I just received a cash offer for my 39 TM. It was $ 300.00 less than I spent on her in just past 3 years. Oh my..
Jack Fitzgerald HONEY US12788 Savannah, GA USA On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I hear ya Wal LOL. > > My boat was a pretty far cry from being neglected as well. > > The cabin's teak had just been re-oiled, Galley sink had a brand new shiny > faucet, cushions had just been cleaned and in very good nick, sails > appeared in decent shape etc, etc, etc. > > We all looked at the boat and all exclaimed OMG it's gorgeous.. I had it > pre-purchase inspected and surveyed both.. > > My list is not near as long as yours although it's only over 12 months.. > So far. But what I shared is actually a fraction of what I've spent on > the boat in the past year. That was just a "For Instance" as a warning. > > Those boats are demanding mistresses my friends, demanding mistresses: > Very pretty, ego stroking, entertaining, exciting, DEMANDING. > > Regards, > > -Francois > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Georgia. > > > > > Read it and weep: <http://www.wbryant.com/temp/refurbcost.pdf> or read it > and laugh. Or laugh and weep. Or drink tequila and don't worry about > it... > > The amazing thing is that I did most of the work myself, and very little of > it was cosmetic. That was intentional. The boat is structurally sound > enough to survive anything that *I'm* structurally sound enough to survive, > but if thieves are cruising by in a panga trying to decide which boat to > break into, they'll probably choose somebody else. > > BTW, the boat that started this thread is not a neglected boat in any book. > > Wal > > you wrote: > > Fair warning: You'll spend far more then you think refurbishing a > > neglected boat, even buying used stuff, being creative with eBay, and > > working on it yourself . > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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