I am really impressed, Thank you for doing all the research on Cats and putting out the information. I watch quite a few channels and you are right at the top. Thanks again..
Thank you Ryan for setting up this information area and to Gary for his experienced help in answering Ryan's (and many other sailboat searchers) questions. I wanted a full time live-aboard catamaran only, and searched (without regard to price) for what I considered the best vessel for my traveling home. Being retired, I chose a used Lagoon 45 or a 52S. After enduring severe shock, I checked out other cat brands and decided to settle for a monohull, sigh.....perhaps a very used Beneteau CC 57 with the helm on the companionway bulkhead.....or scuttle my life long dream until (hopefully) my next life.
Just to let you know, you asked the same questions that I would have. I appreciate the fact that you are taking your time and doing lots of "homework" prior to making your purchase. It will be at least another 2 years before we are to the point of buying our "Floating Tiny House", but with helpful tips from you and others it is making the process that much easier. Fair winds to you both.!
Hi Charlie Good evening I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
Great interview Ryan and Gary. Full of excellent advice that clearly comes from years of experience in the game. Thanks so much for sharing this. More power to TH-cam! Cheers from Stewart
This is one of the questions we've wondered about as we're "window shopping" for our boat. Hope this can be of some use those of you in a similar situation as us!
Jessica and Ryan Adventures let me know what your interested in and I can find you something great. Badkew@gmail.com I've got a 55' Numarine for a steal of a deal.
Hi Joyce Good evening I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
Many boats are also run down, disused, or in need of major repair. Many boats are technically unsalable because of the repairs needed. Many boat owners are also out of touch with reality when it comes to pricing. Without a proper survey, many new boat owners get screwed for lack of a better word. After the 2017 Caribbean hurricane season, many boats have been lost, or damaged. This will lead to a situation of salvage and quick spotty repairs. boats that were wrecked are being resold for cheap or lightly used. It can't be stated enough, to always get a boat properly surveyed before you spend a dime on it. You may be buying a former wreck that is un-insurable. If you buy a boat outside your home country, when you sail it back to your home country, you will pay tax on that purchase. This is why some boat sales specify no sale within the USA for example. Boaters preferences are also changing. Catamarans are becoming more popular than monohulls, and this is driving the price of monohulls down. The under 30ft boat market is being hit the most. Resale value of that market is being hit with an average 30 percent loss. This is the best area for young boaters to buy into and get started in boating.
This video came at exactly the right time for me. Thank you. Already in email contact about one boat in Grenada and waiting on a reply on another, and seeing this video is telling me this is the right time to do this and I'll have some negotiating power.
Update: I just made an offer on a boat in St. Thomas USVI after pursuing several boats after watching this video. Thank you for making this video! It got me to focus on getting the right boat at the cheapest price by not waiting until November/December.
What website are you going to to search for boats for sale? and is a cat easier to sail than a monohull. If you were a beginner which would you buy at first?
I think the best deal can be made anywhere. Its just up to the owner who realy wants to, or is forced to sell. You need patience, just in like any other good deal. (willing to walk away from it if you cant get a good deal)
Thanks for these vids. I have seen comments from people complaining about not enough sailing, but there are already LOTS of such videos on the internet. These sorts of informative videos are not that common, so I appreciate them. If you are going to be like everyone else, what makes you special?
Can confirm, I'm in the pacific northwest, we are shopping boats right now. $40k doesn't get you much. Looking at a 34' Catalina (late 80's) right now for high $30's. Way more options on the east coast and florida. Wish I could sail one back from there!
Great video once again and thanks to Gary for also doing this . The information is very informative This is really assisting in my quest in locating a boat . I really need that 30% discount due to the fact that oil prices are down and Canada couldn't sell a barrel if they tried. (oil sands) 0.70 on the dollar.....on a good day😉 That's about 75,000 extra on a 250,000 boat. Dam should have bought it when we were $ 1.10 C to $1.00U.S couple years ago lol thank Ryan
Good info. Gary seems to be pretty genuine. We are looking for a Helia 44 in about a year. We will contact Gary and see if he can help. Keep up the good work, really appreciate the analytical approach you take towards choosing the right boat
2024 Autumn / PLEASE get someone like this fellow to speak about MONOHULL sailboats. I wish Gary Fritz did MONOS as well as cats.This is a Great and Informative Video.
Bit late I know but come to South Africa where a 26 -30 ft can cost anywhere from 150 000 to 250 000.impossible unless you are pretty rich.been dreaming for too long and will never afford anything!
Very interesting. That guy Gary knows catamarans! I'm not in this yacht world of boat buying, but he clearly knows his stuff and hey, the same supply/demand principles apply everywhere on all boats.
Using a 50 foot Trawler/Motor Yacht as an example. Which would be a better investment, buying a $250K boat, or buying a $50K boat and investing $200K in upgrades ? Also, what do you think about converting Diesel engines over to Electric engines, and could it be accomplished as part of the $200K upgrade ?
Excellent information! It is so tiresome slogging through so many inexperienced lives boards giving their ignorance a platform… complaining about the high price of slips or haul out fees or storage “on the hard”… in Miami FL! 😳 This experienced commentary is worth a price of admission… wish you had one! 😁
Mr.Fretz I took your luggage up to your room when you stayed at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. I know you don’t remember me lol, but I’m seriously interested in buying a owner’s version catamaran. 50 footer. I work at the airport so I can fly anywhere at a moment’s notice to pick it up
Here in Brazil boats cost muvh more than USA. It is insane. For exemple, a Galeon 325 will cost about US$ 400.000 here. And believe me, it is pretty more dificult to make that money here then is US. So we are fucked up here... lol.
OR , you could get CREATIVE and AMBITIOUS and BUILD Your Own Wooden Boat ... Covid has us all at home , might as well build something exactly like you want out of WOOD , like a VIKING !!! ... I'm building one !!!
Hi Ryan I just watched you interview with Gary Fretz on buying a catamaran the information is first class as I am looking for 40 to 44ft around 250th Sterling . I live N Ireland but will locate to where ever the boat can be purcased to get used to the boat as I am retired and have been sailing 32ft mono hull I will contact Garrys website 07/01/21
This video is ridiculous. First off he’s giving false information, there are tens of thousands of boats for sale that you can pull up in a matter of seconds in the United States alone. As far as options go, complete BS. $1000 for a string of LED lights on the canopy, $3000 for a subwoofer, $200 for 2 freaking cupholders, downright criminal!!! All I see in this video is someone trying to convince everyone that Boats should cost what they cost. Complete BS!
In addition to supply/demand of boats, also supply/demand of the dollar. The dollar is losing value... a lot of money supply since the fed keeps printing money and the US isn’t producing goods to match.
8:10 LOL dude literally tells you to buy in the summer when it's the most expensive, then sell in the fall when you will lose more money... Always buy in the fall, you then have spring to fix issues, and summer to play/sell.
for me that sounds like you can make *very big profits* and very good money buying boats in the off season in the Caribbian and selling them in the high season in the US....
So basically what this guy is saying is... he sells boats out of the Caribbean? It really seems like he's pushing the Caribbean for some reason... is it because it really is the cheapest place to buy a boat, or does he have a vested interest?
"Supply and demand...?" A coded way of saying greed. Then the US has taxes & govt fees which is still more taxes which in essence, kills the market for potential sales. The aftermarket already taxable, too. Maybe President Trump can do somethng about this too as well as State governors to give hard working Americans a break to enjoy prosperity and retirement best.
4:47 your americanism you're America Centric vision manifest destiny manifest stupidity you're making fun of them because they don't have air conditioning they don't need it it doesn't get that hot and humid that's why they think it's funny because Italy south of friends Greece if you going to travel you will not see Holmes having air conditioners that's right back in the mid-2000s France had a heatwave and their numbers we're about 60 - 80000 dead from the Heat sounds crazy right but they don't get it heat the same way we do and nobody had an air conditioner show all the elderly sick when we the heat wave was able to kill that many in France alone if a simple heat wave in cause that many deaths air conditioning is not a part of their culture because they don't need it that would be like the metis in Northern Canada having an ice machine they live north of the Arctic Circle but yet again the average American citizen thanks his fellow American citizen no favours by being the atypical ignorant half stupid American male I can't emphasize the last part enough the other half doesn't seem to have the same issues wonder what that is about anyway enjoy your ignorant stupid ass
now that the secret is out, everyone is on to it and adjusting prices HA Prices in California are ridiculous. Been looking for months and only finding junk
ANOTHER great video!! Full of information, I can learn more from ONE of your videos than ten others combined!! Gary, you are a wealth of information sir. Thank you again!! ☺
Gary reminds me of the boat seller on Captain Ron in a good way. Extremely knowledgable. Thanks for the great video and interview.
That would be Paul Anka. I was impressed with his assistant.
I am really impressed, Thank you for doing all the research on Cats and putting out the information. I watch quite a few channels and you are right at the top. Thanks again..
GReat interview and thanks for finding Gary he is entertaining and his website is so huge and fun to browse keep up the great work
He is so knowledgable would love some more q&A videos with Gary.
Thank you Ryan for setting up this information area and to Gary for his experienced help in answering Ryan's (and many other sailboat searchers) questions. I wanted a full time live-aboard catamaran only, and searched (without regard to price) for what I considered the best vessel for my traveling home. Being retired, I chose a used Lagoon 45 or a 52S. After enduring severe shock, I checked out other cat brands and decided to settle for a monohull, sigh.....perhaps a very used Beneteau CC 57 with the helm on the companionway bulkhead.....or scuttle my life long dream until (hopefully) my next life.
Just to let you know, you asked the same questions that I would have. I appreciate the fact that you are taking your time and doing lots of "homework" prior to making your purchase. It will be at least another 2 years before we are to the point of buying our "Floating Tiny House", but with helpful tips from you and others it is making the process that much easier.
Fair winds to you both.!
Hi Charlie Good evening I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
Thank you Ryan, I like your determination and the way you help the community for this purpose.
Agree. Very useful interview with Gary.
Ryan, Great Video. Gary Fretz really know's his Catamarans and it shows in these videos. Great Job.
Gary has earned my future business. Very impressed with his knowledge and demeanor.
Great interview Ryan and Gary. Full of excellent advice that clearly comes from years of experience in the game. Thanks so much for sharing this. More power to TH-cam! Cheers from Stewart
He brought up a good point. Where or how do you find a safe place to protect your boat during a hurricane?
ABC islands
one of the most helpful interviews on a sailing channel, thanks Ryan!
This is one of the questions we've wondered about as we're "window shopping" for our boat. Hope this can be of some use those of you in a similar situation as us!
Jessica and Ryan Adventures let me know what your interested in and I can find you something great. Badkew@gmail.com I've got a 55' Numarine for a steal of a deal.
Jessica and Ryan Adventures hey guys how close are y'all getting to your dream
I love your analytical approach guys! Thank you for doing all this research and making it easy for your viewers!
These were great! I just emailed Gary about helping me find a boat later this year! Thank you for doing these! they are really helpful!
Great video and subject material for people looking into this. Thanks Gary for your knowledge and time and Thanks Ryan for getting this out!
This was a really helpful discussion. Thanks guys!
Great info. Great question and genuine effort to enlighten us all. Much appreciation
Hi Joyce Good evening I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
Many boats are also run down, disused, or in need of major repair. Many boats are technically unsalable because of the repairs needed. Many boat owners are also out of touch with reality when it comes to pricing. Without a proper survey, many new boat owners get screwed for lack of a better word. After the 2017 Caribbean hurricane season, many boats have been lost, or damaged. This will lead to a situation of salvage and quick spotty repairs. boats that were wrecked are being resold for cheap or lightly used. It can't be stated enough, to always get a boat properly surveyed before you spend a dime on it. You may be buying a former wreck that is un-insurable.
If you buy a boat outside your home country, when you sail it back to your home country, you will pay tax on that purchase. This is why some boat sales specify no sale within the USA for example.
Boaters preferences are also changing. Catamarans are becoming more popular than monohulls, and this is driving the price of monohulls down. The under 30ft boat market is being hit the most. Resale value of that market is being hit with an average 30 percent loss. This is the best area for young boaters to buy into and get started in boating.
🏈thank you so much for all info. We we have 2 years from last month till our move to a cat. Never sailed but learning to his year. Love your channel!
Hi Mamas good evening how are you doing this beautiful evening…🌺🌺🌺
This video came at exactly the right time for me. Thank you. Already in email contact about one boat in Grenada and waiting on a reply on another, and seeing this video is telling me this is the right time to do this and I'll have some negotiating power.
Update: I just made an offer on a boat in St. Thomas USVI after pursuing several boats after watching this video. Thank you for making this video! It got me to focus on getting the right boat at the cheapest price by not waiting until November/December.
Thanks again Ryan! This video is very helpful and informative. Will definitely help us budget restricted folks.
What website are you going to to search for boats for sale? and is a cat easier to sail than a monohull. If you were a beginner which would you buy at first?
Yeah the Caribbean has heaps of cheap boats now.. you just need to get them out of the trees...
Very helpful, thanks Ryan and Gary.
Hi Ian good evening how are you doing this beautiful cool evening. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
I like! Keep it up!
Very nicely done with a knowledgeable guest. Great job!
I think the best deal can be made anywhere.
Its just up to the owner who realy wants to, or is forced to sell.
You need patience, just in like any other good deal. (willing to walk away from it if you cant get a good deal)
Gary did excellent job. My family did real estate for years and many similarities! Thanks🐋
Wow, Gary Fretz seems really knowledgable...and he talks in a very straight forward manner.
I think this is my first youtube comment ever... but this video really helped!!!
Some of the boats on Gary's search site state "not for sale in the USA" ... what does that mean? and why is not available in the USA?
Jones act more than likely
Excellent Gary, Thank You.
great videos really refreshing perspective on content of youtube sailing channels. good format definitely worth watching
Awesome informative video Ryan. I really enjoyed it. Thanks.
Another good one, Thx Ryan & Gary...
Thanks for these vids. I have seen comments from people complaining about not enough sailing, but there are already LOTS of such videos on the internet.
These sorts of informative videos are not that common, so I appreciate them. If you are going to be like everyone else, what makes you special?
That was excellent Thx Ryan and Gary
Wow! Great information. Answered question I didn't even have yet.
awesome! loved gary's expertise!
Thanks for the expertise!
really good information. Thank you
Can confirm, I'm in the pacific northwest, we are shopping boats right now. $40k doesn't get you much. Looking at a 34' Catalina (late 80's) right now for high $30's. Way more options on the east coast and florida. Wish I could sail one back from there!
Great video once again and thanks to Gary for also doing this . The information is very informative This is really assisting in my quest in locating a boat . I really need that 30% discount due to the fact that oil prices are down and Canada couldn't sell a barrel if they tried. (oil sands) 0.70 on the dollar.....on a good day😉
That's about 75,000 extra on a 250,000 boat. Dam should have bought it when we were $ 1.10 C to $1.00U.S couple years ago
lol thank Ryan
Good info. Gary seems to be pretty genuine. We are looking for a Helia 44 in about a year. We will contact Gary and see if he can help. Keep up the good work, really appreciate the analytical approach you take towards choosing the right boat
Season is not June until September in Europe. Our sailing season is much longer than N America.
great interview. lots of quality information
I want to buy a used possibly 1 owner chaparral 320 or 420 signature serious where should I buy and I heard you say during the summer time to buy?
2024 Autumn / PLEASE get someone like this fellow to speak about MONOHULL sailboats. I wish Gary Fritz did MONOS as well as cats.This is a Great and Informative Video.
Fantastic video
Pure greed it's the way they roll, go to Europe more bang for your buck.
good job info great
That was really helpful. Many thanks
Bit late I know but come to South Africa where a 26 -30 ft can cost anywhere from 150 000 to 250 000.impossible unless you are pretty rich.been dreaming for too long and will never afford anything!
Aye? Come buy one in Australia ya cheap ass.
Very interesting. That guy Gary knows catamarans! I'm not in this yacht world of boat buying, but he clearly knows his stuff and hey, the same supply/demand principles apply everywhere on all boats.
Using a 50 foot Trawler/Motor Yacht as an example. Which would be a better investment, buying a $250K boat, or buying a $50K boat and investing $200K in upgrades ? Also, what do you think about converting Diesel engines over to Electric engines, and could it be accomplished as part of the $200K upgrade ?
US pays way less for boats than Canadians.
Excellent information! It is so tiresome slogging through so many inexperienced lives boards giving their ignorance a platform… complaining about the high price of slips or haul out fees or storage “on the hard”… in Miami FL! 😳
This experienced commentary is worth a price of admission… wish you had one! 😁
Very good information. Thank you.
Mr.Fretz I took your luggage up to your room when you stayed at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. I know you don’t remember me lol, but I’m seriously interested in buying a owner’s version catamaran. 50 footer. I work at the airport so I can fly anywhere at a moment’s notice to pick it up
Here in Brazil boats cost muvh more than USA. It is insane. For exemple, a Galeon 325 will cost about US$ 400.000 here. And believe me, it is pretty more dificult to make that money here then is US. So we are fucked up here... lol.
OR , you could get CREATIVE and AMBITIOUS and BUILD Your Own Wooden Boat ... Covid has us all at home , might as well build something exactly like you want out of WOOD , like a VIKING !!! ... I'm building one !!!
catching up on your channel, this was a great interview thanks
Hi Ryan I just watched you interview with Gary Fretz on buying a catamaran the information is first class as I am looking for 40 to 44ft around 250th Sterling . I live N Ireland but will locate to where ever the boat can be purcased to get used to the boat as I am retired and have been sailing 32ft mono hull I will contact Garrys website 07/01/21
This video is ridiculous. First off he’s giving false information, there are tens of thousands of boats for sale that you can pull up in a matter of seconds in the United States alone. As far as options go, complete BS. $1000 for a string of LED lights on the canopy, $3000 for a subwoofer, $200 for 2 freaking cupholders, downright criminal!!! All I see in this video is someone trying to convince everyone that Boats should cost what they cost. Complete BS!
There is by no means a finite supply of boats. If you go to boats.com there are tens of thousands of boats for sale.
Typical corporate hustle - bustle !!
China has them cheap most of the cheaper aluminium ones are just rebranded Chinese boats.
Yachts Intentional is all power boats :(
In addition to supply/demand of boats, also supply/demand of the dollar. The dollar is losing value... a lot of money supply since the fed keeps printing money and the US isn’t producing goods to match.
Can you please start posting the URL's to the links you mention or your quests mention in your video's !!!!!
Great information, thanks
This was so incredibly useful, thanks! I'm contacting Gary right now to help me find my dream boat. 😊
8:10 LOL dude literally tells you to buy in the summer when it's the most expensive, then sell in the fall when you will lose more money... Always buy in the fall, you then have spring to fix issues, and summer to play/sell.
Me 1 hour ago: Maybe I can build my own pontoon boat to save money.
Me now: Maybe I should quit my job and try to buy and sell large catamarans.
for me that sounds like you can make *very big profits* and very good money buying boats in the off season in the Caribbian and selling them in the high season in the US....
Buying a charter boat is a bad idea.
I know this is an older video, but I appreciate you putting it together and Gary's expertise and insights.
So basically what this guy is saying is... he sells boats out of the Caribbean? It really seems like he's pushing the Caribbean for some reason... is it because it really is the cheapest place to buy a boat, or does he have a vested interest?
Another great video. Heaps of good advice here.
"Supply and demand...?" A coded way of saying greed. Then the US has taxes & govt fees which is still more taxes which in essence, kills the market for potential sales. The aftermarket already taxable, too. Maybe President Trump can do somethng about this too as well as State governors to give hard working Americans a break to enjoy prosperity and retirement best.
I watched this video about a year ago.. now that I've done some research it makes a lot more sense and is good info.
Maybe I don’t understand, but why don’t people fly to the Caribbean and cruise them back? Sounds like a business plan...
4:47 your americanism you're America Centric vision manifest destiny manifest stupidity you're making fun of them because they don't have air conditioning they don't need it it doesn't get that hot and humid that's why they think it's funny because Italy south of friends Greece if you going to travel you will not see Holmes having air conditioners that's right back in the mid-2000s France had a heatwave and their numbers we're about 60 - 80000 dead from the Heat sounds crazy right but they don't get it heat the same way we do and nobody had an air conditioner show all the elderly sick when we the heat wave was able to kill that many in France alone if a simple heat wave in cause that many deaths air conditioning is not a part of their culture because they don't need it that would be like the metis in Northern Canada having an ice machine they live north of the Arctic Circle but yet again the average American citizen thanks his fellow American citizen no favours by being the atypical ignorant half stupid American male I can't emphasize the last part enough the other half doesn't seem to have the same issues wonder what that is about anyway enjoy your ignorant stupid ass
I wonder why many sellers use the phrase, NOT FOR SALE IN US WATERS ,, i suppose it is for high taxes.I am right ??
Why boats in the United States are so expensive because rich people in the United States will pay it and this is a capitalist society
Simple. ...AMERICANS ARE THE GREEDIEST.
How do I get a copy of this book? I’d love to give it a read. 5 year plan is to afford an outright purchase.
What about Bass Boats?
Try the northern lakes area and Canada good cheap boats up there...
Outstanding. Thank you Ryan and Mr. Fretz. Castle Harbor Sailing School sounds like a great place.
now that the secret is out, everyone is on to it and adjusting prices HA Prices in California are ridiculous. Been looking for months and only finding junk
Wasn't the US luxury tax repealed in 1993 (for everything but cars until 2002)?
I love this guy , very up front and no BS , thank you .
Boats are also expensive in Australia so don't think you Yank's are the only ones suffering
Wow Gary Fretz knows his stuff.
ANOTHER great video!!
Full of information, I can learn more from ONE of your videos than ten others combined!! Gary, you are a wealth of information sir. Thank you again!! ☺
Excellent presentation!
If I buy and register in DE, how long before I can move to another state and still avoid sales tax on average?