Boats for sale

One Man, 95 Feet of Steel: What It Actually Takes to Run M/Y ‘Care Bear’ Without Crew

From West African tarpon mothership to humanitarian relief vessel, this commercial-grade 95-footer was Adam’s very first boat. Here’s what she burns…

Nov 2 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

€549,000 for Ge-Jo, a 22m Dutch Luxe Motor With 425 Engine Hours: What Does It Cost to Live Aboard Her?

My video tour of a steel liveaboard with room to spare, her full spec sheet, and what a year on Europe’s waterways takes

Oct 23 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

€195,000 for Atlas, the 24m Ex-Fishing Boat a Family Spent 8 Years Turning Into Their Home: What Does It Take to Keep Her?

A 1974 steel cutter in Bergen with a single Cat, 11,500 litres of fuel and 8 years of family work inside: what she offers, and what she asks of her next…

Oct 21 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

The $1.1 Million Bering 60 ‘Dzam’: How Would You Finance a Steel Explorer Like Her?

A 97-tonne steel explorer with a 3,000-nautical-mile listed range and, according to her builder, engines rated to run all day. So how would you pay for…

Oct 19 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

She Cost $6.9 Million to Build. She's Now $995,000. What Does It Take to Keep Her?

A 76ft Rayburn Custom built for a retired couple who took her across the Atlantic and back. Her story, and what it takes to keep her.

Oct 12 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

WATCH | €355,000 Moonen 56 With 65-Hour Engines: What Does It Cost to Live Aboard?

A 1991 Dutch steel motor yacht with new engines, a bath and room for six, and the berth costs behind life aboard

Oct 9 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

C$250,000 for a 1962 Wooden Patrol Vessel: What Does It Take to Keep Her as a Home?

She was the queen of British Columbia’s Forest Service fleet. Now her liveaboard owners would like her to go back to sea.

Oct 7 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

16,000 Nautical Miles at 9.5 Knots: Scintilla Maris Goes to Auction With No Reserve

I followed this 45.6m Damen Maaskant explorer through the end of her build. On 5 November she sells online to the highest bidder.

Oct 5 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

What It Takes to Own the €1,595,000 Prestige X60

A closer look at her indoor-outdoor living, the practicalities of longer stays and the costs behind a season aboard.

Oct 2 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

Nordhavn 47 HAPPY: A $849,000 Home Afloat for Two

A two-cabin trawler with a guest-room desk, a separate wing engine and a rather interesting bigger sister on the market.

Sep 30 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

€299,000 for a 52ft Trawler: The Flevolution 1500 RE

Traditional trawler lines, a Dutch custom-building background and three cabins, with a closer look at life aboard and annual costs.

Sep 28 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

WATCH | Kruiskamp Bakdekker 1400: A €229,900 Dutch Steel Cruiser with Room to Settle In

Classic Dutch lines, a Perkins diesel and a low profile that puts inland cruising firmly in the picture.

Sep 25 • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

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