BluewaterN47
Veteran Member
You've done an excellent job of defining what you want to do with the boat you hope to buy or build, a great first step.
As someone who owned a passagemaking powerboat for 16 years, cruised her for 40,000+ miles including crossing the Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and absolutely loved the experience, let me recommend that you spend some time listening to the wisdom of Cliff Rome, who has owned a 70-foot passagemaker and has put more than 200,000 miles in her wake over 30 years. He's an immensely experienced offshore cruiser, and his free YouTube video will add to your perspective in a huge way. It's long but WELL worth the time. Watch it two or three times!
Cliff and I have been close friends for more than 25 years. I've cruised in company with him, and he's one of the most capable and knowledgeable owner-skippers I've ever known. Nothing can replace the wisdom he's gained with the cruising he's done, so pay attention to what he has to say. If you go down the path you intend, you won't regret it!
Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjJtNhSpqY&t
As I have said to so many new Nordhavn owners when I welcome them to the Nordhavn Owners Group (which I've moderated for close to a decade), you have great adventures ahead!
Milt Baker, former Nordhavn 47 Bluewater
As someone who owned a passagemaking powerboat for 16 years, cruised her for 40,000+ miles including crossing the Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and absolutely loved the experience, let me recommend that you spend some time listening to the wisdom of Cliff Rome, who has owned a 70-foot passagemaker and has put more than 200,000 miles in her wake over 30 years. He's an immensely experienced offshore cruiser, and his free YouTube video will add to your perspective in a huge way. It's long but WELL worth the time. Watch it two or three times!
Cliff and I have been close friends for more than 25 years. I've cruised in company with him, and he's one of the most capable and knowledgeable owner-skippers I've ever known. Nothing can replace the wisdom he's gained with the cruising he's done, so pay attention to what he has to say. If you go down the path you intend, you won't regret it!
Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjJtNhSpqY&t
As I have said to so many new Nordhavn owners when I welcome them to the Nordhavn Owners Group (which I've moderated for close to a decade), you have great adventures ahead!
Milt Baker, former Nordhavn 47 Bluewater