On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:17:28 -0600, Skipper wrote:

Fully loaded operating costs for a sportfish in the 40 to 50 ft range
are well over $100/hour.

Tough beans, most recreational cruising boats in the 40' to 50' range
are able to operate for much less than $100 per hr. What would you judge
the operational costs to run a Skookum 53 ketch over to Aruba?

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A Skookum is not a sportfish, it is a long range cruiser. Different
beast. Given that fully loaded costs include amortization,
maintenance, dockage and insurance, I'd be willing to bet that the
costs of running one are higher than you'd think.

What is your experience with costs for a 40 to 50 ft sportfish?

Sorry, I had trouble hearing that.

Here are my numbers for a used 50 ft Hatt:

Purchase price $300K, annualized amortization around $40K

Annual insurance, 12 months, tropics - about $5K

Fuel at 50 gph, 300 hours/yr, 15,000 gals, about $40K at today's
prices.

Dockage at $800/mo, $10K/yr

Maintenance, approx $20/hour, 6K/yr @ 300 hrs

So far we are at just over $100K/yr with no bottom painting, cleaning,
waxing, and no major overhauls.

Dividing $100K by 300 hours, I'm getting about $330/hour.

The only significant savings with a Skookum are for fuel and
maintenance. The rest is about the same.

"Wayne.B" wrote:

Skipper wrote:

Fully loaded operating costs for a sportfish in the 40 to 50 ft range
are well over $100/hour.

Tough beans, most recreational cruising boats in the 40' to 50' range
are able to operate for much less than $100 per hr. What would you judge
the operational costs to run a Skookum 53 ketch over to the Bahamas?

A Skookum is not a sportfish, it is a long range cruiser. Different
beast... Dividing $100K by 300 hours, I'm getting about $330/hour.

The only significant savings with a Skookum are for fuel and
maintenance. The rest is about the same.

Well then, let's compare a Gulfstar 50 ketch. Are you contending it also
costs $330/hour for the run over to the Bahamas? The subject here,
Wayne, is the extraordinary fee Bahamian politicians are imposing on
recreational boaters. Is that same fee imposed on cruiseship passengers?
As a recreational boater, you should be supporting the boycott.

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Skipper