drsteve wrote:
Beentherefixedthat wrote:
The knee jerk reaction of so many here adverse to your idea should be taken with a grain of salt.
First of all lets look at the Facts:
Any reputable company who takes this camper into it's fleet will have a detailed contract outlining each parties responsibility.
There will be a sizable deposit at rental and undoubtedly the unit will be covered by an extended insurance policy of commercial use.
Get a copy of the contract to read before agreeing to any deal.
Now people with multi million dollar yachts do this all of the time. You buy a boat and put it with a charter company. You get to decide when you use it and how long in most cases. In many cases the rental income will pay for the yacht. This is a long standing practice and the people I have talked to that did this with their boats had a very positive experience. I am a sailor myself with a 42ft Ocean Going Sailboat so I have seen this in action. And the folks I have met in those rental yachts took really exceptional care of themn while in their care.
And keep in mind that sailboat is much more complicated and difficult to move and land than your class C.
Don't be put off by the nattering nabobs of negativity that inhabit this forum like fleas. (apologies to Spiro Agnew)Do your homework and make your own decision.
You're right about deposits, contracts, and insurance. A decent company is going to cover most of these bases. And yes, make sure to read everything, even the finest of the fine print, especially what is insured and any deductibles. But you forgot one fact that could throw a wrench into even the best laid plans:
Cousin Eddie is never going to rent a multimillion dollar yacht. But he might rent your RV.
You might be right...but I am not sure who "Cousin Eddie" is in the popular imagination. Perhaps one of the BoD's?
But having spent ten days this August on the Greek Island of Alonnisos I talked to quite a few charter groups as they came and went and many who are renting very expensive yachts are families, sometimes two families to a boat, groups of young friends (lots from Scandinavia)and two young men who had rented a Hanse 575 (a 57 foot Sailboat purchase price about €500,000) My feeling is that most were gainfully employed and respectful folks some certainly just middle class Europeans.
There is a risk in almost anything but this one seems low to me for what is at stake. Especially considering that some of the catamarans being rented out to families with young kids cost upwards of $1.2 Mil.
