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Owner's Time Questions
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02/22/2018 04:19 PM
02/22/2018 04:19 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 348 Pittsburgh, PA
Schwendy
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I know the info I seek has been posted and answered many times but I can't find it for some reason. I'm interested in owner's time for July or early August. No later than 1st week of August. Bareboat. Prefer a 433pc or 514pc for a week in BVI for 6-8 people depending on cabin options. Definitely want A/C, dinghy and chart plotter. Wifi and/or water maker would be nice but not important. Besides here, the charter boat section where else can I check? I looked at sailonline and ownerstimecharters but did not see any power cats. Some people have said to be wary of dealing directly with owners with regards to payment and others have said they made the payment directly to Moorings for instance. Which is the norm? Are all the same services generally included, such as Mooring's 4 hour service guarantee for any maintenance problems? Really want to go this year but on a tight budget, as usual. Besides Moorings, if I go the traditional route with a charter company, who has power cat options with a good reputation? Not really interested in MarineMax as I've found their rates even higher than Moorings. If no other options, I will go with Moorings, it's just the prices that are killing me.
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Re: Owner's Time Questions
[Re: Schwendy]
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02/23/2018 02:47 PM
02/23/2018 02:47 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
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maytrix
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I'd always verify the booking before handing over any money - You can speak to John at Moorings who books all the owners times. I did that my first time booking owners time and always gave those buying from me the info to verify as well. Everyone owner can handle the pricing how they want. That's really between you and the owner. It is a good idea to discuss cancellation and other options just so you and the owner are on the same page. As George said, you don't get the 4 hour guarantee in that you don't get any credit for future use, but they do come fix things just as quick. We had issues on probably half of our trips - from minor things to more major things (engine over heating, genset not running) and things we're always fixed quickly. There was only one trip where something couldn't be repaired (A/C on the 5800) and we could have moved to a 4800, but opted to live without it for our last 2 nights. They do their best to take care of things. End of the day, it is a great way to get a discount. I am probably going to look into it myself for this summer - even though we own a boat, it is in Newport over the summer and we are trying to sell it and I'm having serious BVI withdrawl
Matt
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Re: Owner's Time Questions
[Re: Schwendy]
#155621
02/25/2018 05:01 PM
02/25/2018 05:01 PM
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ScurvyD
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Check out Mark with ORION. He is a sponsor here on this site. Great to deal with, and all the great things said here about TMM are true.
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