Anything and everything about boats.....

[laurapasinifan]

well Andy...this is what the op WROTE:

My husband and I are dreaming about buying a boat.
We never had one and we don't know anything about the subject.

do you think they should jump right into the 50 foot twin motored boat club??


I have had driven all sizes up to about a 30 footer... and the bigger they get the harder they are to handle. just getting them out of the marina is difficult sometimes....it is hard to keep the boat from banging into things, because of all the momentum a big boat has.

take the tide and some current and some wind....and a big boat.....and a newbie.....in a narrow channel running out of the marina....

hey it is real life and a huge issue for a first time boater.....

but I have never sold boats( for a living) nor have I have driven 100 footers, so maybe I should shut up.....

all the best to the OP

bob

[Rocky]

You're both right.
You're both talking about different aspects.
Of course, I would want to try my hand at a small 16 footer with an outboard engine, before attempting to pilot a 100 foot boat.
And it understandable that certain big boats would have better handling capacities than most small ones, once one has mastered them.
Bob is suggesting that if the OP is a newbie to boats, that he/she start off with something small and less costly to repair if it gets smashed, and Andy is pointing out that the average big boat maneuvers better than a small one.
Both points are valid.

I wouldn't want to put my girlfriend into a Formula 1 racecar to teach her how to drive, but I do recognize that it handles better than a Toyota Corolla.

[pelaut]

Before you rush off to Florida to buy a small boat (under 50') and drive it down to the DR, look at Luperon Boat Yacht Property Sales - Caribbean - Dominican Republic. They're based in Luperon, POP.

Luperon, though no megayacht port like Casa de Campo, CapCana or Ocean World, actually has boats in its harbor and with people on them -- over 100 now. It's the largest collection of yachts between Miami and the Virgins, and there is a turnover market addressed by Luperon Boat Yacht Property Sales - Caribbean - Dominican Republic

[Andy B]

"My husband and I are dreaming about buying a boat.
We never had one and we don't know anything about the subject."

As the DR doesn't have much in the way of marine facilities including boat ramps for small, trailerable boats, my suggestion is to forget having a boat in the DR. Also, these is so much hassle with the Marina de Guerre in having a boat here that it's just not worth having one. Some of you will remember what I went through when I brought my sportfisherman down some years ago. Never again.

Your best bet is to move to south Florida and enjoy the vast marine facilities there if you want to get into boating.