Ok, I will just shoot off a few questions. Please excuse my ignorance, I know very little about boats but I was walking around the Marina Del Rey area this weekend and began getting curious.
I will assume you need to register the boat, but is it more difficult if say you buy a 400' retired cruise liner and don't plan to use it commercially?
If you use a large boat such as this as your residence do you have to pay real estate tax on it.
If you plan to captain the boat yourself do you need a license to operate it.
If you own a really large boat, say 200' or longer where do you dock it at? Are there special facilities for private owners of oversized watercraft?
If you use your boat to cruise to other countries, how easy is it to find a port where you can dock? Do most countries offer this sort of thing for travelers?
I would appreciate any information you can provide for me.
2006-07-24 22:45:48 · 7 answers · asked by mike 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
After seeing superman and Lex Luthor's large boat I became curious. I don't know why anyone would suggest that I "start with a smaller boat". If I had enough money to buy one of these boats I would certainly have enough to find a lawyer to give me a complete answer to this question. I was just curious I am not in the market for a canoe powered by oars, let alone a 100 million dollar cruise ship powered by engines larger than my car.
2006-07-27 11:13:08 · update #1
As above, start smaller unless you have a multi-million dollar budget.
1) Mooring the boat: The larger the boat, the longer the waiting list. If you have are looking for a permanent berth, plan on five or more years before a spot in Southern California comes open.
2) Property taxes (not real estate taxes) are levied in your home state and apply for boats or planes.
3) Crew requirements. If you are piloting the boat yourself, you need a captains license. If your vessel is over sixty feet, there is a 100% chance that you will need a crew.
4) Mooring in other ports. Generally this is pretty easy as long as you are not setting up permanent residence. More often than not, you pull in and set anchor, clear customs and set up shop for the week. Rarely will you be able to pull into a berth.
Good sailing
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2006-07-26 19:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by 4MySales 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having been around boats and yachts all my life here's some answers:
Yachting magazine will have some large yachts for sale.....250 feet will start at about 25 million and go up; operating costs will be 6 crew for about a half million a year; dockage in a" mega yacht marina like the "Yacht Haven" being built in the USVI is going to be $10,000 a month.....
now, if you go the other route and buy a used "crew boat." something used to run supplies and relief crews out to oil rigs, go to Boats and HArbors magazine to see whats available.......you might be able to get something in the 2.5 million range; a little rough on accommodations but livable.
Insurance is going o be costly; you will not be allowed to run a ship this big without a licensed Captain aboard, dockage is tough; you'll probably have to dock at commercial ports which are usually in the bad part of town if you cant afford mega-yacht marinas
Start smaller..a good 50 foot motor yacht which , after you take a Cioast Guard Axillary or US Power Squadron safe boating course, could be had to drive around in for about a half million....
2006-07-25 03:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dreamer here is the reality. 1. you register with the coast gaurd it cost about 250 dollars if you plan to use it privately. 2.that varies from state to state. usually no if you sail it from time to time.you will definately need a captians license for a large vessel. 3.you dock at the major ports which have the docks for such vessels for a massive fee of course. almost all countries will take you in if you are willing to pay the fees tugs dock and port fee. marine source.com offers such vessels. prepare for some massive sticker shock even if your bill gates.
2006-07-27 09:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It took position at the Atlantic Ocean. On a huge send on a Carnival Cruise Ship, we went to the Grand Cayman Islands and to Mexico. I went with my husband and my son and his spouse and my son and I went scuba diving and THAT my buddy was once probably the most extraordinary factor I feel I have ever performed except driving a horse! It was once a whole exclusive global below the ocean I endorse that you simply take a look at it should you ever get the risk! The water was once hot and so inviting and I was once so scared of seeing a shark however I didn't see one thank goodness!
2016-08-28 18:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have ANY idea how expensive it would be to buy a used 400 foot long ship - of any sort? IF you could afford it, it would no longer be seaworthy. The costs to make it seaworthy and run it would be astronomical. Scale down your size by a about 350 feet, and I think you'll be able to find more suitable base of users to help in your questions.
2006-07-25 02:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck finding an answer to that on this site. The second question after yours is "how mane boyfriends do u have??" and the second question before yours is "Who thinks Wez is cool?" I don't think many of us have much experience in owning ships.
2006-07-24 22:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Popeye the sailor man....I live in a garbage can....I turned on the heater ... and burned off my ____
2006-07-25 02:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋