M/V Hot 'n Dirty

The Boat

Costs

A running ledger of what the boat costs to buy, fix and run. We haven't bought anything yet, so for now these are our planned budgets: parts only, before labor, from our design work. As we buy, the Spent column fills in with real dollars.

CategoryProjectBudgetSpent
Refit48-volt power, stage 1: wiring for the whole system, 4 batteries, 2 inverters, monitoring≈ $21,700–25,300$0
Refit48-volt power, stage 2: 4 more batteries≈ $9,600$0
Refit48-volt power, stage 3: 2 more inverters and 2.4 kW of solar≈ $5,400–7,100$0
RefitAIS: Garmin AIS 800≈ $865$0
RefitEngine controls, radar mount, fire system, new name on the transomNot priced yet$0
Refit total≈ $37,600–42,900$0
Purchase & surveySurvey, haul-out, sea trialPosted after closing—
RunningFuel, dockage, insurance, maintenanceStarts when she's ours—