importmonkey
Opinionated Member
- Jul 9, 2015
- 1,056
- Boat Info
- 2005 260DA (sold)
2007 44DA (sold)
1989/2015 Hatteras 65c
- Engines
- 12v92TA
Hello everyone. After a long "between boats" spell, we took delivery of our '06 440 this week. We bounced between several models and years and actually walked away from a different model 2 hours into an engine survey.
A little nudging from the Mrs (who liked the 420/440 ) and a lot of trolling on this thread made up our minds and we zeroed in on the 420/440. The search took months and the fondness you guys show throughout this thread for the 420/440 was inspirational.
The maiden voyage was a 3 hour run from Long Island to Manasquan in 3-4 ft seas. She handled like a champ and we are thrilled with our choice.
We're hoping to get a few good days in before we winter it, seems crazy that we took delivery only to winter it but this was THE boat. From the initial offer then a little negotiation then scheduling Cummins to do the engine survey and then getting a SAMS surveyor scheduled and then documentation and finally closing...it all took about 6 weeks! The surveyors we chose were a good investment and we learned a ton from them.
Anyway, as we become more familiar with our "new" acquisition, I look forward to tapping into the knowledge and experience you guys have and looking forward to the opportunity to contribute as well.
Pics. Or it didn't happen!
Congrats! And welcome.