I'll chime in on this as Bowline Yachts was the broker for my boat back when I bought it and I know the owner well. At first glance the prices they ask seem high and become the frequent talk at the club but with respect to the company's owner I'll provide a little insight to explain though not necessarily justify the prices. In central Canada here there is not much option for buying used sailboats. The market is not saturated by any means and the stock of quality used boats available is thin. This usually means pay what the owner wants or outsource to the south and pay for exchange, shipping, border brokerage, flights to and from the location, permits and lots of survey charges. When you total it all up the prices end up being fairly close to what Bowline typically charges. Then add to that there is the comfort level of knowing the history of the local boats, their owners and background. Further to that, our season is short so all of these boats are out of water for 7 months of the year. The boats are in fresh water the remaining 5 and on Lake of the Woods there's little swell to speak of even in storms. The biggest hazard is grounding and unfortunately most sailboats there have touched bottom. The remainder will some day. The rigs although 30 plus years old show no corrosion or acid rain pitting. Gene rally outside of wet decks or blisters, a 35 year old boat is in 20 year old condition if it was decently maintained. I agree that $65000 for an 84 32 is very high but the price will appeal to those who want a quick painless purchase with background confidence of a quality fresh water boat. It may include a slip too which at my harbour is impossible to get now. I would expect a fair bit of negotiation will bring it closer to reality as well. Cheers
Brent Driedger C&C 27v Lake Winnipeg Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 25, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Robert Abbott via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > While I think this appears to be a nicely equipped and well maintained boat, > I think the owner is overly optimistic with his asking price. We bought our > boat in 2006 for half that price and it was a well maintained, fresh water, > one owner boat. > > Sure would like to hear any and all comments on this! > > > http://www.bowlineyachts.ca/sailboats/1984candclegacy.html > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
