Evan Gatehouse wrote in message
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"John Murfet" wrote in message
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I'm planning on finding a used 38' boat in the USA east coast,
outfitting,
then sailing on to Europe. My questions are : how much visa time would I
be
allowed (I'm an Australian citizen),

How about contacting the US embassy / consulate closest to you?

and if I spend 30 - 40k on a boat would
that time be enough to ready the boat for cruising? I'm a single male,
how
difficult is it to find crew willing to share expenses?
Any help is very welcome.

30-40K (USD) doesn't buy too big a boat - budget at least 10K for
outfitting
for cruising.

How much money do you have to outfit the boat ?

I should have about 70K USD all up

How much experience do you have with working on boats?
I am competent enough to do any of the repairs or outfitting, provided I can
get the tools and have the time.

If you have to hire somebody to do all the work, do you have the money?

Outfitting a boat to cross the Atlantic does take some time, especially if
you have to budget in time to actually buy the boat too (1-2 months I
would
expect).
The trick seems to be to buy the boat, get it outfitted (maybe repaired) and
get underway before the visa expires. An American guy tried to do this last
year in Sydney. His boat was unfinished so he had to almost give it away so
he could get out of the country before being thrown out.


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