SLOOP/27/ 1977 A MUST SEE.. USD $ $11,900..see this boat on our "featured boats and yachts link..."
USD $ 11,900
7- Reasons..Why a Multihull ?
There are many reasons why this type of vessel may be the best buy for you. Operating a catamaran is more like driving an automobile than a motorcycle. Almost any Multihull will offer you a smoother ride in rough water due to the dual hull design and the construction's parachute effect as the boat crosscuts the waves. Air trapped between the hulls cushions the impact of re-entry. As the Catamaran does not land on the hull's centerline, like a monohull would, the effects of the impact are spread over a wider area. Load levels on a catamaran can be up to 20% greater than a similar size monohull. Catamaran is incrementally more stable as they do not pivot on the centerline. The footprint is wider, helping to negate the effects of rolling seas. All power catamarans have less hull resistance in the water, resulting in greater fuel efficiency (comparatively it takes less horsepower and fuel to accomplish optimal performance in a power catamaran than in a power monohull). The catamaran's shallow draft design allows access to waterways that most conventional hulls cannot navigate. The average buyer today is downsizing from a larger yacht and looking for the comfort and economy only a multihull can provide. When Ocean Limo launched the magnificent PowerCat Series, a new era in high performance offshore boating dawned. These types of yachts do not have any competition what so ever!
This unconventional design provides economical long distance travel at rather high speeds. Any day, any weather, and the rougher the better. In many countries, catamaran is used by virtually every statutory or government authority dealing with the ocean or waterways. This includes the Army, Navy, Air Force and Rescue fleet. These type vessels are the future of boating.
Buying smart can save you thousands down the road.
You find yourself in misery each day because your yacht has languished on the market week after week and month after month. Offered here are some culprits that may be the main reason buyers are staying away. Has the algae grown noticeably thick around the waterline? Has the For Sale sign turned black from mold? Did you just attend your yacht brokers retirement party? If any of these are so, chances are the sale of your yacht has fizzled.
Here are the eight most common reasons why yachts dont sell and what you can do to remedy them.
Your Yacht is Overpriced Optimistic yacht owners love to parrot the old adage, Theres a buyer for every yacht. But they, more often than not, leave out the qualifier, at the buyers price. Actually, it is buyers, not sellers who determine the market value of a yacht. You can ask for the moon and the stars, and set a listing price well above comparable yachts, but at some point it will be up to you, the seller, to accept what a buyer is willing to pay. Overpricing is the most common reason a yacht doesnt sell. When you set an unrealistic price, it sets in motion a string of events that works against you. Heres why: Most yacht brokers, and hence most qualified buyers, will see your new offering price within thirty days. If its overpriced by as little as 10%, it will be duly noted and the interest in your yacht will decline, especially if you indicated no interest or intention of coming off your asking price. You may have already priced many qualified buyers away from an interest in your yacht. And many buyers, who intend to finance, will find the inflated value will not appraise at the right value according to their surveyor or financial institution. Your yacht broker may have suggested or approved of the higher asking price in order to secure your listing. Other yacht brokers often use overpriced yachts like yours to help them sell their own listings. The competing yacht brokers show prospective clients your listing with the words See what theyre asking. Now lets take another look at that first yacht I showed you. Lets say you have a yacht that should be priced at two million dollars and you have it listed at two million seven hundred ninety-five thousand dollars. You are now competing with yachts priced at three million dollars, and not the yachts in your category. Keep in mind you want to compete with the other yachts available that are similar to yours. If your yacht remains on the market for too long, buyers and other agents begin to wonder if there arent other more serious problems or reason your yacht isnt selling. Yacht brokers and buyers become aware its been on the market a long time and it becomes shop-worn and suddenly no one is even looking at it,
Your Yacht Doesnt Show Well Your used boat is competing against shiny new yachts sitting in showrooms with attractive new gadgets and manufacturers price incentives. Lets face it, even the best old yacht needs a little fixing up if it hopes to attract the right buyer. The best part is most of the work will be cosmetic and relatively inexpensive, such as new paint or touch-up the existing paint, a few attractive furniture pieces, new throw pillows and bed linens, and a thorough cleaning of floors and carpets. Be sure and make the galley sparkle. And wow the boat looks good enough to reconsider keeping her! A good experienced yacht broker can advise you where your time and money will be best spent. Price and condition are two things the seller can address before offering their yacht for sale. If your yacht smells fresh and looks fresh, these are the sellers best leg up on the competition. So, if its time to paint the boat, its time to paint. Its the best return on your investment.LOOKS FRESH..SMELL FRESH...YOUR YACHT IS SOLD..!!
You Have a Lousy Listing Agent Yes, they do exist. Yacht brokers who mislead, misbehave and misrepresent. Their bad advice can cost you money and time in additions to the annoyance of keeping the yacht ready to show seven days a week. The yacht broker from hell will tell you to overprice your boat. List you boat with me and heres what Ill get you for it. Then not market it properly, fail to qualify potential buyers, be unresponsive to other brokers (if they sell their own listing they dont split the commission) and keep you totally out of the loop throughout the process. And worst of all, if your broker is abrasive, selfish, arrogant and difficult to work with, other brokers may not want the hassle of showing any of his/her listings to their prospective buyers.
Docked at a Remote Location One of the most difficult things about selling a yacht is to get prospective buyers to travel to a remote place to see just one boat. Studies have shown that 45% of all yachts sold in california are sold in southern ca and san francisco area. A good yacht broker will tell you that keeping your yacht in the delta loop or mooths landing, in the middle of winter will not help the sales effort. He or she will also be able to arrange dockage for you in the major marketplace of South Ca or SF area at a favorable price and or a good Marina location. Unless you are willing to compensate a buyer by reducing your price or offer financing or some other incentive, bring your yacht to the market place.Double exposure from a Yacht Brokerage could be the magic solution.By finding your bottom line in this market could be your salvation.
Eight Reasons Your Yacht Isnt Selling
Engines and Generators Have High Hours Many prospective buyers shy away from yacht with high engine hours. In many cases this is because of miss-information about the number of useful hours an engine or generator will endure. If you are the owner of a high-hour yacht, do your homework and obtain from the manufacturer the average useful life of your particular engines and generator. Then arm your yacht broker with this and all pertinent maintenance information about these power plants. A good and knowledgeable yacht broker will ask you about these records and the mechanical overhaul information if applicable. The good news is most reputable dealers of engines and generators keep these maintenance records on file for up to ten years. Remember, properly maintained high hour, diesel engines are in many cases in better condition than very low hour, poorly-maintained engines. Be sure and detail the engines, generators with fresh paint, hoses and belts, and detail the entire engine room.One should remember..LOOKS FRESH..SMELL FRESH...YOUR YACHT IS SOLD..!!
Battling Market Conditions and Competition Sellers Market and Buyers Market Conditions Have Been the Terms Heard in Yachting for Years Timing is everything! Market conditions are affected by any number of external and unpredictable conditions. All of us are affected by weather conditions, interest rates, the local economy and public optimism or pessimism. In a hot sellers market, chances are your yacht will sell for its asking price. In a cold buyers market, where inventories grow and qualified buyers are scarce, youll be lucky to find a buyer even at a low price. So, if youre trying to sell your yacht in a cold flat market where youre competing with new inventory in dealers or builders hands be prepared to settle for less than top dollar.Remember that TIME..PLACE..SITUATIONS.. DO EFFECT THIS MARKET..Finding your bottom line could be your salvation.
Ineffective Marketing The times when your yacht broker could simply put your listing on some national or worldwide listing service, or hold a cocktail party at an impressive marina are gone. The top yacht brokers and yacht sales firms launch large expensive and impressive multi-level marketing campaigns that include website with streaming video, tours of the yacht, open houses at major marinas and waterfront restaurants, placement of ads in newspapers and yachting publications, as well as writing up a complete specification sheet and producing a color brochure. The successful yacht brokers are computer-savvy and come equipped with all the latest digital technology. Your yacht appears on their website in full color and is carried on their laptop and PDA in full color to show prospective clients or communicate to out of town clients or other brokers instantly. If your yacht broker isnt displaying and listing your yacht through the company website and a worldwide listing service, you are not getting the exposure necessary to find a qualified buyer. The system for compensation of your yacht broker is a strange system because the broker gets paid the same whether they know nothing or have many years of experience and the technology to give you the widest possible worldwide exposure for the sale of your yacht.
Your Yachts Builder is Out of Business When the builder of your custom or production yacht is no longer in business producing other quality yacht like yours, the market may react unfavorable towards the resale value of your vessel. The builder was spending marketing dollars in advertising, attending boat shows and maintaining a dealer network or representative network for these yachts, but now there is nothing to support your boats resale value. This circumstance can be easily overcome if the Naval Architect or Designer, or even the defunct builder were of good repute. But as a seller, be prepared to accept less than your asking price unless you own a piece of history or some well-publicized masterpiece. Custom yachts are, after all, works of art, but dont expect deceased artists prices. A defunct builder neednt deter a sale provided proper marketing and promotions are undertaken using the positives of names and information about your yacht to its best advantage. I hope this information has been informative and helpful. Enjoy the total yachting experience!
Through our Extensive World-Wide network we should be able to find you a ship,a YACHT / A SAIL BOAT.. or if you want to SELL, locate a BUYER for your SHIP(s). .VESSELS / YACHTS / LNG /CNG / VLCC /CRUISE SHIPS ETC..ROW BOAT..
On this Website, there is only a small selection of ships that we have for sale. We have a large number of others in our database.
If you are the owner or the CORPORATION OWNER(S)OF A COMMERCIAL VESSEL / SHIP / YACHT /VLCC / BULKER /TANKER ETC ... for SALE OR ARE THE "PRINCIPAL" we can add THEM on our WEBSITE , FREE of CHARGE. Agreed commission % will be charged when a ship / VESSEL is SOLD. We will also circulate your VESSEL or purchase requirements to buyers, friends and colleagues in the shipping community. When you send ship details to us, please send as a minimum: Your full contact details Full t/c description Latest quarterly report from the class Copy of registration certificate Recent photos Where the ship is normally trading Approximate time of delivery after MOA is signed Minimum net price
If you are you a direct buyer, we need as a minimum following information in order to proceed with your request: Your name and position Name of you company Full contact details to your company (address, phone, fax, E-mail) Your website address (if available) Background information of your company and its activities Full details of your ship/purchase requirement, incl. max age and max price. If you already own ships, please send us the their dwt and name. This willl speed up things with the sellers. Before we release the ships name to you, a ncnd (non-circumvention, non-disclosure) agreement is to be signed.
If you are broker that we have not worked with before, your full contact details and following information about your client/buyer: Company name and nationality Background information of the company and its activities Please also send us information about total commissions at your end and if you are acting as buyers exclusive and/or direct broker. If you are not direct, we need information about other brokers involved. Before we release the ships name to you, a ncnd (non-circumvention, non-disclosure) agreement is to be signed.
We receive daily so many p/es, from not so serious persons that we need to ensure with whom we are dealing with. As a serious person/company, we are sure that you understand this. These are also requirements from most owners. They want us, as brokers, to ensure that the buyers we bring to them are serious and do not waste their time. Without information of the buyer (and their broker), we are not allowed to disclose full details of the ship(s). Please also note that we are normally only replying to requests that contain the above information.
Please let us know what you are looking for, we probably know where to find it.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
We can also arrange pre-purchase inspections of vessels in most countries.
Please note that prices published here can change without notice.
All details given on this website are given in good faith and no responsibility can be accepted on their accuracy.
Subject to ship not already sold or committed.
KIERAN DOHERTY/REUTERS
January 4-10-2005/
Orthodox Christmas, a fallen giant, a blizzard in Great Britian, and the rest of the week's best images
A stranded freighter lies beached on La Capelle reef on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel. The unnamed freighter, which is filled with 200 tons of water ballast, was en route to Holland from Romania when it ran aground after its tow lines snapped. Due to falling tides the ship could be stranded for six weeks.
SHIPS---RADAR---NEWS----SHIPS----RADAR NEWS-----
Iron Ore / Bulk Carriers Azul Integra, Azul Fortuna
The naming ceremony for the 200,000-ton bulker Azul Integra was held on December 1, 2004, at the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation's Ariake Shipyard. President Akimitsu Ashida named the vessel, and Mineko Moriyama, wife of JFE Steel Corporation Vice President Yuichi Moriyama, cut the rope to launch the ship. The Azul Integra then departed on its maiden voyage to Port Hedland, Western Australia, where it took on its first cargo of iron ore.
"Azul" means blue in Spanish, which is the JFGG Group's corporate color. "Integra" is derived from "integrity," which is central to the group's code of conduct.
On January 31, 2005, the naming and delivery ceremony of the 200,000-ton bulker Azul Fortuna was held at the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation Tsu shipyard. MOL Chairman Kunio Suzuki named the ship, and Yukiko Hanmyo, wife of JFE Steel Corporation Chairman Masayuki Hammyo, cut the rope. The Azul Fortuna then departed on its maiden voyage to Dampier, Western Australia, to take on its first cargo.
"Fortuna" means fortune and prosperity in Spanish, since the Azul Fortuna succeeds the existing Cape size bulker Taiju (which means fortune or prosperity in Japanese).
The Azul Integra and the Azul Fortuna are the fourth and fifth, respectively, in a series of Setouchi-max bulkers developed by Universal Shipbuilding. These ships will play central role in our specialized carrier fleet for JFE Steel, transporting iron ore and coal from Pacific Ocean ports under a long-term contract with JFE Steel.
Next 
