Moorings FINAL Phaseout of our Leopard 45 Sailing Catamaran | Ep 11 

I just found you guys and I am so thankful. To see your experience on edited raw and honest is a welcome relief. It’s not the other RU-vid channels are necessarily showing the ups and downs. Just seems as if there’s more sundowners and beautiful bays on most channels, and there are the reality of what it’s like. Really trying to get this dream from the dream to a reality. Thank you again so much look forward to sharing your adventure.

We were in contract to purchase a 2015 Beneteau Oceanis 45 from the Moorings. It was a disaster from the start. Lies and games the entire time. Glad we walked away from the deal. Hope you guys get it all squared away.

We must say,,,we love watching your videos! This is our goal one day, sooner than later :)

We have a washing machine aboard our Lagoon 39. Glad you knew about the laundry strips even with going to the laundromat. They are a great weight and space-saver! 🧺

.... well that was an eventful few days to say the least .... the part where they did not realize it was under contract and grabbed parts for other boats . Yikes!!! .... happy that you feel good about things and are venturing forth on a new adventure ... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger ..... have fun be safe, save our oceans ....

You guys are going to rock this adventure !!

Loved that, we sympathized and laughed. FYI this is ali and jim !

It is very interesting to see the interactions with the moorings from the buying side. It would be neat to see the list of things you found in the survey that needed repairs. Also it seems you used the moorings as your buying broker, it that correct? How were they in handling the issues. Look forward to seeing the sail back. Hope the upgrades are going smoothly!

You guys had a great attitude. Another very nice video.

I love how insurance is blamed for so much. The real issue with going between BVI and USVI has to do with customs. Much more believable is that they don’t want to deal with the complexity of importing the boat and dealing with clearing you at the same time. And every time you mention when something should be done it reminds me of the average car mechanic. You know, call them an hour after they should have updated you and they are just getting started. :) I would NOT a rate the tank issue as an ownership issue unless to say finding good mechanic work is just as hard as for your car.

Expect all the black water lines to be fully clogged.

As other have stated, we’re really enjoying the videos and we’re on a similar path (about 2 years behind). If you don’t mind me asking, since you financed a portion of the vessel, did that make boat insurance more difficult to obtain? Did any companies want to limit your geographic regions in which you are allowed to sail? Also, what is your family doing regarding heath insurance? Are you covered in all countries, including USA? Again, thanks for sharing your experience!

14:23 If that is a bottle of booze over Robs left shoulder, at this point I would be hitting that bottle.

Took parts because they didnt think it was under contract or didnt think you would notice?

FYI, remove the labels from all can goods, and with a sharpie mark on the outside of the can what is inside, this will prevent you from getting lots of cockroaches, same goes with beer cases or anything in carboard boxes, take the beer out of the case and discard the box outside, they hid in the carboard box. 😀

which 45 (boat name) did you buy? I'm frequently on that dock and see them all.

Why did you choose to buy a used Moorings yacht instead of buying it new from the moorings, putting it in their charter fleet for 4 years, collecting the guaranteed monthly income and utilizing the boat (the 12 weeks a year you get with the Moorings/Sunsail)? You would have had a ton of sailing experience on your own yacht by the end of the 4 years and would have known the issues that come up from sailing the same or similar ship. You also would have had an easier purchase process buying new and then an easy transfer out of charter back to yourselves. Seems like this is a big jump from your previous boating experience. Was it just a timing issue? (ie; wanted to get the dream going NOW and not in 4 years).

You guys need to learn, learn how to be a mechanic, electrician, plumber and more. Those guys that work on your boat.. ya they don't see the boat they see $$. I was in the industry for years working on boats I could never dream to afford. Ten years later with a new career I am back with all that knowledge but applying it to one boat and that would be my boat. If you are going to have a boat you best know how to work on it even if you chose to have someone else do the work. This way you know what was done, how it was done and with what materials/parts. Example, Raw water pump for my Yanmar cost about $160 bucks. I could replace it myself but asked the marina for a price to do it for me. Labor aside they wanted 350 for the part however not surprising as markup is about 75 to 100% in the industry and if you provide the part labor goes up 75%. They have the advantage because everyone has a car and have a rough idea of what repairs should cost. With boats... not so much and if you are clueless you WILL get taken advantage of. Sorry to rant but for 20 years the whole marine industry made me sick to my stomach. Thinking of starting a how to channel about "what the marina said it would cost to fix vs what it really cost to fix". It is just a boat not a rocket for god sakes and we have been building them as well as using them since the beginning of recorded time.