Comments on: My Dream Boat: Beneteau 42 or 43 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/ the personal pocket universe of John T. Edwards Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Randy http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-30103 Randy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:35:01 +0000 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-30103 I own a FIRST 42, bought it 4 years ago and soon after moved aboard.. spent another 75k on a retro-fit and we're leaving on a 5 to 10 year trip around the world.. love the boat and Damn, she's fast.. I own a FIRST 42, bought it 4 years ago and soon after moved aboard.. spent another 75k on a retro-fit and we’re leaving on a 5 to 10 year trip around the world.. love the boat and Damn, she’s fast..

]]> By: John Edwards http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-25494 John Edwards Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:49:06 +0000 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-25494 Hey Bill, thanks for the comments! I've seen some real pretty Beneteau cruisers out there. I knew a guy on my yard in Pensacola who had a big 52-footer. He needed to put in a bow thruster just to handle her with only he and his wife aboard! Some weeks back I fell in love with an amazing Palmer Johnson Frers 46 that was in some kind of distress sale. I couldn't believe what it was going for (might have even had it for a lot less had I the oppurtunity), but alas it went to another. She wasn't even far away, laying up in nearby Maryland. The Palmer Johnson also got me thinking hard about aluminum hulls. If I could, my next bluewater cruiser would be that. I know the Palmer is more a racer/cruiser, but what a sweet hull shape: <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatDetails.jsp?boat_id=1523876&checked_boats=1523876&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=1324&url=" rel="nofollow">46' Palmer Johnson Frers</a></strong> Hey Bill, thanks for the comments! I’ve seen some real pretty Beneteau cruisers out there. I knew a guy on my yard in Pensacola who had a big 52-footer. He needed to put in a bow thruster just to handle her with only he and his wife aboard!

Some weeks back I fell in love with an amazing Palmer Johnson Frers 46 that was in some kind of distress sale. I couldn’t believe what it was going for (might have even had it for a lot less had I the oppurtunity), but alas it went to another. She wasn’t even far away, laying up in nearby Maryland.

The Palmer Johnson also got me thinking hard about aluminum hulls. If I could, my next bluewater cruiser would be that. I know the Palmer is more a racer/cruiser, but what a sweet hull shape:

46′ Palmer Johnson Frers

]]> By: Bill Forde http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-25447 Bill Forde Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:17:16 +0000 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-25447 I have just bought my dream boat and yes its a beneteau. I sold my last yacht in feb 2007 and took delivery in aug 2007 of my beneteau 44cc. Now my budget was similar to yours but I ended up spending alot more (dont we always) but I believe I have whats almost the perfect sailboat. I could have bought one in florida for as little as 100k$. Dont ever let budget restrict you ,find the boat you want and the money will come from somewhere. I had my souherly 105 for 11 years and made 30k$ profit on the original price after enjoying it for 11 years. When I bought the southerly I spent over twice my starting budget and wondered how I was ever going to repay the loan but after 1st season I was having such a giood time I hadent time to think of my financial worries. I never looked back. so my advice is go for it Email me and Ill tell whats great about my 44 cc Happy sailing Bill Forde I have just bought my dream boat and yes its a beneteau. I sold my last yacht in feb 2007 and took delivery in aug 2007 of my beneteau 44cc. Now my budget was similar to yours but I ended up spending alot more (dont we always) but I believe I have whats almost the perfect sailboat. I could have bought one in florida for as little as 100k$. Dont ever let budget restrict you ,find the boat you want and the money will come from somewhere. I had my souherly 105 for 11 years and made 30k$ profit on the original price after enjoying it for 11 years. When I bought the southerly I spent over twice my starting budget and wondered how I was ever going to repay the loan but after 1st season I was having such a giood time I hadent time to think of my financial worries. I never looked back. so my advice is go for it
Email me and Ill tell whats great about my 44 cc
Happy sailing
Bill Forde

]]> By: John Edwards http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-21653 John Edwards Fri, 25 May 2007 18:10:58 +0000 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-21653 I don't get the WSJ, but I do know of people who make money every year flipping boats. The market is literally wide open, especially with the impact in recent years of 'hurricane boats', many of which are totaled by insurance companies with very little real damage. Before I bought my first boat last year, I purchased this e-book: www.ibuysailboats.com. It was pretty informative on how to get started buying smaller boats (even on a modest budget) and eventually work up to vessels worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I don’t get the WSJ, but I do know of people who make money every year flipping boats. The market is literally wide open, especially with the impact in recent years of ‘hurricane boats’, many of which are totaled by insurance companies with very little real damage.

Before I bought my first boat last year, I purchased this e-book: http://www.ibuysailboats.com. It was pretty informative on how to get started buying smaller boats (even on a modest budget) and eventually work up to vessels worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

]]> By: scott http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-21646 scott Fri, 25 May 2007 14:03:04 +0000 http://www.johntedwards.com/2007/05/23/my-dream-boat-beneteau/#comment-21646 Hey man, if you can get a copy of today's Wall Street Journal there is an article in section D about the rich flipping Yachts. "... Today's new rich, being entrepreneurial, can't resist the lure of the deal even when it comes to the multimillion-dollar toys they are buying for their own pleasure. ...." Hey man, if you can get a copy of today’s Wall Street Journal there is an article in section D about the rich flipping Yachts. “… Today’s new rich, being entrepreneurial, can’t resist the lure of the deal even when it comes to the multimillion-dollar toys they are buying for their own pleasure. ….”

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