Hello everyone:
As some of you may remember from our posts in April and May, Jo and I got to take Spirit on a wonderful extended cruise this summer. We spent 49 days aboard her and traveled approximately 700 miles through British Columbia. After clearing customs in Sydney, we cruised the Gulf Islands, crossed the Strait of Georgia, traveled to Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls and then worked our way north.
After Westview and Refuge Cove, we cleared the Yuculta Rapids, stayed at Blind Channel, proceeded up Johnstone Strait to Lagoon Cove and saw a lot of the Broughton Islands. Its hard to describe 49 days of adventure without taking up a lot of space and boring everyone, but it was an unbelievable trip and we met some incredible people. We were always the smallest but pluckiest boat out there.
The boat performed flawlessly. We even had our next trip planned before we took Spirit out of the water. At the recommendation of some neat people we met on the trip, we planned to do parts of America's Great Loop, which is the continuous waterway that circumnavigates the eastern portion of North America - along the Atlantic seaboard, across the Great Lakes, through the inland rivers, and around the Gulf of Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the Great Circle Route. Accordingly, we had a full 400 hour service package performed on the engines at Cap Sante Marine and had any gelcoat cracks, dings, or bings fixed while the boat was in the shop. The boat looks incredible.
Unfortunately, however, when we got back to Montana we discovered that the largest client for our small business had learned to live without us. So this meant a radical change in our plans. We are selling all our toys (motorcycle and vintage truck are already gone) and planning on renting out our house in the mountains of Montana for several years. So sadly, Spirit is for sale.
We purchased her in March of 2005 for $45,000. Before our trip we had hydraulic steering, autopilot, radar and new large screen GPS chartplotter installed on the boat by EQ Marine. All of this cost us over $8,000. We also added a steel Spade anchor for $369.00 and a 300 foot anchor rode as well as 2 Optima Marine Batteries. All told we have approximately $54,000 dollars in the boat, but we are offering it for $49,900. Our loss will certainly be someone else’s gain.
The boat also has some really nice touches that were added by the previous owner such as a folding cockpit bench seat, a removable transom table for drinks and snacks, slide out storage racks in the galley, radio cabinet with storage, and teak chart racks. These items are all custom and make the boat more comfortable and ready to go anywhere.
If any of you know someone looking for a great boat that’s fully outfitted please let them know about Spirit. A detailed description of her is posted on the “For sale by owner forum”. Thanks to everyone.
As some of you may remember from our posts in April and May, Jo and I got to take Spirit on a wonderful extended cruise this summer. We spent 49 days aboard her and traveled approximately 700 miles through British Columbia. After clearing customs in Sydney, we cruised the Gulf Islands, crossed the Strait of Georgia, traveled to Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls and then worked our way north.
After Westview and Refuge Cove, we cleared the Yuculta Rapids, stayed at Blind Channel, proceeded up Johnstone Strait to Lagoon Cove and saw a lot of the Broughton Islands. Its hard to describe 49 days of adventure without taking up a lot of space and boring everyone, but it was an unbelievable trip and we met some incredible people. We were always the smallest but pluckiest boat out there.
The boat performed flawlessly. We even had our next trip planned before we took Spirit out of the water. At the recommendation of some neat people we met on the trip, we planned to do parts of America's Great Loop, which is the continuous waterway that circumnavigates the eastern portion of North America - along the Atlantic seaboard, across the Great Lakes, through the inland rivers, and around the Gulf of Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the Great Circle Route. Accordingly, we had a full 400 hour service package performed on the engines at Cap Sante Marine and had any gelcoat cracks, dings, or bings fixed while the boat was in the shop. The boat looks incredible.
Unfortunately, however, when we got back to Montana we discovered that the largest client for our small business had learned to live without us. So this meant a radical change in our plans. We are selling all our toys (motorcycle and vintage truck are already gone) and planning on renting out our house in the mountains of Montana for several years. So sadly, Spirit is for sale.
We purchased her in March of 2005 for $45,000. Before our trip we had hydraulic steering, autopilot, radar and new large screen GPS chartplotter installed on the boat by EQ Marine. All of this cost us over $8,000. We also added a steel Spade anchor for $369.00 and a 300 foot anchor rode as well as 2 Optima Marine Batteries. All told we have approximately $54,000 dollars in the boat, but we are offering it for $49,900. Our loss will certainly be someone else’s gain.
The boat also has some really nice touches that were added by the previous owner such as a folding cockpit bench seat, a removable transom table for drinks and snacks, slide out storage racks in the galley, radio cabinet with storage, and teak chart racks. These items are all custom and make the boat more comfortable and ready to go anywhere.
If any of you know someone looking for a great boat that’s fully outfitted please let them know about Spirit. A detailed description of her is posted on the “For sale by owner forum”. Thanks to everyone.