On Thursday 20 May 2004 3:02 am in rec.boats TF wrote:
Hi folks,

I have a few questions.

How much does an ocean going motoryacht cost? Something that will take you
from Boston to London. Is a ballpark number possible for
such a motoryacht? Is it 500K, 5 mil or somewhere in between?

Depends on how crafty you are. You could put together a passagemaking
motorboat for much less, but obviously the comforts are the first thing
to go if you scrimp to gain ocean crossing capability.


Does such a motoryacht require a crew?

Nope. But you'd probably be better off with one.


I did some google searches but could not find an answer. Probably not
asking the right questions.


Chris Newport wrote:
You need a large displacement or semi-displacement yacht to carry
enough fuel for over 3000nm. This is going to be at least a 75 foot
boat, more likely 85 or more depending on choices.

??!? Oh c'mon, a forty footer made a circumnavigation. It would be
easily possible to install the fuel tanks to get that much range on many
35 footers. In this case however IMHO bigger is better. Some decades ago
I crossed the ocean a couple times on a U.S. Navy destroyer... and
decided it would be better to take an aircraft carrier...

But you're right that no planing craft is going to have anything close
to the range required... doesn't that make a statement about planing vs
fuel efficiency?


In reality you are going to need at least 4 people to handle a large
boat and maintain a proper shift of watches.

An important point. Autopilots & radar alarms are a given, but there
needs to be a qualified person awake & alert on the bridge.

Fair Skies
Doug King