Specification to be drawn up before purchase: which boat should you choose?

Have you taken the decision to acquire the boat of your dreams? Good idea! World production is particularly attractive at the moment. There is something for all tastes and all budgets. Needless to say, it’s not easy to make a choice. To be certain of finding the boat which meets your requirements perfectly, it’s best to draw up an exact specification, bringing together your essential criteria, as well as what you absolutely don’t want. 
The boat of your dreams is the one on which you set off, according to our chief editor!
The International Multihull Show is a unique opportunity to see all the world’s multihull production together, on a few pontoons.
On the market, the offer is vast in all the categories, from the trimaran for having fun, to the big luxury catamarans, via ocean cruisers or charter boats...
On the pontoons and in the advertisements, you will be spoilt for choice. Conscientiously drawing up your specifications by bringing together your needs, constraints and wishes is essential!
A boat show is the ideal place to devote yourself to an interesting comparison, by passing from boat to boat, on condition that you have targeted the boats which correspond to your requirements!
The help of a professional is often important, to get a better idea and check that the assumptions you have clarified on paper are coherent in a real situation. The magazine’s editorial team is here for that!
From the design stage, the builders provide various accommodation plans to meet different requirements. Here the arrangement can include from three to six cabins.
And when you have found the rare pearl, all that remains is to cast off!
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Norbert Conchin
Publié le 20/03/2017
Par Norbert Conchin
Numéro : 153
Parution : May. / Jun. 2017
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