The BEST Mini Aluminum EXPEDITION SHIP There Is [Full Tour] Learning the Lines
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"Over the past forty years, Jimmy Cornell has logged hundreds of thousands of nautical miles; the Garcia shipyard has built the most emblematic boats for offshore cruising; and Berret Racoupeau has designed just as many. The coming-together of these three could only give rise to a sailboat with a distinct character, which was to become the Exploration 45.
The first of a line dedicated to sailing all the seas of the world, whether high-latitude or tropical, it is obviously made of aluminium and is a centreboarder. With twin rudders, the control in rough seas and the smoothness of handling are simply exceptional.
All sailing manoeuvres are grouped together in the cockpit, which is particularly well protected by its innovative cap with a view forward. Moving around on deck remains particularly safe, with handrails always within reach and sturdy granny bars. This allows for easy access to the forward sail locker, separated from the rest of the interior by a watertight bulkhead, the ideal complement to the aft technical room.
Inside, the audacity of the layout quickly becomes convincing, with the intelligence of the solutions provided. The deck saloon offers an unexpected panoramic view of the sea: the privilege of comfortably enjoying the exceptional landscapes that surround you. Safety, always keeping a visual eye on your route, while controlling it from the interior watch-keeping position. Available in two or three cabin versions, the interior benefits from remarkable cabinet-making skills. The warmth of Afrormosia, or the brightness of light oak - all you have to do is choose which."
-Credit to the Garcia website.
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I have a 1975 Marinette. It's 48 years old and it's all aluminum. I sanded the entire hull down to the aluminum, and I didn't find ANY pitting or corrosion anywhere. Just pay attention to electrolysis and you'll never have to worry about corrosion.
My dad had a 1975 32' Marinette Sedan. I have a lot of fond memories of i!
Thanks for coming onboard and looking around! We love Scout and glad you do too ❤
Thanks for the very nice video.
I considered the Exploration 45 when we were shopping for a go anywhere sailboat. I ended up rejecting it for two points (no the price was not one of them, our boat Fabule, a Boréal 47.2, is as expensive):
1) engine access which is challenging, the engine being under the floor,
2) the plastic roof (composite) which did not have any form of shielding against lightning. Since I am a PhD in this domain and that Garcia confirmed at the time (2019) that no precaution was taken to ground the roof to the hull, this was a show stopper in my mind.
As well I did not find that steering the boat from the inside would be practical as I could not have a good view of the sea an boat immediate environment from there.
In our Boréal we have the “Doghouse “ which is done for that and I can see sea and sails from it with the same comfort of remaining inside of the boat, especially for night passages.
Good hunting for a boat.
Salutations,
Yan
It shows what you can do with the interior layout of a 45 foot boat if you are not forced to squeeze in a 3rd double stateroom. Really opens up some possibilities. Boat is definitely set up to be cruised on an extended basis by a couple with perhaps kids or the occasional pair of guests. Really like the wood finishes, especially the cabin sole. And guess what, it's not a center cockpit! Yay! Look how much more comfortable outdoor space you get. Aluminum construction is great, as long as you can afford it. It's about a $200K premium over a fiberglass equivalent of this boat.
This vessel looks wonderful! That layout breaks the rule that "nothing is perfect", and looks perfect! Lol I love it!
this was a beautiful well done and thorough tour of this beautiful boat. thank you thank you.
Gorgeous and love the layout. Couldn't help but notice the cat sitting to starboard 😁
Great coverage, thoroughly on the mark.
Wow! This boat is Beautiful 😍
Absolutely lovely boat for it's supposed purpose: All seas expedition boat! If you like this kind of boat, also do consider Allures and Alubat. Allures is actually build by Garcia, also have high grade aluminium hull, but typical a grp deck and couch house. Build more to cruising standards, but also slightly better priced, for instance do their new 51.9 model (a class bigger than this one) cost about the same brand new. Alubat is also build in high grade marine aluminium and are essentially Garcia boats at a bargain, for instance do the 38 feet brand new have a base price of 280k Euro, with lifting keels and ability to dry fall and all. Alubat is less focused on beauty of exterior, but is every bit as functional and solid, and the interior is very beautiful and practical though. I honestly believe, that the Alubat 38, though that much smaller, would be a better couples circumnavigation boat really.
Very very well done. Thank you.
Thanks, great post as usual. Bob in Nevada
I need one of these for my arctic sailing adventure dream 😍
Why? It's only a dream and only ever will be. No one who actually does things talks about dreaming of doing them beforehand.
Love the videos, thanks. I really don’t think you need that disclaimer, it would be enough to say “ hey, here are some videos of boats I like, enjoy”
This boat, along with the Kraken, are my dream boats... nothing compares.
I bet you like those cars driving through empty cities in adverts as well.
Thanks for the tour. Some good, some bad. Love the woodwork and cabinetry design. It's really beautiful in form and materials. Like Aluminum boats. Aluminum may be more ecological than plastic composites.
The aft helms are very exposed and the view through the dodger is very small.
The salon and nav station are nice. Really clever use of a salon seat doubling as a nav station seat.
Engine access does seem problematic. Probably the weight distribution would be wrong, but if the engine were in the technical room, it would be much easier to get to. (Presumably this is a shaft drive, and that's why the engine is so far forward. In contrast, a sail drive, which is arguably less durable, probably could put the engine in the technical room.)
The larger Garcias have much more practical layouts. Somehow it didn't shrink down as well to this size.
I love this boat ! Perfect for a solo sailor or a couple. I agree the engine access is an issue but if well maintained hopefully it wouldn't be a problem. The looks of this boat are stunning in my humble opinion.⛵
One of the best ones yet! Wow! It’s puts a lot of 60 footers to shame it does not look like a 45!
This has to be the best designed trawler/sailboat that I have ever seen!!! An amazing boat and a great video tour!!!
"What's up guys "!?! Can't believe you have not dropped this. Watched a vid the other say and you didn't say it. I thought ok, finally I can watch this guy again, then it came back. You are so patently not asking a question, it is the height of irrelevance.
As was stated, the engine access is minimal but overall a beautiful boat and great narration.
Dumbest boat ever
Nice to see another video about the Garcia. I have the specs on this boat memorized. I have read everything I can find on this boat. This is the perfect boat IF you are a true bluewater sailor. I'm typing this comment before watching the video, so I hope the uploader mentions that this vessel has a swing keel, so you can sail ANYWHERE in the bahama's and never ground out. Those mooring spots that are too close to land that no one else can use are all YOURS if you are helming a Garcia.
This sailboat is not designed to have a cupholder every five feet from you, it's designed to get you there, and then get you back safely. Never will you worry about semi-submerged shipping containers ever again if this is your vessel of choice. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, so my first voyage with this piece of perfection would be to navigate the North West Passage. This boat would feel at home on The Baffin Bay.
It doesn't have a swing keel.
I love aluminum boats when properly built. There are two near deal breakers for me. 1. One of the huge pluses of an aluminum boat is ALL deck fittings can be welded on, not through bolted. This eliminates water intrusion into the boat. Dry bilges are especially very important on an aluminum boat. These at least appear to be through bolted. No good. And 2. Yes, I would have a hard time living with that engine access. For it’s design purpose, could use at least another 50-100 gal more of fuel. Other wise love it. Beautiful. PS. You kept saying the great protection of the large hard dodger. Great for all except the helms person. They are exposed. That boat should have at least 3 autopilots for redundancy. I wouldn’t want to be hand steering when they break down for long. I had 3 on my boat and was down to one a few times.
On a sailboat, the helmsman should be exposed or at least able to have an unobstructed view on the sails. If you can’t handle that, get a motorboat.
i agree, i dont know why all modern boats seem to have the same double helms and they are always exposed! Just seems stupid to me. These boats seem to be custom built, i'm sure you could have the deck fittings all welded down(maybe single helm too?). Probably bigger tanks too, they are pretty small for an "expedition boat".
Engine access does look inadequate. So, when the engine wears out and needs replacement, must it be dismantled in order to remove it? Must the new engine be dismantled then reassembled in the teeny tiny hole or do you, just like they did on the "Deadliest Catch", cut a BIG hole in the hull, install the gear then weld the hull back together. I don't think that is optimal for a personal, small, family level yachet. (I spelled it that way on purpose.) Ok, that is a little extreme, maybe, but it does appear that when the engine dies, it will be a very labor intensive, master marine mechanic level job to get the boat repowered.
GE45 Snow Gum had its engine replaced. No big deal.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 Disagree. Tell that to one of the most successful dedicated world cruisers ever the Amel. My last 2 boats, center cockpit, had helm fully protected by dodger and Bimini. As a US Sailing instructor offshore San Francisco. I have spent many days at sea fully exposed to the weather on modern racer/cruisers. Yes you need to be able to trim. But ocean cruising and adventure voyaging, especially in high latitudes, you are NOT racing, and you definitely want protection from the elements. To not want that is just macho BS! If you are in a SERIOUS race boat, fine. Get wet, and cold, and Burt, and skin cancer. Anything to win. And that’s ok it thats what you want.
Watch a few episodes of sailing Delos. Amel super Maramu 52. 55 KTS wind south east of the Cape of Good Hope. Observe how they handle it. Fully protected. Insane survival conditions.
I have sailed my boats accross the Caribbean Sea both length wise and north to south. Crossed the Pacific and sailed hi latitudes in the pacific. Have fun exposed to the elements. Not for me.
THank you for the tour. One item that needs to be talked about more on these type of tours is how well the boat sails....what is its performance on the water.
Hi Munnon. In a word, the sailing performance is good. But it's not a racing boat. To that, some would say, 'Good! I want it to be comfortable!'. You could ask Garcia for the polar charts and study the details, points of sail with various sail combinations, VMG, etc. What I will tell you is that the data on those charts checks out in reality. Keep in mind that it's a heavy boat when full up - not a lightweight cruiser-racer. So it needs a bit of wind. It will move forward, tight into a 6 knot true wind using the Code 0. For downwind you'll want a Parasailor or Gennaker in those light winds. At the opposite end of the wind situation, this boat is great in strong winds and big seas that cause other boats of its size to become downright uncomfortable. For us it sailed comfortably and confidently in a Force 9 Full Gale, with nasty and confused seas. It does what's written on the box. :-)
Love this boat, conservative design yet the best in every category.
You have no idea what's a strong safe, fast expedition boat should be.
Windora designed 60 years ago has a lot of these features and
more.
After 30 years of cruising on Windora Lynda clear she was never to be sold. ⛵️🌏🌊🌊🌏⛵️🙂. Cheers Phil
I love this boat
It is my dreamboat since I know Garcia. I will never own it, but at least it would be a real pleasure to be a guest for a week or so.
I also saw the channel with SnowFlake and was very surprised that they sold the boat within a year after buying it brandnew. I also remember that there were issues withbthe Volvo engine.
Thanks for this Video, enjoyed so much
SnowFlake? Hi Christian. Do you mean Snow Gum? Or have you decided to call our former boat SnowFlake? I haven't seen that before. I wonder if the name is free, or already taken. Curious. 🙂 Regards, Rick.
Very nice...
I kinda wish there were electric winch controls are the nav desk. So if you need to tack you can go outside and get it done and just lace the jib sheets on the winches snug and get inside out of the weather and do the fine trim from inside. Maybe dare to dream
Regarding price: according to the January 2023 price list from Garcia, the basic (no electronics, no upgraded anything) three cabin version is now $730,650 USD and if you want the boat as shown (with all their lovely and sensible upgrades) in the video, you will not get much change back from $980,000 USD.
The prices for the "extra's" are sick. I got a pricelist from Garcia.
100%! Boreal prices are more pleasant!
When we were putting our order together I remember noticing that Garcia’s prices for options were pretty good compared to some other builders. I found Hallberg-Rassy option prices to be noticeably higher.
Regarding the options pricing: once you dig into how sensible the options are (usually aimed at using the yacht for a specific purpose, like a generator to power a dive compressor) and how sensibly they are integrated into the boat’s systems as a whole, the options turn out to be fairly priced. We are halfway through the build process and impressed but not surprised by how it is coming together.
Perfect!
I like this boat.
Love it
This vessel satisfies my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder! Every 1st owner has an area that is designed to create joy for their OCD, as evidenced by how many owners spend hours discussing their 'tech area', wine cellar, tool boxes, etc... It is a gorgeous, traditional sloop with nary a hint of the Aluminum structure. A niche boat that appeals to everyone. A "winner" in Charlie Sheen speak.
You're using OCD incorrectly.
@@Fisklina Thank you! Please discuss with a therapist but my depth of knowledge from the DSM-V is pretty extensive! Haha, but, a classis response.
@@DCGULL01 I have a hard time seeing that. But I might not get precisely what you mean, so please feel free to explain.
Nice good all weather sailing round world
Se supone que daras la vuelta al mundo 🌏 😊
Garcia's are a beauty blue-waterwise. In that range of price I would check a Boreal before making a buying decision. A bit more customizable. But still Garcia makes beautyful ships...
,good size to Enjoy the sail AND motor
I would buy this boat before a similar priced Cat all day any day. Awesome boat. And one thats closely priced is right next door - LA Vagabond outremer 45.
This would do nicely.
Nice boat and reliable boatbuilder, but from my perspective the Boreal 47.2 remains one step ahead on multiple aspects, such as the doghouse (way ahead of the Garcia forward nav station) and the cockpit ergonomy. Several options when you are looking for ocean passage aluminum boats from Garcia, Allure, Boreal, KM, Alubat and semi custom from other renowned boatyards that are making dreams come true.
Thanks. Love this channel. I like the long hair better.
Finally have got to TH-cam video with more commercials than content. Hope you’re being well compensated.
Install an AD BLOCKER Jimmy, how old are you? ... 10?
Im always surprised how much boat garcia fits into these.
Very nice and low maintenance long range cryiser
Start of the video I was like: "Looks like a small Garcia" ... lol
Is pronouncing the word “forward “ as “foward” (without the first R)a boat or sailing thing? It seems like I hear that a lot in sailing videos. Honestly wondering if it’s a thing like how main sail is pronounced differently by many sailers.
Hola ese yate esta echo de afuera para dentro y los camarotes son de galeones de soldados 😮 creo que deberian hacerlos de adentro para fuera para que los cubiculos o cuartos sean mas espaciosos. 😊
Garcia 🇨🇵🇨🇵
Beautiful. That nav station is very nice. I love aluminum, with a little attention to prevent electrolysis, it's the most durable boat material.
Now if you could find a boat like this at 1/3 the price...
Cheers from Alaska
The cost problem is all the hand welding. It's even more labor intensive than a plastic composite boat, which is already very labor intensive.
Hi Greg. Have a look at Alluring Arctic. They found an older Garcia for a tenth the price, fixed it up and are now exploring Alaska in winter. :-)
@SailingSnowGum Excellent recommendation, I'm already a Patreon member of those Finns! I love their channel.
Yeah, a great channel. They’re certainly not scared of a bit of snow, those Finns. If only Juho could find a way to clone Sohvi … she’s great. The way she handles frozen dock lines and rows mooring lines to shore in the sleet. Incredible.
@SailingSnowGum Incredible indeed. Having a shipmate like Sohvi, I hope Juho appreciates how fortunate he is.
Would have liked to see a helm station inside perhaps integrated with the nav station. Also forward head should have a seperate shower not a wet head
i've loved the garcia's since i found them back in 2014-15 the only thing i find odd is the windlass location with the hatch and the front windows of the pilot house give you no room to work out problems
I love the windlass placement, it addresses a problem that has occupied my imagination for a long time, viz democratisation of the weight sharing of the anchor chain! ! have a slightly different design, but this is an elegant solution!
@@Davidcallardthe placement is good but that hatch is just a bad idea
a nine foot draft is too much for your gunkholeing day sailing, especially New England/ Cape Cod. The Cape islands have especially shoal water, often only four feet out of sight of land on both sides of the main channel to Nantucket! My practical experience!
Lovely boat but... 1) I would be concerned about the downward angle of the forward facing "windshield" if you took any blue water over the bow. 2) I'm not too sure that I would call that "dodger" a dodger; more of a blip. I had a more conventional dodger on my boat which was much taller and I could see over and around it quite well and had great protection while steering.
this thing is a little tank! beautifully designed. I wonder how she rides though... or maybe they simply gave her a heavier keel and ballast?
No keel ;) The centerboard lifts to give her a 3.7ft draft. There is a lot of ballast in the hull though, and also because the anchor chain comes back to a storage box under the mast, she is rock solid riding any sort of wave action (so far!).
Yeah, what's the est. RRP? Couldn't find it shown and would love to know.
Ytf am I here, I can’t sail, I will never sail, yet I’m drawn to these videos🤔
I love this boat, what is the price of a used one? I'm sure I don't have the money for a new one, it must be an astronomical price
It moved Jerry!
This is a very nice boat. If someone wanted to give me one, I'd take it! : - ) PS - This looked like a tour done at the US Sailboat Show. Since I was there I don't understand how I missed having a look at it myself.
Small thing, but why do so very many TH-camrs say “without further ado” and then cut to an intro sequence‽ That’s ado! Just say “after a bit of ado” or something instead…. Or skip the ado.
I do like the video, I’ve watched many of them. Just nitpicking…
can u add around view camera and volvo ips?
The back is called AFT!
This is a fixable sailboat because it is aluminum. Just don't eat the boat. The anode is what magnesium? The keel line stem to stern academic keeling design reduces heeling over and increases speed of sailing. The deepest point should be between the mast and forestay. You could put the trapezoid keel plate from the mast to the bow. The mast at one and the bow at three or four. Then clear the boom and ballast the boat. The center board stays up. The mast and headsails are keeled
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Hi how do? Been watching your channel for some time now. I'm interested in exploration vessels w/sails..One thing I've noticed..most boats/yachts don/t show or have a wet room berfore or entering a dry cabin...do any of the manufactures of the vessels you've showcased have a dry room?
Hi Rick. Are you referring to a drying room? We used the shower for hanging wet jackets and salopettes. It's close enough to the companionway steps.
Can you please tour a Vancouver 28ft please?
Engine has 3 accesses... Aventura II was an Alubat Ovni 43.
Lovely boat, but forward visibility from the cockpit is ridiculous. Between the hard dodger and the tall deckhouse, it's like looking through the mail slot on a door.
Hi d. The perspex 'windows' in the hard dodger are really only for providing a sense of what's ahead. I always preferred to really see properly, so looked over the dodger, or looked under the dodger and through the open companionway doors then through the clear, glass windows at the front of the saloon.
I wish you put the name of the ship in the description so I could see how much it costs.
If someone ever built this boat with an amel style helm I would have it pre ordered before the 1st one came off the line
Better yet, I wish amel made a aluminum boat 😭
Beautiful boat but wow, very pricey!
It might just be the camera but the visibility from the cockpit looks terrible???
Just the camera.
Loved the boat until you showed the forward location welds look a bit cold and the whole frame setup with extrusion was a bit of a disappointment 😢
Stunning world cruiser...however, two things struck my about the design. As you mentioned, the engine access is not ideal, and there was no mention of a bow truster. She is built for extreme open water, but what about tight docking/marina conditions, especially in strong crosswinds?
If you purchase this boat for what it can do, then you would have years of experience sailing to the point that a bow thruster is just like "power steering" on a car, it's nice, but you don't really need it. . . same goes with this boat...one less bow thruster, one less thru-hull.
A bowthruster is an option. It works well with the centreboard down, as this gives the hull something to pivot on. It's a whole other story with the centreboard up - nowhere near as responsive. In fact, the feeling that the bowthruster is making noise but not doing much is enough to make one ask a nearby wife, 'Darling, I don't think we've got the centreboard down? Hmmm.'
Generally, I very much enjoy your boat tours. I really enjoy the variety of boats that you draw our attention too. One thing that I find annoying however, is the ever constant Storage, storage, storage. Enough already, please continue to highlight the living quarters, galley, engine room and
how the vessel navigates. Tanks.
Hi Nat. You better not watch our videos about storage on these boats. It's really good! But it'll piss you off, so don't watch. ;-)
p.s. Storage is really important on boats intended for voyages. This boat gives up some spaciousness in the saloon, for (you guessed it) storage!
Should I keep talking about storage?
Great reviews, but, similar to real estate videos you don’t discuss price. Most of us pay close attention to price and our budgets so it is vexing that value discussions are absent from your reviews. Yep, I know, you lost the MSRP in the link below. Well, why not talk about it? Is it some sort of verboten concept in the yacht world?
Hi Van. When I was boat shopping I found the lack of info on TH-cam about prices to be frustrating as well. But then I found the perfect solution! Call or email the sales guys at the boatyards, tell them you're a serious boat shopper and ask for the full price list. They never failed to give me all I could have wanted to know, usually within minutes. And as a bonus, the prices were up to date! Enjoy the shopping. 🙂
Allthough it is my dreamboat, there are some compromises indeed: The cabin layout is not so mine. If you would merge a Garcia 45 and a Sirius 40DS with it's very intelligent layouts and solutions, you will surely have your nearly absolute dreamboat. To answer your question: Jimmy Cornell does not own one now.
BTW: Sirius has a waiting list of 4(!) years for now and growing.
The Sirius is like the "Sister" ship to this one ...if I could not wait for my Garcia to be built on time and Sirius had a 40DS all ready to go, I would not hesitate to change brands ... they are so alike but as you said, with subtle differences.
Nice,boat engine room was non -existent, and seemed a bit cramped inside for a 45 footer. so not for me.
Love the nav station, everything else is just wrong.
howmuch is it?
Can you steer the boat from the nav station? If so, how?
You shouldn't even have to ask that question...it's an all weather, around the world, blue water cruiser worth $700,000 dollars and you just asked if it comes with sails.
@@TYRONE_SHOELACES-CANADA I want to know if you get this boat are you operating the vessel outside no matter what.
Other boats you can steer from inside or outside. Some only inside. Some only outside.
None of that has to do with sails. This question is relevant to motor or sailing vessels.
Hi Mase. Yes, you can steer the boat with autopilot controls from inside at the nav station. Or you can do the same while standing in the galley making breakfast with the microwave, or from under the dodger, or from your synced iPad, or by using the autopilot remote control fob from anywhere other than having fallen overboard. Note to sailing couples: if you can't find the autopilot remote control fob, has your partner fallen overboard with it around their neck?
Notwithstanding the multiple ways to steer the boat in open water, it was always best to steer this boat with the steering wheels in marinas or busy harbours, with kids' sailing schools and kayak training groups, or the Queen Mary, in the way. ISYN.
Check out Pegasus 50
I like it, but it is over 2 Mio Euro in full spec - and it isn't a real expedition boat. It is a "go anywhere family boat" in my opinion. But what is not to like on that?
Price?
For “off the shelf” go anywhere I believe Boreal is #1 with Garcia a good way behind… for serious exploration, expeditions or commercial high latitude sailing, for me it would only be K&M
Hi Mike. K&M? H&M? One of these sells clothes at pretty good prices, though I'm not sure the skirt my daughter bought would suit you. KM Yachtbuilders could probably sell us some clothes too - or a very nice boat! Carolyn and I met up with a Bestevaer in a Scottish anchorage. Oof, the Dutch are good at building boats.
Why open transom? Breaking wave in a following sea.....
Mini?
Ship name?
What about the Neel 43
Its not aluminium, and a trimaran
The helm stations are a confusing design choice. Seems like a waste of a well-protected cockpit to leave to helm stations exposed.
Hi Robert. The helm stations are where they are for a few reasons. Firstly, they use a cable operated system to the steering compartment below, so the helms are best positioned directly above the steering gear and the rudders. Secondly, with the helms being where they are, they helmsman or woman has good visibility forward. In marinas and harbours I would often stand on the seats behind the helms, for better visibility. I'd have to hop down to reach the throttle or bowthruster controls. Then back up. Good exercise! Thirdly, having two helms on the sides makes for good access to get behind them, or through to the transom. It's a good cockpit layout. Great handholds!
@@SailingSnowGum That makes sense. On second watching I noticed that we really don't get a good wide angle perspective from the video of what it feels like. I imagine it feels much better protected in person. The also look really really close together. I suspect that's also a camera angle issue.
Love the boat but engine access is atrocious meaning it won’t get looked after. Show stopper in my opinion.
Not much visibility from the pilot house…
In the ad you finally have a proper haircut.
Sound a little under the weather, you need a personal ‘dodger’. Nice boat
The visibility from the helm is atrocious
HOW MUCH does it cost ⁉
The answer to your question, ‘How much does it cost?’ is like the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts. It only appears if you need to know. And if you don’t need to know, it doesn’t appear.
These kinds of boats all cost about what you’d expect, depending on what is included. So what it costs is up to you. If you’re not going to buy one it doesn’t matter. If you are going to buy one you need only ask. 🙂 I’m channeling the Grey Lady here, which is more polite than saying, ‘If you need to ask, you can’t afford it.’ That’s not a nice thing to say to anyone, but it’s true. You want plenty of spare money after you’ve bought a boat like this.
Isn’t it interesting how we’re curious about the actual cost of things we want and might be able to afford, but hesitate to ask the right people for fear of finding out that we can’t? 🙂
Prices have jumped due to post-Covid inflation and aluminium cost increases caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine. You need to ask Garcia for their current price list, then factor in how prices might increase between now and delivery in a few years. Eek!
There's not a single criticism or even a niggle about this boat in this video - just gushing praise for all 20 minutes. It's obviously a paid review.
Great ship but its also double the price of a fiberglass boat.
You guys need to change your channel name to boat brokers