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Buyer Services
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Your first task in the purchase of your dream boat will
be to find the right broker. It is very much like buying a
house (besides, your boat will be your home for as long as
you decide to cruise with it). Although there is nothing to
stop you from contacting and dealing with the various
brokers and their specific listings, it is beneficial to be
dealing with one person whom you feel comfortable with. It
will also help avoid any embarrassing moments confusing one
broker with the next. Once you have called and spoken to
or emailed a few brokers, you will soon discover whom you would want to have
be your representative in the search and purchase of your dream catamaran.
From then on, refer all your queries on to this broker who will be able to
contact and speak plainly with other brokers about the specific vessels you
may be interested in, arrange showings of the various vessels, and
ultimately help you in your decision making process. This broker will also
have valuable experience to offer you in what to expect from the purchase of
your vessel and to guide you through the whole process from start to finish.
Hopefully, one of our brokers can meet the expectations that you have of a
good broker.
Go to our Catamaran News
Page to browse online catamaran magazines for the latest
news, articles and reviews etc.
Go to our page dedicated to current catamaran owners. We
call it Follow the Dreams
because that is what it does - it links through to owners
who either have just finished or are currently still
cruising their catamarans.
It is a great resource to link through to their websites,
to see their progress, the problems they experience, the
wonderful places they see, the fantastic people they
meet and just the everyday progress - how the winds blew,
or didn't, and how far they traveled in one day, or not
at all (rather deciding to spend the day snorkeling,
fishing or beachcombing, reading or pottering, exploring
an island or trying to find an internet cafe......)
Besides just making for interesting reading, it will
also help arm you with the tools and foresight that
could be most useful.
One of the most important
tasks in buying a vessel will be to survey your vessel prior to proceeding
with the completion of the purchase. You definitely want to have the right
person for the job and
of course you will want to be along to see him get into all the nooks and
crannies of your boat, test all the systems, experience how the vessel sails
on the sea trial etc.
The costs involved are the following:
Survey costs range from $13.00 - $18.00/ft and the haulout fee at the yard
is $6.00/ft for the vessel to hang in the slings for about an hour while the
surveyor inspects the bottom of the vessel. So you are looking at a total
cost of
around $25.00/ft.
We can put you in touch with a few surveyors.
From the most current
mortgage rates and terms etc. here are some Financing companies to give you
some quotes:
Offshore Financial, Inc.
Website:
http://www.offshorefinancial.com/index.asp
Address: 1040 Bayview Drive, Suite 430, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Contact: Al Donahue
Tel: 954-566-3337
Fax: 954-566-3838
Email:
ftlauderdale@offshorefinancial.com
eBoatLoans.Com
Website: http://www.eboatloans.com/
Address: 757 Se 17th St., Suite 349, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33316
Toll Free: 1-877-435-3633
Tel: 954-568-3307
Fax: 954-568-0782
Once you have accepted the vessel after survey and are
proceeding to close on the purchase of your vessel, it is time to decide how you want to register it. We
believe that although we may be able to offer our opinions about what is
best for you, it is ultimately in your best interests to use a professional documentor to assist you in this matter. Here are the names of a few
documentors:
Saxton Yacht Documentation, Inc.
Website:
http://www.saxtonyachtdoc.com/
Address: 416 SE 15th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL US 33316
Tel: 954-764-6702
Fax: 954-764-6907
E-mail: saxtonyachtdoc@yahoo.com
ASAP Marine Documentation & Registration, Inc.
Address: 1550 SE 17th St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Tel: 954-463-6280
Toll Free: 1-800-492-8362
Fax: 954-920-2145
At the time of closing on
your vessel you will need to have insurance in place. Here are a few
insurance companies that we have found to be of help to other buyers.
Local Coverage
Boat US
Website:
http://www.boatus.com/insurance/
World Marine Underwriters
Website:
http://www.worldwidemarineins.com/
Contact: David Williams
Tel: 954-761-8500
Email: david@worldmu.com
International Coverage
International Marine Insurance Services
Website: http://www.imiscorp.net/
Contact: Al Golden
Toll Free: 1-800-541-4647
Global Marine Insurance Agency
Website:
http://www.quotemyboat.com/quote/?ref=googleadws&kw=[boat+insurance]
Please refer underwriting/quote questions, problems or suggestions to:
Global Marine Insurance Agency
gmi@QuoteMyBoat.com
Toll Free: 1-888-882-0447
Fax: 231-947-4407
We run a Service
Department managed by Kent Grimbeek.
There are always a few things that you would like to add, change or
repair on the vessel you have just purchased. We would like to assist you
wherever possible and to do this we would recommend the use of our
Service Department. Please read more
about what we can offer you - Kent Grimbeek has seven years experience
specifically with catamaran upgrades, commissioning, repairs etc.
Once you are satisfied that you have installed the extra equipment you
wanted, given the boat any TLC it may have needed and are ready to leave,
you may still need some extra assistance.
If you are a very inexperienced sailor or are not that familiar with
catamaran sailing, it is a great idea to hire
a captain for the first leg of your journey. This captain will be able to
teach you what he knows and basically show you the ropes. Once you are
comfortable and confident that you know how to handle your vessel then the
captain can be free to go. There is no better boat to learn to sail on than
your own.
If, on the other hand, you need your
vessel delivered, we can put you in direct contact with a couple of captains
who can provide you with their estimates and references etc.
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