When my darling wife was new to me and didn't quite get people who live and breath sailing, she made a comment at dinner with friends one evening. He was lamenting losing his beloved Swan 48 in a divorce and trying to figure how to get it back. "Why don't you just find a different one," my wife said. "It's only a boat." My friend and I almost jumped down her throat in our attempts to explain the emotional attachment that causes us to spend way more on our toys than is warranted in a sane world. She just about wound up in tears. Ten years later, she is the driver behind buying our C&C 40, having fallen in love with the boat. Now she "gets it." Lucky me to have married such a patient, long-suffering woman! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Martin DeYoung <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com>wrote: > >> A boat is worth exactly what the potential buyer is willing to spend - > which > is, unfortunately, probably less than you have invested in it both > financially and emotionally. Rick << > > >>One day, we're all going to face the same problem... I know I will. > Colin << > > Calypso's co-owner and I went through this late 2011. We had completed a > major goal (Circumnavigate Vancouver Isl.) and a smaller, less costly boat > was being advocated strongly by spouses. We were facing costly paint, wet > core repairs, and sail upgrades that are/will be needed. > > After some inquires and 40+ year old used boat market reality checks the > emotional attachment to this particular C&C 43 over came our business and > rational decisions. > > Now we are both knee deep in epoxy, balsa and fiberglass projects. We > have plans for some 2013 PNW racing and cruising. The decision to make the > DIY repairs and paint what we can complete each winter (under a cover, in > the water) to preserve/improve the boat's condition has worked out OK. > > The co-owner and I were relieved not to be attempting to sell a boat that > we had associated a much higher emotional value to than the used boat > market would support. On New Years Day 2014 we will have another > "ownership meeting" and chart out the next 12 to 18 months. > > Martin > Calypso > 1970 C&C 43 > Seattle > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick > Brass > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 7:24 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Used boat prices > > There seem to be a lot of folks disconnected from the market right now... > > Locally, there is an older gentleman who has a nice-but-needs-TLC Tartan > 34. > When he said he no longer uses it and slip fees are becoming expensive, I > suggested he could get $18-20K if he sold it. He said "I saw one on > Yachtworld for $47k before the economy went in a hole, and I'm not giving > the boat away." > > Personally, I have what I think is a really nice C&C 25 mk1 that needs > someone to love it. New bottom job. Updated Kenyon spar with new standing > rigging. Garhauer rigid vang and line adjustable cars. $8k in recent/new > sails - including 2 new mains (1 Dacron for cruising and 1 carbon for > racing), a Kevlar 155 for racing, a Dacron 155, a lapper, and a storm jib > that has only been flown about 6 times. Electric head. Custom cabinets for > storage and a more usable galley. Updated upholstery and new cushions. I > even have a steel cradle for anyone who needs it. All-in-all a nice boat > for > which I may get $5500 in today's market. > > Imagine my surprise a couple of weeks ago when someone on the list posted > about a 25 at their club thaqt is for sale for Cdn$13,900. > > A boat is worth exactly what the potential buyer is willing to spend - > which > is, unfortunately, probably less than you have invested in it both > financially and emotionally. > > > Rick Brass > Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 > la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 > Washington, NC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin > Kilgour > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 8:58 AM > To: C&C List > Subject: Stus-List Used boat prices > > I know we've all been shocked at the deflation in used boat prices > recently. > If you're a buyer, it's a great market. If you're a seller, not so much. > > And fairly often you see boat listings from sellers who didn't get the memo > about the price deflation. > > So last night I'm having dinner at the club and on the bulletin board is an > ad for a Mirage 24 (a C&C design). Looks like nice boat with decent > upgrades. Ad doesn't specify the year, but let's assume mid-70's. > > Asking price.... Wait for it..... $25,000! > > Holy cow!! I can buy half a dozen Mirage 24's for that price and still have > money left over.... > > This must be one special boat... > > Cheers > Colin > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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