Empower your Assets by buying a Used or New yacht, there are different types of yachts you can invest in, sailing yachts, or power yachts, which all depend on your budget and needs. Yacht lengths can be as small as 15ft all the way up to 100ft, and if you read my post on the Octopus yacht you can see that some reach up to 414ft in length. When buying a yacht you need to ask your self a few questions, one being where will you be using the yacht? If you used it in the rough seas you need to have similar standards to the 65′ Bluewater Yachts Legacy 65, which features the following;
BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Boat Type: Cruiser
Standard Power: 2/540-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSC8.3 diesel inboards
Optional Power: 2/670-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSM11 diesel inboards or 2/800-mhp MAN R6-800 diesel inboards
Length Overall: 66′10″
Beam: 17′10″
Draft: 3′0″
Weight: 66,000 lbs. (w/standard fuel load)
Fuel Capacity: 750 gal.
Water Capacity: 30 gal.
Standard Equipment: hardtop w/ windshield and wipers; Ritchie compass; SmartCraft instrumentation; Garmin GPS 5212; Side-Power bow and stern thrusters; Whirlpool convection/ microwave oven and double-door refrigerator; 2/Princess cooktops; 64,000-Btu Marine Air A/C; 17-kW Onan genset; 3/Raritan electric MSDs; 30-gal. Rheem water heater; Fireboy auto. fire-extinguishing system; Perko internal sea strainers; Lenco trim tabs
Test Engines: 2/670-mhp Cummins MerCruiser QSM11 diesel inboards
Transmissions / Ratio: ZF 325-1A/2:1
Props: 26×36 4-blade nibral
Steering: Teleflex Sea-Star hydraulic
Controls: Cummins MerCruiser Smartcraft electronic
Optional Equipment On Test Boat: Whirlpool dishwasher; flying-bridge furniture (built-in sofa, lounge chair, 3/barstools, and curved settee with custom table); Splendide stacked washer and dryer; TNT hydraulic swim platform w/ 15′ tender; anchor package (anchor, windlass, and 200′ of chain)
When you are opting for used yachts, you must be aware of certain parameters and their measuring units. Performance of a Yacht is measured in knots like Cruising speed 14.5 knots. Tank capacities become important if you sail for long. Accommodation mainly depends upon the size but the modern outlook blessed with technology marvels have always attempted to provide a larger room even in the smaller ones. Propulsion, measured in RPM become more pertinent in the mid of the sea. So look for yachts for sale or used yachts at a moderate price today in our online store here and find one perfetly suited to your needs.
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