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?

Does such a motoryacht require a crew?

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

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.

Anything over 23 metres requires a professionally qualified crew, the
longer and heavier the boat the more and better qualified crew needed.

The Trader 85, for example, would cost about UKP 2 million +/- a lot
of custom build options.

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


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