I also bought my boat in Racine and got a multi-page report from the recommended surveyor. The survey was dishonest from start to finish, had the seller's interest in mind and future survey business. Had it been honest, I could have gotten another $10,000 off the sell price. The moral of the story is do your own survey.
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(Robert Abbott) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:40:26 -0300 > From: Robert Abbott <[email protected]> > To: Brent Driedger <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Stus-List Overpriced? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > There is a buyer for everything, at the right price. > > When we were looking for a boat in 2005-06, there were three (3) C&C > 32's for sale here in Halifax, N.S.......looked at them all. Looked at > a C&C 30 MKI and Mirage 32 here as well. > > Ended up buying our boat from Racine Riverside Marina, Racine, > Wisconsin.....one owner, professionally maintained, adequately equipped, > fresh water boat. The purchase price, exchange rate and transportation > cost to truck it here cost us approx. $8,000 less than what we would > have paid for any of the local boats. We also got a new 10' Zodiac > thrown in. And I have sold 3 sails that came with the boat that I will > never use. > > I never traveled to Racine to view the boat.....paid a surveyor about > $350 USD for a 23 page report....that was the selling point, the survey. > I would do that no matter where I was buying a boat. > > I understand many buyers would never do what we did, buy a boat unseen > so far away. Would I do it again, absolutely. > > I wish this 32 seller well.....if he gets close to his asking price, it > bodes well for all us C&C owners. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > > >> On 2014/10/26 10:54 PM, Brent Driedger wrote: >> I'll chime in on this as Bowline Yachts was the broker for my boat backwhen >> 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 thoughnot >> 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 oroutsource >> 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. Furtherto 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 onLake 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. Gener > ally 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 appealto >> 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 >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> While I think this appears to be a nicely equipped and well maintainedboat, >>> 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: >>> [email protected] >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >>> page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > [email protected] > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of CnC-List Digest, Vol 105, Issue 76 > ***************************************** _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
