Our Great Loop Motor Yacht Boat Shopping & Buying Process

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Sharing our shopping and boat buying process for Y-Not - from decision, to research, survey and closing.
We worked with Curtis Stokes & Associates as our buyer's broker, and overall, our entire experience went pretty darn smoothly.
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Cherie & Chris have been full time technomads since 2006. In the winter we explore land in our 1961 GM 4106 bus conversion. In the spring/summer we move aboard our 1999 Bayliner 4788 slowly exploring America's waterways along the Great Loop.
We share for fun in our spare time. We have full time jobs that fund our adventures - running www.MobileInternetInfo.com - where we track mobile internet options for RVers and cruisers.
We love sharing a slice of our life with others at www.technomadia.com, Facebook and Instagram. Come join the adventure!
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Комментарии : 54

@crankynomad3786 7 лет назад

I love the fact that you have been on Y-Not for a month and Cherie is still excited to see dolphins. I'm a middle-aged man, and I giggled when she said, "A dolphin!"

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

If I ever am not excited to see a dolphin, it's time to toss me overboard (the dolphin has been like my totem animal forever) :) Then again, even after 11 years of RVing, I still get excited seeing a squirrel or deer.

@jacktyler7599 2 года назад

This isn't recent...but it truly is a gem. I suggest: Watch it at least twice. After 4 boats and 53 countries, this is the best summary I've seen of the challenge a U.S. boat shopper faces. And it's fun to listen to, as well.

@golightly5121 7 лет назад

I'm ordering a boat! Amazon can drop it right into my pool!

@sykesc2 7 лет назад

Great video. Your enthusiasm is contagious! I'm looking forward to following your Great Loop adventures.

@jamesajac4384 7 лет назад

Wow congrats!!! such a great informative video especially for me since I will be starting my process in about 9 months from now! your boat is beautiful really looking forward to your up coming videos. Thanks for sharing Peace

@VernonWallace 7 лет назад

Congratulations. Looking forward to your adventures.

@SeanMcClanahan 7 лет назад

I really am excited about seeing a new side of your travels. and water travels will be great I am sure.

@nancyevans7095 7 лет назад

Excellent video..thanks for sharing.

@LocalSequence 7 лет назад

Great video...thanks for sharing

@jimbogratton 7 лет назад

New subscriber and enjoy your approach. Thanks for the encouragement to follow a dream and congrats on tying the knot!! Be blessed and safe.

@saffronhall2231 7 лет назад

wow!!! Congratulations!!!

@richardknight7950 7 лет назад

Our family have always loved your rv adventures and looking foreword to your great loop adventures. You are a great inspiration. Stay safe...

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

Thanks for following along!

@russquattlebaum1122 7 лет назад

Thanks for sharing!

@nfoss5656 7 лет назад

Have fun on your travels.

@jonhering5660 7 лет назад

A very informative video...thank you for the information

@adventureswithgnomie6553 7 лет назад

great information - we've been thinking about doing RV & boat for the mobile lifestyle.

@svillanueva65 4 года назад

I have a headache 😃 this was exhausting. I don’t remember having this many hoops for a house purchase hahaha

@happyhighway106 6 лет назад

#68 Thankyou for the video. The information is useful. I was checking out trawlers on the Gaspe Penn., Canada. There are a large number for sale. These are "work boats" that are docked. Many are owned by the banks. Some require too much work to bring them back to life. Anchors Away!

@BubbasWorkshop 7 лет назад

Very informative thank you! Looks like you have twin 8.3's? If so good basically indestructible if you maintain them.

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

They're Cummins 370s. We'll definitely be doing the maintenance - just as we have for our Detroit Diesel 8v71 in our bus.

@nancywolfe1983 7 лет назад

Boy it sure is complicated to become a boat owner. But I am happy for you and looking forward to the trip. Good luck.

@wincrasher2007 7 лет назад

It's much easier if you are not financing.

@Sixbears 7 лет назад

Good video. Makes me glad I'm buying lower cost sailboats without financing. There is still a lot of crossover. I had a boat registered in FL too and paid the tax. Just like you, it wasn't worth the hassle to avoid it -and I'm from NH where we hate to pay taxes on anything. Always seem to be checking out boats. Two weeks after losing a boat in a shipwreck we were at a marina in the Bahamas looking boats over. It's a sickness. Good advice on having deadlines. I've got until the end of September to buy out next boat. If we don't have one by then, we have a plan B to haul our trailer sailer south behind our camper van. Instead of living all winter on a boat, we'd do a mix of camping and sailing. Who knows, we might find the boat of our dreams while down in FL.

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

We started out looking at lower cost motor yachts - but decided we just didn't have the time to wait for the right one in the right condition to become available. We'll share more on the financing decision in a future vid.

@bradbarrett9236 5 лет назад

Friends with the Wynns? Glad to hear it. I'm considering sailing versus motoring at the moment.

@skpjoecoursegold366 7 лет назад

congrats.

@wincrasher2007 7 лет назад

Yep, boating is not for the financially faint at heart. But it's certainly a lot of fun!

@dwyatt9044 7 лет назад

Congrats!! I love it! So happy for you two!!! I do wonder tho, what kind of things did the seller have to fix? Would you of known that those things needed fixing if it were not pointed out from a pro?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

As complete boat newbs, we definitely needed and appreciated the pros. Boats have a lot of systems and a lot of things to check out. Not to mention, our insurance and finance company required a survey showing the vessel's seaworthiness.

@billh.3522 7 лет назад

Saw a Bayliner 47 on a large trailer, going up I-95 near Jacksonville, named "Y-Not" . Was that yours, headed up north?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

Nope.. not us... we're in the water in Punta Gorda, FL.

@BillAndersonNS 7 лет назад

Was there any training or certification requirements for whoever is going to be the captain? Or Navigator? Who taught you how to make a boat go forward or backward. Who taught you how to make the boat not sink. Where did you learn the rules of the road like Red, right, returning. And how long did this all take?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

Check out our last video, we covered the training we've been through in the past months to prepare for this: www.technomadia.com/2017/04/shopping-for-and-buying-our-boat/

@rEy__iRiZaRrY.mAtErIaL 7 лет назад

We are in the process of becoming live aboard. What is the info for the forwarding mail company you guys us?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

www.sbimailservice.com is who we've used for years.

@evelynnbraden2343 7 лет назад

While it is fresh in your minds, how about an instruction book on the process? Dee

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

That's pretty much this video .. we're far from experts, and it can vary quite a bit by situation. Best we can do is share our experiences.

@lylel5707 7 лет назад

Hello, What is the difference between, motor yacht and trawler ? I am in the same BOAT, looking and really dont know what I am looking for. I can buy the boat but the operating expense is what I wonder about.

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

It depends on who you ask and how traditional they are with the word "trawler". Generally speaking, trawlers tend to have a single engine and move at displacement speed (ie. they don't go up on plane). Shopping for a boat is an educational process for sure - don't jump in until you have a better understanding of the ongoing expenses and what you're looking for. Good luck!

@heidigib01 7 лет назад

great info. did you get a dinghy yet?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

Nope.. not yet. Researching the right davit system to stow it.

@yolandairene 7 лет назад

Hi where is your bus and are you going back to rv life late or is this it for you the boating life?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

We will be splitting our time between the boat and RV - putting one in storage when the other is in use.

@yolandairene 7 лет назад

Thank you

@Diamondback68 7 лет назад

A boat is only as good as its maintenance. Budget 10% of the cost of the boat per year and you will not be far off. Don't be cheap on upgrades. With a partner, we put 500 hours a year on our 42' Aft Cabin Trawler diesels. You might not get it back on sale when you are done but nothing is worse than a problem at sea! Following Seas!

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

You must be new to our channel.. the word 'cheap' is not often used in our approach to maintenance or upgrades. Don't worry, we're going in eyes wide open.

@jacknimble1 7 лет назад

Would you say that if you paid cash for the boat it would have been much easier?

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

Not for us.. we would have still done just about everything the same, except skipping the financing paperwork. Which really wasn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.

@micglobal 7 лет назад

Not having a timeline / checklist of all the steps and who is responsible for each step in my opinion, falls on your buyer's broker dropping the ball. It sounds like the broker did a decent job of vetting out the right boat for you but giving you some foresight as to the closing process would have added a lot of value for me. Your frustration is palpable. My two cents. Thanks for the video.

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

We truly feel that's an area they could improve on. They gave us a verbal run down when we started the process, so we weren't totally clueless - and at each 'segment' they did too. While the exact closing items will be different by buyer (ie. state registration, financing or not, etc), it would have been super handy to have had something in writing to reference - instead of trying to piece it together from various e-mails, TXTs and conversations.

@dalepopsrobins7781 7 лет назад

I was a live aboard for ten years, dont spend a lot of time sailing in the US. Head down to the Caribbean, US and british Virgin Islands. If I can help you with any info let me know, you can find me on fb, DalePopsRobinsP[nky. anda good site to check out simplysailingonline.com

@Technomadia 7 лет назад

We're doing the Great Loop :) All US and Canada. Caribbean may be our next adventure after that.. but for now, this is the right choice for us for many reasons we covered in our announcement video.