a 40' twin engine trawler
- Arrive in the afternoon of day one and stay overnight on the boat
- Day 1.
- Captain arrives in the morning and gives intro and overview of the boat and systems
- Leave the marina and travel what looks like approximately 20 miles up the Cape Fear River to Wilmington, NC. Spend the night on the boat at a marina. Presumably it would be me operating the boat under the direction of the captain
- Day 2 leave Wilmington and operate the boat back down river to its home base.
Captain is including everything in the price including a couple of breakfasts and lunches. We would most likely eat in restaurants each night.
He is asking $1300 for the two of us. To me that sounded reasonable. As mentioned wife had other thoughts.
Any educated opinions here are appreciated !
I am really interested in getting a boat sometime in the next years. Has always been a dream of mine. I have experience with boating from small sailboats, pontoons, up to about a 25 ft cuddy cabin type boat.
Looking to get some time aboard and exposure to running the boat. Wanting the wife to see what it might be like to do something like this in the somewhat near future. Not really expecting to become fully competent, just some experience.
I have been in contact with a captain who offers "training" on his dual screw boat. My wife and I will be in the area he operates later this year. We will not have time for his entire 3 day program so I have asked him for something custom. Here is what he is offering and I am interested in opinions on the pricing. For the record I thought it sounded like an ok price, the wife thought something different.
- 2 days total. Boat is a 40' twin engine trawler
- Arrive in the afternoon of day one and stay overnight on the boat
- Day 1.
- Captain arrives in the morning and gives intro and overview of the boat and systems
- Leave the marina and travel what looks like approximately 20 miles up the Cape Fear River to Wilmington, NC. Spend the night on the boat at a marina. Presumably it would be me operating the boat under the direction of the captain
- Day 2 leave Wilmington and operate the boat back down river to its home base.
Captain is including everything in the price including a couple of breakfasts and lunches. We would most likely eat in restaurants each night.
He is asking $1300 for the two of us. To me that sounded reasonable. As mentioned wife had other thoughts.
Any educated opinions here are appreciated !