[benesailor]

Since i'm winning the Powerball on wednesday and i keep seeing cruising from $500 - $3k a month every day; i'm throwing this out there.

Thursday i'll be stopping in to put my deposit down on my new.........
Southerly 675 - Introduction

Then my other boat for summertime cruising up north....
Antares 44 Catamaran Exterior Pictures

I'll have to use my current beast till i take delivery.

 

[Markwesti]

I think this is actually a cool thread , we have our reality boat and we have our dream boat. Mine would be something like a Chapelle Schooner . A 120 footer should do .

 

[benesailor]

I'll be your crew!

 

[Markwesti]

Can you give me about 5mins. and then we will go .

 

[FirstCandC]

10K/month is not going to be enough.

 

[benesailor]

The $10k a month is just for partying.

The bank account will be for maintenance. I can see me being like the rest of the powerball winners....blow everything in 3 years.

 

[FirstCandC]

It's better to burn out, than to fade away!

 

[Group9]

I would blow half of it on whiskey and women. And, then I would probably waste the rest.

 

[MarkofSeaLife]

I read a great article from a guy and his wife on a mid size Nordhavn saying $10,000 per month was the absolute minimum.

It was a great read.

 

[benesailor]

Since i've never lived that way i guess i may be off a little bit.

In the desert i lived on about $15.00 a week (room and board included); it was an all inclusive trip to include airfare! (5x) I actually got to go to Prison for 6 1/2 months; in Iraq. Now that was fun........not

 

[Rhapsody-NS27]

With that amount, I'd be able to do a full refit in a couple months, or three.

 

[Don L]

if I won the Powerball my next boat would have a helo pad

 

[Total Chaos]

Hmmmm... we'll we're in trouble then... our first years budget was around $14,000 a month, but that included refitting the boat. Now the budget is $5K

 

[Minnewaska]

I read a great article from a guy and his wife on a mid size Nordhavn saying $10,000 per month was the absolute minimum.

It was a great read.

Any recollection where that article is? I know a couple that did the Great Loop on a 50+ Nordhavn trawler. Pretty sure they blew their retirement on it.

 

[Bene505]

instead of a helopad, I'd have an ultralight seaplane tucked in the garage in the back.

I'd probably run a Mark-of-Sea-Life dating service as a hobby. You know, bringing beautiful woman down to the islands to introduce to him. I'd enjoy sucking down painkillers while he chatted them up.

I'd host a SN rendezvous. Anyone who I've ever "liked" would get round trip airfare.

Regards,
Brad

 

[capta]

I've run a couple of megayachts that had a budget in the 10k a week range. A French chef and a top shelf bar were some of the perks for the crew, when we weren't entertaining.
Ah, the good old days......

 

[billyruffn]

I read a great article from a guy and his wife on a mid size Nordhavn saying $10,000 per month was the absolute minimum.

It was a great read.

A MV that size on cruise could burn a couple grand a month in diesel....and then an oil change could cost $150 or more even if it was DIY. Insurance could run close to $1,000 a month...marina slips $100 a night....and the beat goes on...and on....it doesn't leave a lot for groceries. But who needs groceries if you eat out every night.

If you have to ask how much it costs......

 

[robodd]

Already bought my lucky numbers - just hope I bought them for the right Drawing

 

[dvuyxx]

Even with newly found deep pocketed funds, would you prefer a megayacht with a crew or a sizable yacht that you could still sail yourself? Don't say both (even though that would be the logical answer).

 

[Rhapsody-NS27]

Even with newly found deep pocketed funds, would you prefer a megayacht with a crew or a sizable yacht that you could still sail yourself? Don't say both (even though that would be the logical answer).

I'd stick with what I got.

If I did get something bigger, I wouldn't want something that required a crew.