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SeaEric · 03-30-2008, 03:47 PM

Greetings, Welcome to Yacht Forums. There are several very nice Burgers on the market right now. I was aboard one Friday at the Palm Beach Boat show. She is a 1969- 64 footer named "Little Princess". As I recall, the asking price is $529,000. This boat is in beautiful condition, and the teak decks are only a few years old. They were previously over wood, now after the old was stripped back to the aluminim, the new teak was installed. Exterior condition was an 8+ or a scale of 10, interior was very nice, updated, but quite conservative. She is powered with GM 871N's.

There is a 1971- 64 footer in New York that I have not personally seen, but should be a quite nice yacht. She is reported to have recent paint, and the engines are the more modern Cat 3406's. She is priced at $500,000. and her name is "Ambrosia"

A friend of mine in the Yacht Brokerage industry has been recently aboard a 1963- 63 foot Flybridge with cockpit located in the Florida Keys. She is priced at $525,000. and he reports that she is in A-1 beautiful condition. Her name is "A Bientot"

Another pretty nice boat is a 1970- 67 foot with Flybridge called "Cherish" She is located in Ft Lauderdale. I have been aboard her on several occasions and found her to be in very nice condition. The interior decor needs a bit of updating. She is currently priced at $599,000.

I have been aboard a number of other Burgers that are in the lower asking price range. Without naming names, I cannot recommend any of those other boats. The 81' that you reference at a low price is, I believe, a bank reposession case and may perhaps be best avoided.

Unless you are planning to accomplish a complete top to bottom refit, it would be best to purchase the nicest, best maintained Burger that your budget will allow. These are complicated yachts that will require a major investment in time and resources to "bring one back" from poor condition. To keep a nice boat nice, is a daunting task in and of itself.

You should be able to buy a nice boat for your $500,000. number. I would suggest that you align with a good yacht broker, and look at several boats. Good luck in your search.

03-30-2008, 03:47 PM	#2
SeaEric YF Historian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Easton, Md./Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 267	Greetings, Welcome to Yacht Forums. There are several very nice Burgers on the market right now. I was aboard one Friday at the Palm Beach Boat show. She is a 1969- 64 footer named "Little Princess". As I recall, the asking price is $529,000. This boat is in beautiful condition, and the teak decks are only a few years old. They were previously over wood, now after the old was stripped back to the aluminim, the new teak was installed. Exterior condition was an 8+ or a scale of 10, interior was very nice, updated, but quite conservative. She is powered with GM 871N's. There is a 1971- 64 footer in New York that I have not personally seen, but should be a quite nice yacht. She is reported to have recent paint, and the engines are the more modern Cat 3406's. She is priced at $500,000. and her name is "Ambrosia" A friend of mine in the Yacht Brokerage industry has been recently aboard a 1963- 63 foot Flybridge with cockpit located in the Florida Keys. She is priced at $525,000. and he reports that she is in A-1 beautiful condition. Her name is "A Bientot" Another pretty nice boat is a 1970- 67 foot with Flybridge called "Cherish" She is located in Ft Lauderdale. I have been aboard her on several occasions and found her to be in very nice condition. The interior decor needs a bit of updating. She is currently priced at $599,000. I have been aboard a number of other Burgers that are in the lower asking price range. Without naming names, I cannot recommend any of those other boats. The 81' that you reference at a low price is, I believe, a bank reposession case and may perhaps be best avoided. Unless you are planning to accomplish a complete top to bottom refit, it would be best to purchase the nicest, best maintained Burger that your budget will allow. These are complicated yachts that will require a major investment in time and resources to "bring one back" from poor condition. To keep a nice boat nice, is a daunting task in and of itself. You should be able to buy a nice boat for your $500,000. number. I would suggest that you align with a good yacht broker, and look at several boats. Good luck in your search.