Offshore vs. McKinna?

I'm not familiar with that particular boat, but they have a beautiful trawler yacht (much like a Freedom Trawler) and have been around for a long time. The Captain I had deckhanding for me on a transport last week just spent the past 14 months working a 68 and loved it. I've known him for quite awhile and value his opinion.

We know some folks with a 64' Voyager that they love.

They put it right up next to a Fleming, which they considered buying when they were in the market, and to Fleming's credit, build a wonderful boat. They report the shake down wasn't terrible, the time or two when customer support was needed, it was spot on, and the boat otherwise has been very good to them.

Cruises well, rests on the hook well, and is just all around a great boat for their needs. They spent most of their time down in Mexico and make runs up and down the West Coast.

Hmmm... I have no idea on their quality and such with the builds from the 80s. The couple I know here has a 2006-ish if I recall. So I have no idea. Hopefully others in the4 forum will be able to chime in and or the broker you are working with will have some insight on it.

Good luck. Great size and would seem to be a very functional boat for where you are looking to cruise.

Good looking boats. The second is definately a yachtfisher with that cockpit, but neither is a sportfish, more like a trawler yacht with that speed. I like that high bow. Very good looking lines. Good luck.

Both. You're getting close to one of the 2 best days you'll have.

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These days financing a 20 year old boat is hard. It might be worthwhile to explore seller financing. A year or two ago sellers wouldn't consider holding the note, but, since they're probably earning 3% on their investments if they're lucky, 8% or 9% with their boat as collateral might not sound so bad, especially if you can put down a decent amount.

Upside down. VERY common problem today. In fact, today's market could have them upside down 30% or more. Financiers have to be very creative these days. Winter contracts usually go out about Labor Day which means mid-September is a real good time to talk. Don't overlook assuming someone's note.

McKinna vs. Offshore

McKinna yachts are built in the same factory as the Offshore. I looked at both and found the McKinna 481 more appealing than the comparable Offshore. Build and finish are very good. It made the trip from Marina del Rey to SF Bay in 6 - 8 foot swells without a problem. I purchased mine last Nov at a really good price from the right seller at the right time.

Now that you've handled the McKinna a while whats your viewpoint as a seasoned user?

I have the same question!

I had a good old timer broker friend who use to be the GM of the Crow's Nest out of NB. He had a real commercial boat background sold everything under the power realm and delivered many boats himself. Bertram, Hatteras, whatever. I recall he delivered a 48 Offshore Sedan model to Alaska and raved about its' performance, especially taking on a big head sea. He clearly said this would be his boat of choice in that size range.

Thank you so much! Do you know anything about McKinna yachts? We are looking at a 57 pilothouse.

I managed a 2001 65' Mckinna for a while. It was ok. The gelcoat wasn't the best, the COG was too far foward making it a tad on the wet side and it would lean to one side or the other. The electrical and the fuel system was a lot more complicated than it had to be. The boat was large for it's size and solid. But, they didn't provide any access to any of the a/c units throughout the boat, it had a chilled water system.