In spite of what the politicians and media say about the economy improving I continue to see more & more sail boats and now powers boats on the hook in our local waterway and our local marinas are having real issues with abandoned boats as well. These are folks that have held on since 2007 and have finally realized that they can no longer afford dockage. I always look at the waterline on boats when I walk around the docks here in Savannah and I am completely amazed at the large number of sail boats that seemed to have grown to the floating docks. The large majority of these boats cannot get underway due to marine growth and that is only what I can see from the dock, I can only imagine how the bottoms look. What happens if they have to evacuate due to a hurricane? Also, when discussing bottom jobs (we are in a semi-tropical environment with summer time water temps in the high 80's to low 90's) at our local sailing club, I hear many folks actually brag about going 3+ years between bottom jobs and when they do paint the bottom it between tides on a sand bar. If that a sign of the boating economy of just the usual cheap sailor attitude? Also, these are the same folks that complain about their ratings time & time again when they find themselves, as usual at the back of our constantly declining racing fleets. Maybe PHRF should allow time for barnacles, sea grapes as well a general lack of bottom maintenance? HONEY US12788 Savannah, GA In a message dated 2/18/2013 6:24:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sthom...@sympatico.ca writes:
The cost of ownership, after the initial purchase, has not gone down at all as far as I can see. Dockage fees, marina services, parts, fuel, insurance, government extortion, and you name it, I can't think of anything that is any cheaper in terms of ongoing sailboat ownership. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII Port Stanley, ON -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of honeys...@aol.com Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 6:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Used boat prices I had a local broker approach me on behalf of a guy that wants to buy my boat. I said what is he willing to pay net to me? He told me. I laughed and said that I spent more than his offer in the past 18 months after painting the topsides in May of 2011, new wind system, a complete suit of new sails from UK and painting & non skidding the deck on Nov 2012 and not including the new A/C in June of 2012. I guess my old 39 simply isn't worth very much money in this market. Oh, and he wanted to throw in the bottom job due in March. Surprised he didn't ask if I would finance the boat as part of deal.... Jack Fitzgerald HONEY C&C 39 TM In a message dated 2/18/2013 4:30:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, cnclistforw...@hotmail.com writes: I'm guessing it is a case of a spouse saying "you have to sell that boat" and a reluctant spouse saying "I'm trying, it is listed for sale!!!". :-) Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 On 2013-02-18 10:24 AM, Hoyt, Mike wrote: > I am hoping it was a Mirage 33 .... > > Or maybe it was a 24 that is guaranteed to win every race > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich > Knowles > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 10:18 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Used boat prices > > Maybe this is someone adhering to the "sucker born every minute" school > of sales. It sure is hard times for selling. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > On 2013-02-18, at 9:58, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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