Sandy will certainly have an impact from Boston to Annapolis, but you have to wonder how many boat owners will actually buy another boat when 80% of them hardly ever leave the dock.
BoatUS reported that 65,000 boats were damaged or destroyed, but I have not seen a breakdown. If 10% were destroyed, that's 6,500 boats. How many were power? You are probably looking at no more than a couple thousand unexpected buyers. Is there an equivalent to Carfax for boats? Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:29 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: > You Know, I just read an article that talked about the boat market over > this next year. It said that the market would favor sellers in that, > Hurricane sandy destroyed so many boats, the market would be flooded with > buyers. Couple that with the boat companies cutting production over the > last several years and the used boat market would be set to heat up and > raise prices on used boats. It may not be the best time to be in the > market. However, if you were thinking of selling, it might be a good time > to move ahead with that. This spring should prove to be interesting. > > Danny > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Frank" <n...@comcast.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:22:31 -0800 > > I agree with Joe. > > My 1979 LF38 was headed for the dumpster when I rescued it. Good price > but every system in the boat, and some that weren't, needed > repair/fixed/replaced. Since I am pretty fair with glass good at diesel > engines, and a past electronics technician, I figured I could fix > everything on the boat and be ahead in the end. After spending as much > money on stuff to fix the boat as I spent buying the boat to date (10 > years) I still have several (expensive) things to do to it. In fact, I > am finding that I am now refurbishing parts of the boat that I repaired 10 > years ago. I probably have averaged 30 hours a month working on the boat > over the past 10 years. Yes, I am retired. > > I was told that I was making a mistake buying a boat that needed this much > work but of course, I knew better than all of them. > > Frank Noragon > C&C LF38 S/N: 001 > Rose City Yacht Club > Portland, OR > > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:56 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay > > > IMHO a LF38 is the wrong boat for a budget refurb operation. > > The hull is cored along with the deck, the rigging is rod, and the engine > is a V-drive unit. > > A new engine, rod rigging, and sails are going to be very expensive. If > the boat has really been let go, you might have hull issues to deal with > too. > > In today’s market a really nice one would likely be a better deal than a > FREE boat that needed sails, rigging, engine, and interior. > > > > The one I looked at last year in Annapolis for $45K had a fuel leak, deck > leaks, a moldy cabin, and the cabin windows had leaked to the point water > in the core of the cabin side had frozen over the winter and split the > fiberglass. This boat was advertised as a “great boat” too! WTF! I figured > it was 50-80K away from being a great boat, so free might have been a > better price to start off with. Also found the broker had never been on the > boat. > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina. > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * > jtsails > *Sent:* Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:25 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay > > > > I had much the same experience and result as Danny when I bought my boat > last year. I looked at quite a few LF38's but don't think this was on of > them. Every one of them that I looked at had enough problems that I didn't > even consider making any offers. The boat that I did eventually buy was > very barebones but in incredibly good shape. I'm slowly adding/replacing > gear to get it equipped the way I want it to be. > > James > > Delaney 1976 38 mk11 > > Oriental, NC > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* djhaug...@juno.com > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:29 AM > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay > > > > All I know, is that when I was boat shopping. Everyine said great things > about their boats and most of them turned out to be junk. Especially when > trying to buy on a budget. > > Stay away if you can't feasably visit the boat. The only boat I had > surveyed, I bought. ...and it still needed everything, including a new > engine. I got it on the cheap but ended up investing up to, and maybe > beyond, market value. Just now I know how old everything is and it was all > new. > > It took me nearly 2 years to find a boat. However, I had a boat so > wasn't desperate to find one and was very cautious. > > Good hunting, > Danny > > T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Neil Ramsey" <ndram...@gmail.com> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay > Date: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 2:03 am > > > I'm trying to buy a LF38 at a budget price. This ad makes lots of claims > but no real photos and no contact info. > > Makes it hard when your on the left coast. > > > > Neil Ramsey > > LF38 wannabe > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > > The arse is out of her! Kinda devalues the entire breed. > > Rich Knowles > > Indigo. LF38 > > Halifax > > > On 2013-01-17, at 0:42, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > eBay item 251215004259 start bid $18,500 with a reserve. > > > > < > http://cgi..ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-C-C-Landfall38-/251215004259?pt=Sailboats&hash=item3a7d94c263#ht_500wt_975 > > > > > > There's a 29 and a 33 out there also. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville. 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