Dan,

Thanks for the advice. We've had good luck with partnerships on both
airplanes and large boats, but you're right about picking the right
partners. The other secret is good accounting, management, and
communications. When you do it right, it's the only way to go.

We've had good success with both friends and 'strangers', although the right
partners are not strangers for long...

Pat

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
link.net...
Interesting choice of words, Patrick. "ship", "investment", and "small
ongoing
*fixed* expenses". You might also want to Google this group for earlier
partnership posts. I have had partners for two boats. They were friends
and
the boats were both under $20K each. Even then, the unexpected expenses
had a
tendency to fall into the lap of the operator at the time. Both worked
out
pretty well but I would never enter into a partnership with a stranger or
even a
friend on a big ticket boat.

Consider this friendly advice and good luck with your decision.

Dan


Patrick wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm looking for a partner on a new Chris Craft 328 Express Cruiser
located
in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Unique opportunity to own a nice 34'
ship
for a very reasonable investment and a small ongoing fixed expense. A
perfect combination of twin Volvo 5.7L small-block engines with
multi-port
fuel injection and Volvo duoprop stern drives provides a fast boat
(45-50mph
top end) with VERY economical cruise speeds. No storage expense as the
ship is kept on a private lift.

Six-year warranty on engines and systems, high-end electronics, and an
awesome layout in the cockpit and the cabin. Approx $60K initial
investment
buys about $130K worth of boat.

Patrick
813 390-7109