Category Archives: Our Yacht

Various Projects: Part 1

New Name – New Vinyl:
We weren’t happy with the original name of the boat – or with the beat-up striping.

So we called Larry George at Dockside Graphics and asked for a quote. He came back with $800 for replacing all the striping, changing out the name, and re-doing the Hunter logo graphics on the gunwales and topsides – and he could do the work while the boat was in the slip (hence the name). Sounded good to me. I came up with the design, sent him the Illustrator file and he went to work. Continue reading Various Projects: Part 1

The Inspection & Survey

So, I’ve walked you through how we got to Hunter, what our budget was…and the logic behind it. I also walked you through the offer, and the haggling, with me and the seller settling on a price of $46K against a $55K asking price. We entered into a contract at that point, and I started looking for a surveyor.

But hold up, there was one important step prior to the contract…or even the offer. And that was… Continue reading The Inspection & Survey