Boat Buying

Buying a boat involves a lot of research, so we have put together what we did, to give you an insight to the whole process

Wrongful conviction! Our battery killing fridge was innocent

We seam to be getting quite a few storms at the moment, but just because we are staying in at the moment doesn't mean that we have stopped doing stuff, as I went to Southampton boat show while...

How big a boat should you buy?

All week, this week we have had guests on board. To say utter chaos has reined for the entirity of their visit, just does not leave room for the three trips to the Accident and Emergency ward, along...

Where we spent all our savings

Next week we will finally be installing the DC-AC convertor that we bought last year with the last of our budget. So we thought that this would be a great opportunity to discuss our budget for...

How we bought our boat

In our experience, there are three ways to buy a boat. Buy brand new with all the mod cons, but its expensive Buy it cheap and then do it up Look for the middle ground If you have...

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Sea trial and Survey

Once you have decided that this is the yacht for you, then it is time for the test sail and survey. We had put in an offer on a boat in Troon, but we had failed to agree a price, with the...

Yacht buying Check list

When we were looking for our boat then there was several things that we looked for ourselves. Depending on if the boat was in or out of the water made some of the items easier, while others...

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Yacht Search

Searching for a cruising yacht can be a lot of fun, but the first thing you need to do is service your car as you will be covering a lot of miles, as you go from one marina to another. So you are...