When you own a saltwater yacht?

Question

What do you do with it?

Do you just take it out into the middle of the ocean and hang out on your yacht for a couple of days?

Do you park it at an island and treat it as your own private beach?

Do you fish? I would really think that's what fishing boats are for.

Do you take it all the way over to the Bahamas and treat it like a cruise ship?

What does one do with thier yacht?

Answer 1

It depends. I do woodwork on private yachts and know most of the owners. Many love to fish, and do it as much as they can. Some just like having water mansions. Some do it for the social status.

Most of these boats stay in Mexico at least 3 months out of the year to legally avoid paying a bunch of taxes...kinda irritates me.

Answer 2

Any thing they want to do.

The basic difference between a saltwater and a freshwater boat is the cooling system.

A fresh water boat uses the surrounding water to cool the engines and a salt water has a closed cooling system filled with antifreeze and a heat exchanger to cool the engine. This will keep the salt water from eating the engine.

Answer 3

The other answer only refers to an engine marinised for sea water.  The basic difference between a sea boat and a river / canal / lake boat is its ability to tackle waves.  River / canal / lake boats can roll over easily in moderate waves at sea if taken on the beam.

But the question is what to do with your yacht - and the answer is basically anything you like.  You can potter the coasts, you can head off across oceans, you can go island hopping and depending on the equipment you have on board you could stay at sea for days, weeks or months.  But then you might just cruise off to a secluded cove and drop anchor in your own little world.  And a bit of fresh fish is always welcome on board.

Answer 4

I have a 48' sport fish live aboard>Set up for treasure hunting> Spend a lot of time in the Islands>Your choice & ideas on what to do it's unlimited> For the Fla Keys & Bahamas>Has everything loaded>for months at a time>

Answer 5

I own a 38 ft sailing yacht. She has been to Mexico, Hawaii and back .... sailed & raced San Francisco Bay and the Pacific coast. We have rod holders to troll while we cruise offshore and hopefully catch lunch/dinner.

So ... what we do with our boat depends on the day and the activity and the serendipity of the captain .. or first mate .. or the crew if theirs is a better idea....

Answer 6

Mike's got it backwards.  A salt- or raw-water cooled engine runs the surrounding water directly through the block for cooling. A fresh water cooled engine runs the surrounding water through a heat exchanger.