Hi David,
While there are plenty of stories about lousy evil brokers, what you
are really asking for, is the kind of support you would get with a
good broker. A good broker would be able to help you with the price
and purchase agreement, show you a real list of sold boats, suggest a
few good surveyors - your choice of course, be there to help answer
questions during the survey, and go on the sea-trial with you. I
would suggest asking for suggestions for knowledgeable sailboat
brokers in your area. Keep asking, till the same name comes up a
couple times, or interview a few on your list, till you get someone
you are comfortable with, hopefully with C&C experience.
Good Luck, Lee
I have posted about this boat a few times to this list a got great
feedback, so here I go again. I am looking at a 1989 C&C 37/40 +;
7.25' draft; two spreader, so we are talking about the cruiser not
XL or R, I am thinking still fast. Any how the boat needs new
upholstery, all new running rigging, the traveler is stiff even
though there is no load on it (mast is down.) I have not had a
chance to look at the sails yet but the description list them as:
Main (Sobstad, Dacron,) Good Condition
#3 Jib(North, Dacron)Like New
#2 Jib(Sobstad, Dacron) Good Condition
#2 Jib (North, Dacron) Excellent Condition
Cruising spinnaker with sock (North, Nylon) Good Condition
So I am thinking I may have to replace the Main soon, there is no
mention of a #1, Is that normal not to have a #1 on this boat?
The boat has not been in the water for 7 years. The deck and hull
seem to show normal wear as to what I would expect for a 26 yr old
boat. The engine looks like it may have been overheated at some
point. The teak and holly flooring in the salon area has been
refinished and my understanding is that the boat was not covered the
first year it was on the hard at the dealer and it filled the bilge
and beyond with water and ruined the floors. So maybe I should be
concerned with the hull If it froze. There are a large number of
little repairs that need attention. Lastly the stern looks like it
has been bumped a number of times so that rear edge needs repair.
I have been watching this boat for 2 years now, just as I started a
new business so buying a boat was out of the question four years
ago. I have been sure that someone would come along and buy it. Once
they move the boat inside to buff it out and give a good cleaning;
made a repair or two, when I saw it was gone my heart dropped. I
later found out that they did not sell it. Now that the business is
coming along and we can make the payment I am wondering why it has
not sold. Maybe it is the 7.25' draft is an issue on Lake Michigan
we are up 18' this year but the past 10 years we have been trending
down. There are a lot of smaller harbors you can't get in with that
draft. That is not a problem for hardcore racers. They don't go to
those harbors, but I don't think they would be interested in the Std
rig. We race beer can, a few port to ports, and cruise.
They are asking $79K but I don't think that is anywhere close to a
good number. I have been in my current boat for 15 years so it has
been some time sense I have been in the buyers chair. Do I get the
survey first, or make an offer and if it is accepted then get the
survey. But how do I determine a value without the survey?
I am interested in what others have paid recently for the same model
and what condition it was in. I am try to come to a fair offer.
David Roberts
(224) 280-6217
<mailto:ddr1...@gmail.com>ddr1...@gmail.com
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Lee Youngblood <l...@1gigharbor.com> (425) 444-9109
Your Shilshole Sailboat Broker
Gig Harbor Yacht Sales | Seattle
Office @ Dockside Solutions
7001 Seaview Avenue NW #160
Seattle, WA 98117
New Office Phone (206) 707-1778
GHYS website: http://www.1gigharbor.com/
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