Today I went to look at a boat, it is an Amel Maramu 46. I have been hunting for one of these boat for the better part of 5-years now. I have looked at at least 4 different specimens previously and for different reasons they have not worked out. The one I went to look at today is a 1988 model and from the listing appears well equipped. I met up with the sellers broker and we went down the dock to the boat. The sellers were there too which I am not accustomed to but it worked out well in the end. They were able to show me around their boat and point out many things. We spent about 2 hours on the boat checking out various things and looking in just about every locker (there are many). After the initial viewing I went back to the brokers office and we talked for a bit. I decided I wanted to make an offer on the boat and we scheduled a meeting with the owners for tomorrow.
I went back to my airbnb and started researching what would have to be done in order to register the boat in the USA since it is currently registered in France. Apparently there is quite a bit that must happen but I found out it is the responsibility of the current owners and their broker to take care of all of the paperwork surrounding that. I was greatly relieved at this realization but I was still anxious about making an offer on the boat. I at some dinner and then went to bed dreaming about sailing on my own vessel soon.
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