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More pragmatically, the big yachts are what keep the industry afloat and without them the options for the average sailor would be limited to say the least. Ther
by ofalkaed 4y ago
More pragmatically, the big yachts are what keep the industry afloat and without them the options for the average sailor would be limited to say the least. There is not much business for the navel architects and boat yards out there when it comes to yachts and production yachts are already an endangered species.
- roflyear 4y agoIs this true? Production yachts seem to be going on anyway.
- hotpotamus 4y agoYeah, the last trip I took to my yacht dealer was a real wake up call. Times are tough for us all I suppose.
- ofalkaed 4y agoRacing also helps support them, but most of that is also people with ridiculous amounts of money to throw around.
- roflyear 4y agoNot saying it is cheap, but production yachts seem to be going for $300-400k. That's like an RV, which you see around.
- ofalkaed 4y agoThat sounds about right for the 30-40' range with decent gear and a finished interior. Some makers will sell bare hull, so no interior, no gear which can save a great deal of money. Most of us just exploit that boats depreciate just as quickly as cars and buy used.
- roflyear 4y agoOh I wasn't aware of bare hull. That would actually be pretty cool. Always thought of building my own boat, but the hull part of it would be a deal killer. But yeah. Most likely better to just buy a "used" boat if you want one of these new models... and save $100k!