I owned a Catalina 27 in Seattle and work transferred me to Atlanta. I checked 
on shipping my boat from Seattle and the quote was $2600. You might want to 
look around for a Catalina 27 and ship it in. And stay away from Snug Harbor 
Boats. They tried to sell me a Catalina 30 that had a real wet deck and saying 
it was not an issue and also claiming it was not wet. I knew more about the 
boats then the sale people there. 

--- In [email protected], Gary Brooks <gbrooks.net...@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the advice. Do not want to insult him. Just looking for best price 
> of course. Thought was if he is reluctant to start the bidding I would start 
> with a low #. 
> 
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:13 AM, "Todd" <jumpnh...@...> wrote:
> 
> Great advice guys. I am going to caution you this. If you are in Georgia and 
> really want a C27 be careful what you do with this guy. There are not alot of 
> them in this area. I live in Jacksonville and for all the sailboats here I 
> have the only C27 I know of.
> 
> I am in the selling market and I say be cautius because of your last message. 
> If I am asking $7500 and you offer $4000. That is so far beyond a low ball 
> offer I would throw you off my boat. That is an insult and I personally would 
> ask you to and not even counter. You are cutting the guys price in half when 
> he is right in line with the price unless the boat is trashed. I wouldn't 
> budge a dollar for you after that if I even spoke to you again. IMHO that 
> would not be negotiating.
> 
> --- In [email protected], Gary Brooks <gbrooks.netops@> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Joe. The boat we are looking at is an outboard. No factory inboard. 
> Was planning on low-balling the price but not insult the guy. Starting at 4k 
> and see his reaction. Will do that once we get back to the slip of course. 
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 8:30 AM, "Joe McCary" <joe@> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> You didn’t say if it had inboard or outboard for motor…  I have 
> an ’81 outboard model and my boat is very similar to the one you are 
> looking at.  I moved up to the 27 from a 22’ boat and found it very 
> easy to make the move from smaller to a Catalina 27.  Except for momentum the 
> boat is a sailboat and sails like you would expect.  I found the 27 very easy 
> to sail. It has very few quirks.   Steering under power is a learning curve 
> for any small boater when moving up to a larger boat.
> 
> 
> 
> As to price, Good Old Boat magazine had an article a few years ago on buying 
> used boats… they said to offer way less and make the seller make a 
> counter offer.  I found that to be good advice.
> 
> 
> 
> Joe McCary
> Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD
> www.aeoluswestriver.net 
> joe at photoresponse dot com
> 
> 
> 
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> gbrooks.netops
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:17 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [IC27A] Re: Please inform me
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Great information and thank you to everyone who replied. The 84 Catalina 27 
> is on Lake Lanier in Georgia. Never been in salt water. Sails are approx 4-5 
> years old. Has a self-furling jib and a storm main. Price is below NADA at an 
> asking price of $7500. The owner, (he is the second owner) is motivated as he 
> is moving away from the state and already has a power boat for fishing. I 
> think the guys has a few extra toys and can't take them all with him. I have 
> a little sailing experience but nothing of this size. Day sailor in the 
> garage, hobies while vacationing but looking for something big enough for 
> another couple and for other boats to see. I had heard that bigger boats are 
> easier to handle (but will be taking private lessons to get comfortable on 
> something this big). 
> 
> This forum and the members seems to be a great place to get infomation and 
> thanks for any insight you may provide. Is there anyone with an 84 Cat27 
> owners manual or directions on how to download from this site. 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Phil Agur" <pjagur@> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> 
> 
> If you visit the Yahoo site (visit your group - link below) and click on
> files and then scroll down you will find a document simply called Tom's
> List.
> 
> 
> 
> It's a baker's dozen of things to check. 
> 
> 
> 
> Since it sounds like it is in the water, when was the last time it was
> surveyed? If it's not recent then I'd go through the items on Tom's List and
> if this is still the one then offer to split the cost of the survey. If it
> has a problem under the waterline the survey will be a godsend. Find out the
> repair cost and make an offer knowing what you need to do, or walk away.
> Otherwise it's a gamble she won't be a money pit. 
> 
> 
> 
> Phil Agur
> <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip 
> C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary
> Brooks
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:06 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [IC27A] Please inform me
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 27 on Saturday. Second visit to see 
> her and would appreciate your insight. Deck and spars are in good 
> shape. Some cracking in the teak ends of the traveler. Hull is solid 
> from water line up. Was told keel had stainless stell bolts replaced 3 
> yrs ago. No inboard and has a 10hp motor.
> So, what can you tell me to look for?
> 
> 
> 
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