Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Using a broker

[Joe Bousquin via CnC-List]

I had a very similar experience to Joe on Coquina when we bought a $60,000 boat 
recently. When I started asking questions about the boat, the selling broker 
actually told me that the commission he was getting from the sale wasn’t worth 
his time, and that he wasn’t working for me. He had zero interest in helping us 
get any history on the boat.   

We did meet a broker that we liked a lot as we looked at other boats, and wish 
in retrospect we had enlisted him as our buyer’s rep. That would have at least 
spared us from  deal with the selling broker, who was rather difficult to work 
with. And it wouldn’t have cost us any more than we ended up paying.  

Joe in Chico, California

> On Aug 24, 2021, at 4:11 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> The issue you may encounter is that it is just as much work to sell a $25,000 
> boat as a $500,000 boat, so when brokers are busy you may not get as much 
> help with the lower end of their listings as you would have a couple of years 
> ago. Looking at a boat that was about $50K, the broker told me he listed it 
> mainly as a favor and hardly wanted to bother with something that cheap.
>  
> Joe
> Coquina
>  
> From: Adam Hayden via CnC-List  > 
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 8:40 PM
> To: Stus-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>
> Cc: Adam Hayden mailto:hayden.a...@hotmail.com>>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Using a broker
>  
> Thanks folks.  I appreciate 5he insight.  I actually thought you had to pay 
> them separately.   
> Adam
>  
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Stus-List Re: Anyone Affected By Henri?

[Novabraid via CnC-List]

Randy,
I've looked closely at the photos of at least two of the boats that broke loose 
in Narragansett Bay and it appears they had adequate chafe protection on the 
lines, but the rope appeared to be old and well weathered 3 strand.  One of the 
boats was a heavy Shannon ketch that in my opinion, should have had a much more 
robust mooring pendant.  The owner also left their bow anchor in place on the 
boat and the boat had a bob-stay, which in many cases would be a chafe point on 
the mooring pendant if the boat was swinging back and forth in waves and wind.

We're located about 30 miles to the East of Newport on Buzzards Bay and had 
much less wind and storm surge than originally forecast.  A good number of 
boats were hauled in advance of the storm and the vast majority of our friends 
sought out hurricane holes and protected anchorage if their regular mooring or 
dockage was unsuitable.  In Padanarm MA, both the commercial boatyards and the 
New Bedford YC mandated that boats could not remain in slips during the storm.  
Both Rob Ball's 35MkIII and our Landfall 35 rode out the storm on moorings with 
no issues.
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
1983 Landfall 35
Padanaram, MA

-Original Message-
From: Randal Stafford via CnC-List  
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 12:10 PM
To: Stus-List 
Cc: Randal Stafford 
Subject: Stus-List Anyone Affected By Henri?

Any listers in Henri’s path?

I saw a picture in the New York Times this morning of a couple large keelboats 
ashore on Conanicut Island (Jamestown, RI).  This fall I’m crewing the delivery 
of an Astrea 42 from Newport to Tortola, via Bermuda, as part of an offshore 
passage-making class from New England Sailing Center located in Jamestown.  
This morning a NESC employee emailed me that their fleet survived just fine due 
to double-bridling the boats to their moorings (and one bridle had snapped, so 
it was good that it was doubled).  She said all the boats ashore had bridle 
failures, except one that had a mooring ball screw failure and dragged its ball 
ashore.

I hope y’all in New England are getting through Henri with no damage.

Cheers,
Randy Stafford
S/V Grenadine
C 30 MK I #79
Ken Caryl, CO
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Stus-List August Online Rendezvous

[Stu via CnC-List]

Good morning all.

I have scheduled our next online/virtual rendezvous for Tuesday,
Aug 31, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).

You must register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdeGrpj0iGNCGFaM3Jukol37WHaa09Z9e 

After registering, you will receive information about joining the meeting.

Hope to see a lot of people there.  BYOB (an share).

Stay safe ‘n’ healthy
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Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Using a broker

[Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List]

The issue you may encounter is that it is just as much work to sell a $25,000 
boat as a $500,000 boat, so when brokers are busy you may not get as much help 
with the lower end of their listings as you would have a couple of years ago. 
Looking at a boat that was about $50K, the broker told me he listed it mainly 
as a favor and hardly wanted to bother with something that cheap.

Joe
Coquina

From: Adam Hayden via CnC-List 
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 8:40 PM
To: Stus-List 
Cc: Adam Hayden 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Using a broker

Thanks folks.  I appreciate 5he insight.  I actually thought you had to pay 
them separately.
Adam

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