Looking To Buy A Speedboat

[Paangjang]

There are various dealers of both Thai made and imported speedboats in Thailand. I cant seem to find a second hand "Thai style" wooden speedboat for sale.

There is literally hundreds moored up in Phuket but none for sale. They're used for daytrips or diving trips.

I've searched through this forum and various others, google, asked around etc. No luck.

Im looking for a speed boat between 25'-33'foot long. I need around 400HP. Like i say there is loads around but i can't find any for sale. One of the big dive center owners told me that the Thai companies buy them new then run them out too old to sell.

Our budget is only 1 Million THB.

I know a fiber glass boat would be better quality than a wooden one but i think that would be out of our price range.

Anybody know of a dealerships or anywhere i can buy a speedboat within my budget?

I've been scanning Apollo duck and boat shed for months. They're a lot harder to find than i expected.

[lannarebirth]

The very first ad I see in Thai Visa classifieds seems to fit your criteria:

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/marine/power-boats/33-feet-power-boat-for-sale-147032.html

[necronx99]

The day you find one and buy it will be the second happiest day of your life!

[Paangjang]

The very first ad I see in Thai Visa classifieds seems to fit your criteria:

http://classifieds.t...ale-147032.html

Im on Samui at the moment, seen it already. It's not in great condition. Hence being on the market so long. Looking for more options.

[Paangjang]

The day you find one and buy it will be the second happiest day of your life!

Go on... What will be the first then third happiest?

[scorecard]

Contact the science minister, I'm sure there will be some left over from his recent event to put thousands of boats to work on the Chao Phya river to help drain the flood waters.

[madjbs]

I wouldn't buy a Thai made one. Bayliners here are well overpriced (twice the price of the USA) but Crownline have just started importing boats and they are selling them for the USA price. They work out about the same price as the Bayliners but are of much higher quality and spec. For 1 million you can buy an 18.5ft bowrider with a 190hp mercruiser stern drive. A much better boat which will be reliable and hold it's value compared to a Thai made fibreglass over wood contraption. It is better to buy the best boat in your budget even if it's not quite as big as you want etc.. rather than a big rubbish one, in my opinion.

[necronx99]

The day you find one and buy it will be the second happiest day of your life!

Go on... What will be the first then third happiest?

Traditionally, a boat owners happiest day ever is the day when they become ex boat owners...

[madjbs]

^ If you buy a good boat you will have many days of great enjoyment without problems. I did, I do and I don't!

[Paangjang]

Traditionally, a boat owners happiest day ever is the day when they become ex boat owners...

Oh, thanks for that

[Paangjang]

^ If you buy a good boat you will have many days of great enjoyment without problems. I did, I do and I don't!

Thats the sort of comment i wanted to hear. Cheers.

I like your view of buying a smaller better quality boat than a bigger rubbish one. The only thing is, i need to fit enough people on it to make money. I need to fit 8 divers or snorkellers or a mix to cover my fuel costs. Seen the crownline, they're beautiful boats but i don't think i could afford one big enough for my needs.

[madjbs]

For diving and snorkelling tours, why not buy a RIB? Low sides and easy storage of tanks against the tubes. There is a German guy on Phuket who makes good quality RIBS here using hypalon material. You might be able to afford one if you got a second hand outboard for it.

Also, your fuel costs would greatly depend on what size and type of engines ypu were using. A smaller boat might not work out worse off at the end.

[Paangjang]

For diving and snorkelling tours, why not buy a RIB? Low sides and easy storage of tanks against the tubes. There is a German guy on Phuket who makes good quality RIBS here using hypalon material. You might be able to afford one if you got a second hand outboard for it.

I need a speed boat for Phi phi daytrips. Thanks anyway. Do you really think the Thai made wooden speedboats are a big no no? I've never had any bad experiences with them. Have you? Do they rot quickly?

[madjbs]

A RIB will go to Phi Phi no problem at all and in fact would do it a lot better than a bowrider or most Thai made boats. They are after all built for rough seas and high speeds. The Thai wooden boats are just poorly built, most of them look in pretty bad shape and I bet they are not that old. Inconsistent hulls and they probably are not built strong enough for the engines people put on them. I have seen cracked transoms on similar types of low quality locally made boats before, not worth the trouble in my opinion, they might be cheap for what they are but it's still a million baht at the end of the day.

[madjbs]

I guess as a workhorse for ferrying people around one of the Thai ones might be ok, if you know how to look after and fix it. I just wouldn't consider buying one for leisure use.

[Paangjang]

I guess as a workhorse for ferrying people around one of the Thai ones might be ok, if you know how to look after and fix it. I just wouldn't consider buying one for leisure use.

Thats all i need it for, a workhorse. My captain knows how to repair the old 2 strokes and he takes good care of his boats. I would fit a couple of 250HP 4 strokes but you can't do much to those without plugging them into a laptop. Although they say that a yammie 2 stroke 200HP spits out a third of its unburned fuel.

[tinfoilhat]

The day you find one and buy it will be the second happiest day of your life!

Go on... What will be the first then third happiest?

the day he sells it will be the first happiest.

his numbers are optimistically low, he will be lucky to get the motors for that

[vtjforyou]

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