Catamarans for Sale - The Cost of Buying a Boat (Sailing Zatara Ep 47 - Season 2 Begins!)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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Here we discuss the brutal details of what we went through to get off our monohull, sift through dozens of boats, and LITERALLY travel the globe to finally find our floating dream home!
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I would just like to thank you for allowing us to spend time with your Lovely Family, My 3 children are all grown and out in the world creating their own family memories to look back on in years to come, I unfortunately was in a bad Motorcycle accident in 2012 ( The driver of the van coming the other way at us was texting while driving a full size van ) I lost a leg and shattered 4 vertebra in my spine leaving me with very limited walking abilities and just not a great life for an active person like me. My wife Passed away from cancer just 18 months ago ,so I spend my time living and traveling like we used to do with kind people like you and your family. it makes all the difference in the world as far as a life of complete depression and one where I smile and chuckle a lot watching people like you, Thanks again, Please be safe and I'll be watching . . . . Ed from Shirley Long Island, N.Y.
I LOVE how everyone (kids) are helping to clean and repair. This is how families should be bonding!
It's cool that you're talking openly about your budget. Most people would be too scared of internet backlash to do it. I think it's actually useful information as it kind of helps to let you know what the possibilities are
billiondollardan I think the difference comes if people are relying on income from patreon and UA-cam. If the boaters are independently wealthy and not “e-begging” people don’t really care.
This is exactly the type of insane comment people get when they talk about money. Thanks for sharing.
wow. dude you need to go see someone. this is not healthy.
Agreed but I know where it's coming from. The US in particular has their worst wealth disparity for 100 years. It leads to the kind of resentment that can lead to worse. We can all shake our heads at a few internet trolls but there is a very serious problem and every solution gets calls socialism by right wingers.
John, I grew up poor - in the 50s. Being poor today is nothing like being poor was in the 50s. So, basically, I've been there, done that, couldn't afford the t-shirt. I have no real sympathy for people who complain they're poor today when they would have been rich in the time and place I grew up.
Its Hump Day June 12, 2024, and I felt led to go back and watch the adventure of buying the Catamaran again. It's been really amazing watching your family grow up out there on the water, and I hope your new endeavors keep growing on.... Love your channel from southern Indiana USA.
What an amazing experience you're giving your family. Something your children will remember forever. You two are awesome parents.
Best education the kids could ever get!! Hands on and traveling the world!! God bless you all!!
Very lucky kids!
I found your channel a week ago and have been binge watching when i have the chance. I'm up to episode 38 and had to jump ahead to see your cat. Beautiful boat! Such a wonderful opportunity for your kids to see the world and its great to see them appreciating the cruising life more. Your improvement as sailors is remarkable after only a year. I'm sure the new Zatara will keep you safe and happy for the many sails to come. Fair winds and fun times!
Super interesting. Didn’t realize that boat buying can be an international search. Good for you enjoying an adventure with your family!
I didn’t either. It seems like there are *so many* boats! But I feel like I understand the process a lot better after watching your journey. When you live it and figure out what you really want, that narrows the field dramatically. So interesting to see how you worked through it.
It’s crazy how much the kids have grown since then! ❤️
Paradise. With the family, a beautiful cat, in a beautiful country.
No beautiful cat..
@@ryandoe11 i think they meant the boat not Zuko
@@rebeccahansen3643 no, their cat recently passed
Rebecca Hansen hahah I think u may be right!!
You guys are my inspiration! I'm from Texas as well and have been working remotely for the last few years. I definitely want to do this in a few years when I no longer have to work ....I"ll be following you guys just got yourself a subscriber
So wonderful to see such a beautiful family "living the life." Lots of genuine smiles and a healthy approach to life. I'm sure it's not all wine and roses 24/7, but you guys are doing it! Thanks for sharing.
Just got turned onto y’all recently and love watching your journey. I’m in North Richland Hills, so feel like I can relate. Had a heart attack in January and recovered nicely, praise God, but ever since I’ve been pulled to wanting a boat to live aboard with my family. Appreciate your videos, they make me feel this life I’m being pulled towards is actually possible. 😎❤️🙏🏼
That’s just right near our old stomping grounds! We’ve got family in Keller and Denton! Thanks for watching our show! ~Renee
@@SailingZatara what’s the place you recommend for sailing lessons in Grapevine?
Having a family I'm jealous!! What fun to live like this everyday with your family!!!!
My family and I are working on sailing around the world. We enjoy watching your videos to keep us motivated and also educational. thank you.
Y’all have come so far. Thanks for sharing your buying experience. You didn’t say the final price you paid including the new standing rigging, but if you got it for $500k I’d consider that a darn good deal. Absolutely beautiful family and the boats not bad either😉 Cheers! Ted
I think he stated the owners paid for the new rigging? Could be wrong. Yes, it wasn't made very clear. Nice boat either way for that price.
Good because I thought that it was just me and I’d somehow missed him telling the price...
I would really like to know...
I have watched every episode 3 or 4 times now. They never have said what they paid other than saying it was more than what they wanted to spend. I am betting it was between 7 and 800k. I have looked at them for over a year and have not found one under 800k.
the luckiest kids ever, awesome parents, congratulations!
It's easy to tell that these are some top-tier parents based on the behavior and demeanor of the kids.
The kids are calm yet energetic, brave yet humble. But most important of all, their happiness radiates!
Truly inspirational!
Keith, we find your videos informative and entertaining. Thank you for the efforts and for the lack of “fakeness”. Keep up the good work and we all hope things with the new boat work out. We are awaiting delivery of our Leopard 50 and will be following our own dream soon. Until then we enjoy watching your adventures with the family!
Jake cool my uncle has a leporad 40 it’s really cool he has a 2008!!
Way to go Z-crew! Patience paying off. You inspire the rest of us for sure. Thanks for taking us along.
Keith & Renee - your channel is far and away the best sailing channel on YT, as you are a real family, not the young couple and their dog, so you get to experience real life situations. Yes, I'm biased because we have 6 kids too, and they absolutely make our day. Oh and the sailing is just great to see....can't wait to see you sailing the new boat. Thanks.
Jim McDonald Sailing La Vagabonde start at episode 1, it's the best content on youtube!!!
Lucky kids, your parents provide you good lives and memorable childhoods.
😊Yes, I like your openness regarding expenses and costs. I think your patience was very impressive regarding waiting for the right boat and issues with the rigging and licensing. You are to be commended!❤
Thank you so much for the honest and transparent video. It's a breath of fresh air. Very excited to have found your channel. Looking forward to following your adventures. The time and effort put into the the filming and editing is top notch. I can appreciate the long hours and commitment. Please keep up the great work.
You guys live a lifestyle that we can only dream of. I hope you all truly appreciate the wonderful opportunity all of you have.
Why not you? It’s your life man go for it
Guys, I meant to say DYFORM Rigging, It is Stainless Steel. My mind was on the Running rigging which i need to replace. Sorry for the confusion.
Gordy, you honestly have no clue
Gordy, the store is run by our teenagers, and instead of requesting donations via Patreon etc, we wish to offer you merchandise for your goodwill towards our video production efforts. To reply to your other comment about "trust funders," Keith has explained in Episode 8 (ua-cam.com/video/-0lGD1uCSDw/v-deo.html) how he worked very hard and saved for many years in order to live out this dream.
Why not do something more productive with your day than bash this family who has worked hard for years and are able to reap the rewards of hard work, big risks, and smart business decisions? As far as me living on food stamps and welfare? That gave me a good laugh and I'm sure gave Renee a good giggle too. hahaha. FWIW, I've purchased a ZGear tshirt and hat and have more cute things on my wish list. I love that the kids run the shop and are learning real world business skills. Nobody is forcing you to buy any ZGear... you can still watch and complain for free!
I shouldn't be, but this posting is living proof the internet has brought out the worst the USA and other countries have to offer. I was enjoying the video until I decided to check out some comments. What a bunch of ugly and failure in life people that hang out just to pounce on the keys since they have nothing else going on in their miserable lives. Anyway, thanks for the transparency in buying the boat, as my dad once told me, having a range of boats in his lifetime, the famous saying, " a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into", or something along those lines. It's just a matter of perception if the returns in life experiences were worth the investment and hassle, I think in this case it will be worth it. I can say that being removed from what you folks had to go through in the beginning, but I get it. Looking forward to your further adventures.
Sailing Zatara great experience
Wow-what a small world iI know this cat from Kos , kefalols , Greece. My family is from there and use to see this boat ever year. Great to see the love you guys have put into it, all the best
7:22....The invisible hair flip! Lmao!!!
I know countless young ladies are devastated at this point in the video, my wife included...the gasp she made sucked all the oxygen out of our house!
This was the first video that came up in my suggestions, and the first one I watched. I've now binge watched all of them. SV Seeker got me watching boat building videos, and from there I'm watching all the major building channels (Life on the mold BTW, if you want to see a cat being built). I've been waiting for any of those guys to get a boat in the water to see what it's like after the build. I feel like you guys have filled that void for me. Excellent production value, so much that I think some of my more picky family would enjoy your videos similar (but better) to how they watch HGTV (ugh).
It's sad to reach the end of the current supply of videos, but I'm looking forward to having another channel that I have to catch up on as soon as they are released. I could go on, but I'll just say thanks for all the hard work and keep it up!
Try Salt & Tar , Tally Ho
@@garycourter3738 Already in my list!
You guys are definitely putting dreams in our heads!! This is so exciting love what you guys are doing as a family!! 💙!!
Your son's haircut was SOOOOOOO brave. Good for him. Beautiful boat. With the size of your family this really looks like the best choice. Good luck going forward.
Having a great family and being successful/lucky (lottery) can make life such an amazing experience. I hope one day I can have both and/or one of these. Life is so hard now but it is good to see someone happy.
Hey! Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do. Check out Keith’s Z-Log about money (2 was ago), it explains how we can afford to buy the boat. Cheers!
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@@SailingZatara Hi there, could you possibly post a link to Keith's Z-Log about money, mentioned above? It would be most helpful, thanks in advance and I love your channel!
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Man I love watching this family enjoying life and having the better things in life and I want to sail but it's a little discouraging because everything seems so insanely expensive. But I'm glad this family is having a great life. Have fun guys. 🤗
Renee & Keith are SO much kinder here than I would be! People suggesting they are trust fund babies and that's how they make this work? It's sad that nobody assumes it's from hard work, big risks, and successful business decisions (because that's how they made this possible). I know there's always trolls but KUDOS to Keith & Renee for rising above it. You're a bigger man/woman than I could be on the regular!
Seen how a family change, now is 2023 and this video Jack look like Finn now. It nice see how was everything when Anna was in boat. Hope see you many year to come.
Long time viewer and love the videos. Thanks for sharing your life with the world. Stay safe Z.
Living a dream. Keith, you should be thankful for having a supportive wife. Truely the other half of you. God bless team zatara!
U guys r awesome and your kids are very lucky wish that I could have grown up with parents like you guys.....
I have done a lot of boating in my life but never on a sailboat. You guys are making me want to sail. Thanks for the wonderful videos! Best channel on UA-cam!
The kid on the sled at 3:54 caught some serious air!!
I saw that too.. an was thinking of saying the same thing...lol * nice catch an thumbs up ...the look on his face says it all...!!!
Glad you found a boat you like. Anyone with nasty comments about your budget needs to chill out. It's the reward for having a successful career and I'm sure a lot of hard work. My boss from my last job retired and sold her restaurant. She was 75 and had worked her butt off her whole life. Usually out in 80-100 hours a week and waited tables and bartended at her own bar. Best boss I've ever had and I'm 51. Her ex husband had died and she met a really nice guy that had his own money and his own Trimaran.. she bought a catamaran about 50 ft and they have been sailing all over the Caribbean and Bahamas ever since. They take a break in winter and live at his house in the Daytona beach area
Who else is watching this is 2020 during the caronavirse
Caleb S I watched most episodes. You'll enjoy it and it will keep you sane 💁🏻♂️🌏
lol ya, I'm rewatching this in 2022....ohh the days
2022
Watching in 2022 during war in my Ukraine
Hope you did ok during the
pandemic, Caleb S.
i have been bed ridden for 2 years youre videos make me feel i was there with you . you dont know the joy it brings me . god bless you and may all youre sailing be joyous be ware of vaccines they are maiming alot of children .
That Salon area is awesome, that and the beds for the kids will make the world of difference for them.
You are giving your children an experience most families o my dream of! Your amazing parents just amazing!
Such an awesome video and family! Sounds like the other offer owner pushed you away to a better boat.
Life could be so wonderful, yet for the majority, it somehow slips thru their finger not knowing where did they go wrong. Kudos for your good direction and your nice family that made it happen. We all should live like this on this beautiful planet.
I cannot wait for next episode.. i got huge smile on my face.. wow.. congratulation on ur new boat.. its worthed wait this long.. does the name never change?
The name remains the same!
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drx1 xym, Led Zeppelin....The Song Remains the Same (as does the name)!
just had a boat surveyed and go back to florida oct 1st 2020 to close on our 2004 hunter so we can see you on the water!!! came back to this video to help understand the buying process. love the videos and keep it up!!
When I'm buying a used catamaran, I'm definitely contacting you! for help and tricks :)
🔶Jack Re 7:07 use a detangler brush, hold your hair from the top and start brush out from the bottom to upwards. Once the hair is smooth, which happens quickly then you can brush or comb it out. I have experience and yours is better quality looking than mine.
🔷Another thought: You can get a stylist to cut it in a way that you can keep it long, but so that it falls into place without bothering you no matter if you comb, brush, or run your fingers through it
The fullcut baldness was ruinous, but you do look like one of those varsity swimmers after that.
Wow, living the dream. You need my wife and I. I speak pretty good Greek, she is a RN, we both have merchant mariners license, lol congratulations 🎈 on your beautiful cat.
I wish there was more discussion about running costs once a vessel is purchased, everything from factoring in a realistic yearly depreciation amount to the super freak storm damage even though it almost never happens.
Ongoing costs would be very useful to those doing their homework for a “sea change”. Cheers
Looking good! I hope and think that she'll treat you well.
Yes indeed, thumbs up to that. Great to see you back, now have better understanding of the delay in acquiring the new boat, a great video folks and your candid comments on the finances and details over purchase a fascinating insight, looking forward to the next one!
Still waiting on the vid about boat brokers.
The corn will be popped for that one!
This was the first episode I've watched. What a beautiful family!!! Can't wait to go back and watch the earlier episodes and looking forward to future episodes. My wife and I plan to someday make the move to live on a boat. I'll just live vicariously through you guys for now....lol Great Job!! Thank You!!!
Unfortunately, some European "deals" are NOT as represented, additionally, the complexities and additional costs can easily eat up any savings...
hahaha just been bingeing on your documentaries- what a lifestyle! Jack doing the hair flip funniest thing hahaha. Good on you guys, enjoy every moment!
At what point in the video do you actually discuss the costs involved? I cannot find it amidst all the heart-warming family moments...
You seems to know how to stick handle your way through a variety of details in the buying process. There is no shortage of these. I commend you on your patience in dealing with these hurdles.
New to your channel - love your show! We are in the process of buying a Lagoon 440 - with Solomon drives(!!) - and will hopefully connect one day with you. Our channel will be up (we hope) in August. Fair winds, new friends!
Nice! I have added your channel to my list as we speak. I just love all those sailing channels......especially the catamaran channels. :)
Love!!! You are our first real subscriber - taking your name down to give you some props when we get our channel going. Guess what? We put the offer in today for the Cat. Our fingers, toes, and paws (well, the paws belong to Sparky, our dog) are crossed that the offer is accepted. THANK YOU FOR SUBBING!!
Thanks for being open about the costs. We are cruising on a budget of $500 a month on an old monohull and we often wonder what it would cost to be in a spacious modern cat!
Usually we anchor to save money, but we are now in the Azores where it is really cheap (€5 a day to be on the hard) so we are getting some upgrades taken care of.
Tell us more, please.
Just found this page and am flabbergasted you don't have more subs. Felt like I was watching a cable tv show. Will be going back and watching old episodes to catch up!
This is my dream! I am also from Montana. My dad took me sailing when I was a teenager and I have been dreaming of sailing around the world ever since. Maybe one day my family (husband and 4 kids!) will follow in your foot steps…or wake, as the case may be.
10:57 aaron paul still breaking bad
At least you guys were together as a family through all that, and were able to fix the boat up.
So how much was the boat? I couldnt sit through any more.
I did this once
Got home
Showered, did the hair flip
Pulled a muscle in my neck
Hurt for days
Been there...done that..lol!
What’s best boat for starters if to sail internationaly?
Beautiful boat. I swear before I die ima learn to sail
Those kids though! What an amazing childhood they are gonna have. Such good life experiences!
great info on the rust in rigging. thx.
I pray I will have a good husband that loves to travel on the water one day. God bless y'all!
Nice cat! You guys got yourselves a nice deal! It might take some time to adjust to cat sailing vs mono, but once you do 😍. Thanks for sharing.
😍⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 If your sailing plans include Turkey, let me know.
you know nothing about peacefull muslims which is 99.99 percent of the total...muslim as a word means peace...shame on you facist nazist islamafobist...you have nothing to do with sailing and its humanist and naturalist mentalogy
Sorry, you have such a distorted - negative view. Hait to tell you, there are bad people all over the world. Turk's are warm, friendly people. You shouldn't let a small group of bad people influence your thinking. You might be surprised.
What a sad sheltered life u live if you have this opinion.
It must be nice to not have to work and just enjoy life. It is interesting how you make your business decisions on the boat buy and were able to eliminate the boat sell scams, over pricing. You picked a fine boat and new rigging is nice! Great Video!
Beautiful video...until that haircut! The creature afterwards was like something out of a horror movie! j/k of course..but he could have went a little less radical, and a #3 or even 2 buzz cut would have done the trick! Boat shopping is so hard, let's face it, your doing something that is going to change many peoples lives for basically ever, and yes that includes the sellers, and most certainly the buyers. But you just know that even with the hassles, the repairs, the work, that will be a wonderful home for so long to come..may you always have fair winds and following seas
Sail ing Zatarca wishing you blue skies and fair winds. We are sailing in Bocas del Toro, Panama on our 42’ monohull. Beautiful, safe and hurricane free for surfing, family and eco adventure-education. Great video share. Blessings from SY Infinity.
what time of the year do you think is the best time to buy a used boat?
After the summer season in the med.
How To DIY Rc Winter in Europe, just like buying an Cabriolet, buy in winter.
Winter
How To DIY Rc Very easy, after the summer ...
The days before a category 5 hurricane is about to hit shore :D
I bet the step up in speed is pleasing. I gather you are home schooling your kids, couldn't think of a better way to educate your kids. Great stuff
Awesome content!!!
Blessings from Hamilton, "Steel City," Canada.
well it is good to see jack take his turn with the razor, following in the footsteps of his little bro
Oh the disappointment of coming to the latest video and realizing your binge watching is about over...love all the "squirrels" on board this vessel...keep up the great vids and awesome adventures...
How much was your boat though🤔 unless it’s too personal to talk about obviously
Hes already said in previous episodes that it was almost 600k
Tremendously interesting and a superb layout of all that is necessary to acquire and bring a new boat up to speed and ready for a cruise. You really have IT , Keith, the common touch or the feeling for humanity or something. The character and personality of you and your lovely family brilliantly shine through in this segment. Can hardly wait for the sea trials to begin,. Love to all, Jim
I am amazed at the cost of catamarans. You have a beautiful craft. I am seeing your vlogs out of order but still enjoying all of your adventures. A big fan from Ohio! ⛵
What do you do or how did you come into money? I'd love to live this lifestyle but would have troubles financing it. Would love to hear back from you and hope you have safe travels.
Hi! We put a video out called Money & Sailing, I'll try to put the link here. Keith was in the oil & gas business and saved his money and that afforded us to sail for about a decade or two without worrying about money. But we have 5 kids and a big ole boat; a smaller family with a smaller boat can do it much more cheaply.ua-cam.com/video/_0kE2IdyHqg/v-deo.html
Sailing Zatara I cannot imagine how you guys saved that much money. I've been looking at boats and watching your financial videos on paying for ports and repairs and provisions and even just paying to pass through the canal. This is a millionaire lifestyle. How can anyone that doesn't have a million dollar budget do This? I just do not see how anyone can save that much with a family unless big big money was sitting in the bank. This seems impossible, who can just afford to not work anymore? Are there any channels where big money wasn't necessary and they explain how the hell it's possible?
@@JMac-27 yes there's a few really low budget sailors. It seems like you need to go with a more primitive set up, monohulls are much cheaper as well. Many work while sailing as well or take breaks and work on and off. I can't remember the name of the channel but one couple sails for about 9k each per year.
@@JMac-27 I'll simplify it for you, you need enough money to buy the boat and set it up and enough passive income to live on it. Safe blue water boats can be anywhere from 50k to whatever. You then need enough money invested in a medium for instance the stock market to have liquid cash, enough passive income to spend and enough passive income to beat inflation on the currency you are operating in to continue to re invest/compound. You could also work from the boat online somehow. Otherwise you are just burning through your money. No, not everyone can not do this. There are a few exceptions like Sailing La Vagabonde, who have a rare situation and unique lease arrangement where they use the "sex sells" approach and have an extremely attractive lady in all of the videos, which equates to advertising. As soon as their views drop off, the company will pull the lease so this approach is limited as well. That said, he worked in Australia to buy the first boat, but really hasn't got enough money to continue the lifestyle indefinitely.
@@JMac-27 They saved their money through hard work and capitalism that made it possible.
Just wanted to say, just recently started following you guys just to come across this video... I travel to samos every summer to see family! It’s so crazy that of all places in the world you found your home in samos!!! Να είσαι καλά!
What a cool family. Very adventurous! Straight goals right here. Hope you're enjoying that boat right now.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!🍾 She's a Beauty!!!
Wow, hard to believe while shopping for a boat myself I ran across this posting a year ago. Time flies and I have followed your updates ever since. Good sailing.
You guys Rock I’m jealous!what a cool adventure with your family.
Just loved your family and what you all did together to find and achieve your new boat. Fantastic video, thanks!! Aussie
I finally found this episode of buying a catamaran. good job for you family. from indonesia
Thanks Captian for sharing your experience , it's a great privilege to watch, God bless you all. 🙏
I LOVE MONTANA. You guys have the best of both worlds.
You guys are my inspiration! I'm from Texas as well and have been working remotely for the last few years. I definitely want to do this in a few years when I no longer have to work ....I"ll be following you guys just got yourself a subscriber
You guys should have far more followers, the family dynamic is a winner!!
Thanks! Were just hometown folks trying to live a dream! Share with your friends; we’d wanted to hit 60k by the end of the year but since we stopped putting vids out it’s kinda stalled... oh well...
Thanks for watching!
Renee
"So that was very disappointin..." Not to mention illegal! Contract law 101, and yes, France being a part of the EU, both sellers and brokers must adhere to EU rules regarding contracts, which, amazingly enough and in all fairness to things being fair, and pretty much along the same lines as the rules here in the states. When they posted the asking price and you put together and presented the offer, that constituted a binding contract. Their raising the price constituted "bait and switch," which is also illegal in France.
Fantastic you found one that you really enjoy in Greece!!! No better place to be "stuck" than tourist extravaganza Greece!
The French are not fond of Americans and you offered 100k less than their asking. IMO
Man, such a blessed lifestyle. I am hoping that my investing and hard work now will enable me to spend more time enjoying life with my family when I get into my 50's and be able to do these sort of things with them.