Let me chime in on boat prices. My boat is 3½ seasons old, it is an 81 outboard. I looked at maybe 25 or so Catalina 25s in my area when I purchased her and the prices varied greatly as did the boats conditions. I think boat prices are different all over the country, I bet you can get boats for a song in Southern Louisiana these days with the oil mess. My point is what is a good deal in one location might be a lousy deal elsewhere. And likewise, one boat may be the perfect fit to one guy and totally the wrong boat for another. Lastly, when one sells their boat you must be honest with themselves about price. Boats are an emotional thing and if you let your heart dictate price you will want a million and if the buyer sees another similar for a lowball price you are SOL. All the extras one puts on their boat (I just added self tailing winches for example) seem to me to be window dressing. To the new sailor they are a non issue, to the more experienced sailor they may well be the selling point, but I wonder how much they boost the selling price of a boat? My Lewmar 30ST winches cost plenty but I dont expect to get that back. What price is fair is a hard question, they only time we get an answer is when we have a sale.
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 J Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Re: Stardust hull #5641 for sale Wow! I wasn't expecting to start such a discussion regarding boat prices.....lol With a brand new North Genoa $1700 alone, the in board diesel, and the overall condition of the boat, I think that the fact that I am on the upper end of the average price that I see on line for this model it is a reasonable price. In a perfect world I will have to moderate a bidding war above asking price, in reality I hope to make a new owner as happy with her as I have been for a fair price. Jeff --- In [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "J" <jlenox...@...> wrote: > > All, > We are listing our 1984 Catalina 27. If you are interested or know someone who is please take a look. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeoj7jr/ > Thanks, > Jeff > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5270 (20100711) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
