153: WOULD WE BUY A CHARTER BOAT AGAIN? Leopard Catamaran 44 from Sunsail/Moorings

A year ago we bought a charter boat from Sunsail and over the past year we have been asked many times, "Would you buy a charter boat again? Was it a good experience?" So, in this video, we share the pros and cons of buying a charter boat, we answer the question whether we would buy another charter boat, and we conclude with 6 pieces of advice for those who might consider buying a charter boat. Following are the topics and sub topics that we discuss that hopefully will be of value to you : - PROS and CONS of buying a charter boat? - Would we buy a charter boat again? See our answer at the end! - Advice we have for people looking to buy a charter boat. Most important things to look for. - Importance of the LOCATION of your potential charter boat's base and how it can affect it's PRICE. - Are all charter base location reputations and capabilities equal? - Logistics of where you plan to have upgrades done. - Charter boat is a "blank slate" - what does that mean? - Is a boat being "always used" good or bad? - "4 cabin" or "owner's cabin" configuration - which one is better? - What extra items are included with a charter boat purchase? - Why do charter companies sell their boats after five years? What type of repairs can be expected? - How many generator and engine hours should you expect and why? - Red flags to watch out for. - Is a boat's cosmetics wear and tear important and why? - What do you want to do with your boat? Do you have the time, effort, skills and money? - Are cushions or enclosures included? - Are spare parts and tools included? What type of spare parts will you need? Will a boat from a private owner come with spare parts and other items? - What items needed repairing on our boat after we bought it? - What repairs, changes and discoveries were made on our first year haul out? Following are a few related videos of ours that we recommend you seeing if you haven't already: Episode 103: Moorings Sunsail "Phase - Out" Handover Purchase Testimonial - https://youtu.be/EnApiG50rgA Episode 87: Which Will We Buy? Tour, Review, Comparison Leopard 39, Leopard 40, Leopard 44, 48, 58 Catamarans - https://youtu.be/av6Ew5j4Etc Episode 117: FKG Work Dock Project Heaven or Hell? - https://youtu.be/71X2AbaFQ-M Episode 120: Sailing Blown Away's All New Upgrades Tour - https://youtu.be/mmbo5-Wj7W4 #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway