I would start out by offering the broker 40% of the current asking price, subject to your surveyor's survey & sea trail. Watch the broker's reaction and you should be able to clearly see just how far they are willing to go to sell you the boat without wasting a of of your time.. Also, ask for the name & phone number of the previous owner and give him/her a call. Most important of all is to keep in mind that it is a buyer's market out there, just ask the members of this list. Jack Fitzgerald C&C 39 TM HONEY US12788 In a message dated 2/26/2013 6:22:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, a.burton.sai...@gmail.com writes:
David, pretty much everything's negotiable. But the order to do is: negotiate before the survey, then make an offer "subject to survey." Don't use the broker's surveyor. Ask here for a recommendation. A broker should have a list of what other boats like yours have sold for, but I doubt the selling broker is the right one to ask. I would expect to pay less for a boat without instruments and include the fact that you'll have to install them in the price. Maybe make the price you pay subject to the dealer getting you a good price on the gear you want. As for the bottom, you can include a line in the deal that they prepare the bottom for the coming season, but be specific: ask that sand and spray the bottom with seven coats of fuschia Exoti-Coat then wet sand and burnish to 7 million grit, or you'll just get a coat of bucket ends rolled on an hour before launch. Like anything on a boat, it'll just cost more. negotiate hard. There are lots of boats on the market at the moment...though I understand that may change once people in NJ start getting insurance checks. Cheers Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:10 PM, David Knecht <_davidaknecht@gmail.com_ (mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com) > wrote: I am hoping to return to the C&C family this season. I have a 1990 34+ in my sights that I will soon have surveyed etc. Does one negotiate the price and then survey or the other way around? I am relatively inexperienced with the buying process, so looking for tips/suggestions on how to proceed. Does one negotiate the price and then survey or the other way around? Can one find out what similar boats have sold for over the past few years? The boat is owned by the brokerage as it was taken in trade on a new boat and I have the impression I can negotiate hard on the price as they want to move it. Are there any specific issues to look out for with the 34+? Are there things I can ask them to do as part of the purchase? For instance, the boat has GPS, but lacks wind/speed instruments. Can installing that be part of the negotiation or does one just figure that kind of thing into the ownership cost? They are not a boat yard, but are associated with one nearby. Also, whose responsibility should it be to get the bottom ready for the new season? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks- Dave David Knecht 50 Farmstead Rd. Storrs, CT 06268 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album _http://www.cncphotoalbum.com_ (http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) _CnC-List@cnc-list.com_ (mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com) -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 _http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/_ (http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/) phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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