Is it big enough for holidays?

[Steviesam]

Tentatively thinking about a boat, which would be moored somewhere like La Rochelle in France.

May I ask you experienced people if something like this https://uk.boats.com/power-boats/2010-bayliner-315... going to big enough for 2 adults and a dog to go on holiday on for a week or 2 at a time? Days out and back to the marina at night. As it would be somewhere with better weather (probably!) I am thinking we would be outside on it quite a bit.

I appreciate that Bayliner are not considered very good on here, but I am using this as an example for size.

Any and all advice appreciated.

Thanks

[Badda]

Don’t see why not. I’d be happy with the whole family on there so for a couple, ample. Have you had a chance to go and walk around one?

[smifffymoto]

If moored in France and you live in the UK the trip and novelty of travelling to the boat will wear off quickly.I know nothing about your finances but I do know boating is expensive and France is expensive,especially things associated with luxury and labour.

[NickCQ]

Maintaining a boat at a distance is a pain - you can't just pop down on Saturday morning to sort something. If you have excellent technical French and are prepared to pay someone locally to look after it you'd probably get away with it though.

[CubanPete]

Where in the UK are you?

If you're in the south I would think about keeping it locally (ish) and zip across the channel for holidays.

Easier to maintain and will get much more use out of it.

[Simpo Two]

That would be fine for a couple and a dog. The inside looks very smart but the thing I don't like about sports cruisers is the tiny windows; if I'm inside I like to be able to see out and admire the scenery. It looks spacious thanks to good photography but it won't seem that big when you're in it, so you'll need to get out and start researching.

Outdrives aren't to everyone's liking so check into those.

Can you overnight anywhere else? Having to go back to the marina and sleep there every night would be rather limiting, not least your radius from base.

Boating doesn't have to be expensive - well I suppose it's a relative thing according to how much spare money you have - I have a 27' cabin cruiser inland and it costs no more than £2,500pa all in (marina, licence, insurance, fuel). But I know offshore is a different game and speed burns fuel, so run the numbers before getting too involved.

[Searider]

Will be fine.
You’ll need to think how you’ll get to La Rochelle.
No flights at the moment.
It’s 275miles from the Portsmouth Caen ferry.
In the good times there were flights from London, Bristol and Southampton.

[ted 191]

That’s big enough for a few nights, after that you need to start thinking about water storage, waste water tanks and generators, I’m in Cap Ferrat and mooring/maintenance fees would run a small country !

[CubanPete]

ted 191 said:

That’s big enough for a few nights, after that you need to start thinking about water storage, waste water tanks and generators, I’m in Cap Ferrat and mooring/maintenance fees would run a small country !

Isn't that owned by the Rothschilds and slightly more expensive than the rest of the world put together though?