Seller's market? Perhaps. After Katrina I didn't see a strong market. Many owners took the insurance money and ran or bought smaller boats.
Typical example: 41 footer destroyed; replaced with J22. Maybe Ed Levert can share more insight from the New Orleans side of the lake. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2013, at 6:29 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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