Buying a yacht, of course – Part 2

It’ll be funny, I’m sure, because to buy a yacht it’s not a stressing fact, as a lot of the published brokers claim, to sell one is even better. I’ll show all the view points, the boat owner’s, the buyer’s, the broker’s, the builder’s, the surveyor’s eventually. No advice from me, only suggestions some times, just because the instinct of the person you are, will prevail all.
Few categories of people will buy or build a yacht. Most of them are sea lovers, others are just investors. Some of them want to make the yacht their future home, which will be maybe not the last one they’ll buy, and certainly their experience will improve considerably with the time passing, buying the next, and the next after that.
There are the movie stars, or the business tycoons who need to express themselves better by buying a yacht, or have to close deals relaxed, by the way, I can’t think a better place then a boat, a luxury boat for such activities, especially money-getting ones, unless there is  some sea sickness involved.

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The best way to know what boat will keep you happy and satisfied, is to live aboard one for a while and discover what works best for you. “Awhile” means even a few days, sometimes, if in a hurry, for just a day.
Many people never debate the merits of sail versus power. Powerboat people simply look at powerboats and sailors look at sailboats. Perhaps they should ponder a little. It rarely occurs to a sailor that he might be happier with a powerboat for a home.
My area of expertise is not extended to racing. I’m not going to throw opinions on America’s Cup Class boat positions or the crew members’ assisting areas, or when will the sails be let out a little at a point of “close reach”, after “away bearing” from the wind in a certain spot of Bay of Biscay.
You’ll find here some term explanations too, tips, tricks, sea regulations, definitions, suggestions for deck gear, navigation equipment, electronics, basic tools, safety equipment, galley, engine and more, matching the needs of live aboard people, leisure or business.
Brokers claim that buying a yacht is resembling buying a car. Is it? You’ll see that on your own.

Buying a yacht, of course.

What will follow is primarily a bunch of opinions on how to buy yachts or boats from Southern Europe and Turkey, mostly the last location, because they’re closer to their face value than what you may buy in Greece, or Italy.
I don’t think I’m going to advertise anyone for the moment, anyone in the boat or yacht selling business.
I want to share with the reader of this blog, my experience in the area and what one has to  do to be sure that the future deal he is thinking of, is arranged at its best.
I made a lot of connections in Turkey, with the package of know-how acquired by doing this. I met people, too many people. Some of them were good, some of them were not. On the contrary, they were not only just “not good”, or “not good enough”, they were bad, bad persons.
With the time passing, I shall  present all the  alternatives of buying, with the assistance of a yacht broker, or on your own. What I have learned by living there, I mean in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and Turkey, is that there are a lot of so called “brokers”, very few with genuine experience on helping the potential customers, but aiming to take the last penny they can get.
There will be expert posts, based on selling boats, technical posts concerning yachts and maritime devices in general, and a lot of original creative things, about life on sea, life aboard and so on…

Have a nice time, until I’m getting things put into a proper order.