Another factor in the used boat market is the aging demographics of sailing and boating in general.
How many 30 somethings are looking to / can afford to buy a used boat and have time or interest in using it? My discussions with people in there late 20s and 30s indicate they are not interested in the boating lifestyle as much as an occasional "fun day on the water". Boating is competing with broad variety of recreational and entertainment choices that do not require a multi-year commitment of $$$ and time. Race fleets and yacht clubs are also struggling to understand and react to the market changes. The good news is there will be more room on the water for me and like thinking people. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:48 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay 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<mailto:djhaug...@juno.com> <djhaug...@juno.com<mailto: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
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