I might sell my boat at 300k
That is a fine boat. How come ya getting ride of it?
I might sell my boat at 300k
We have been in Marina Del Ray Madisonville for 2 years in a river slip. Great place and great restaurants in the area.
There was one offshore rig fabrication yard across the canal from me that complained to the parish saying they didn’t want to have “million dollar yachts” next door. I had a plan with about 50 slips covered and uncovered. I’m building boat/trailer sheds for now on the property, they will all be +13 ft above sea level. Cypremort Point just south of us has a small marina but there is no room and no protection from storms.
Hey Tete!
Just my $.02. Madisonville would be my choice hands down. Either Beau Chene or Hidden Harbor marinas. If ya leave early morning from BR you're just 45 to an hour away to your boat. All over the Northshore are mechanics, AC and electrical specialists that make boat calls which offers great support.
Best advice earlier was to spend $200,000 then use the $100,000 for upgrades. You might consider the Hat 53ft motor yacht with the DDs (stabilized). There are some great deals out there on this series. Enjoy your search!
BTW, if there is any interest I'm putting a boat up for sale it's 65 x 18.5 custom rebuilt in 1999 solid mahogany interior. 2 - 6 cylinder MAN diesels. Haven't listed it yet. It's in Empire, LA.
JT
Several marinas in the Springfield area and one on the diversion canal out side of Maurepas. I don't know what side of BR you work on but either would be a quick trip to work it you take the back roads.
If you know someone who has a place on the diversion you could try and work something out with them to leave a boat there.
The Stephensville area could be an option. Not really a marina but I know a place on Four Mile Bayou that has a few slips available.
The problem with the Pierre Part area is Lake Veret and Belle River north of the Belle River bridge has silted in so much that I kick up mud in a 25' bay boat.
We have one in blood river marina. Think there is some open slips. It’s private and have to have a gate code to drive into the marina by land. I can be from the marina to my shop In 45 min. Make em wet would be my other choice in Springfield.
Awesome thanks. My shop is off of Monetary. Where is that in relation to you? Just trying to see if I have to add or subtract time.
Gorgeous boat. I have to go down the river for a cochon de lait for my cousin's fundraiser Oct 28.
On order. Looking forward to getting it in the mail.
Betrams are nice. Really, if it has a wood interior and a nice galley. I'm happy. It will take me some time to narrow down what I want especially since I haven't been on any of them yet.
You related to Jerry? That’s nice. I’ll be there.
When we started looking for a boat I spent a lot of time searching online. My usual suspects were boats.com, boattrader.com, boatingbay.com, powerboatlistings.com, and their FSBO subsite, yachtworld.com, has less low end boats, also search craigslist in boat heavy markets like Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Pensacola, etc.
Many searches and further research on possible contenders gave us a long list of boats we did not want, and a shorter one of makes and models to go look at in person to refine our guesses as to what would suit us.
Welcome aboard, and good luck with the learning experience. JohnS
Take a look at MOJO: www.mvmojo.com. She'll be well within your budget. PM me if interested. I'm a Louisiana boy too!
While looking in Madisonville, take a look at Blood River Marina nearby Springfield and Pontchatoula. Nice covered slips. Had my boat there for a while and still have freinds with boats there. Well protected as well.
About choice of boats, think smaller than larger!
CCC
p.s. See you at Steve Willet's
+10 for mentioning your Parin (Parrain), takes me back in time.
Not sure how small (relatively speaking) you want to go but you may want to give DeFever 44's and 49 CMY's (Cockpit Motor Yacht) a look. The engine room will spoil you for most others in that size range and many larger boats too. Full width master. Hard top over huge aft deck and plenty of room on the fly bridge. There are larger and faster DeFevers as well. Full disclosure, I may be a little biased since I own one, but we've been happy with it for the four years we've had it.
We sold our 42 Catalina sailboat last year and started looking fir our perfect Bahamas motor cruiser. We ended up with a Bertram 42 motor yacht that a previous owner had redone the interior of in teak.
The quality of everything in it it and especially exploring the guts, made it an easy choice. One well built boat.
The amount of room in a 42 foot power boat as opposed to a 42 foot sailboat, was dramatic.
Hey hard head...Haven’t been on the site for a while and came across your post while looking around. Have you made any progress? We live in Madisonville and keep our boat at Marina Beau Chene.
My hubby spent his summers in Grand Isle as a kid/teen. He owns a home in Larose (know anybody down there looking to buy a house? It’s for sale! Lol)
I also recommend Pud’n and Jerry Waller. They are good friends of ours and helped us buy both of our boats.