Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.



Must be one bodacious yacht, a 28-foot aluminum boat for $200,000, since
you can buy a brand new 30-foot Mainship Pilot II with a 315 hp diesel for
under $160,000, and if you add radar and a thruster, you're at $170,000,
and this from a name manufacturer with plenty of similar hulls on the
water. What's the financial background of Alumatug and how many hulls has
it on the water?


YachtWorld has a 2003 Mainship Pilot II with 220hrs on it that is very
nicely equipped, including bowthruster. Sold for 135k or less. At 220
hours, the engine is still in it's break in period.

If I ever get another boat, it won't be new. I'll let somebody else pay for
all the electronics and options.
The original owner never gets that cost back.

http://tinyurl.com/em4n4

Eisboch


Picnic and "lobster" boats are still struggling to catch on in
significant numbers in the Pacific NW. There's a 34-foot American Tug
(very fine boat, well made and they sell like hotcakes) on Yachtworld
right now that is 5 years old and priced at just under $300k.

While this new 28-footer is smaller and aluminum boats don't command
the price of fiberglass, a savings of $100k and the availability of a
brand new boat at the price cannot fail to attract some attention from
people considering small cruising tugs.

I'm a big believer in used boats as well, but I wouldn't rule out a
brand new boat for our "last" boat, something we talk about doing in
5-10 years if and when we ever decide to give up the joys of working.
(We would want to have more time available to use a boat if we were
going to up the ante by a significant amount). Boats should only be
bought with "throw away" money anyway, new or used, as they are
entirely a recreational expense and should never be considered a store
of value or an investment. On the other hand, you only actually come
face to face with depreciation when you sell.... :-)

For boaters who get 2-foot itis every 36 months or just get bored and
want to trade boats as often as they buy a different car, used makes a
lot of sense.