I must say that I am
also surprised that any charter company would consider putting a 22 y/o boat
on their books.

There are about a zillion small charter outfits that employ older boats, as
long as they're clean and reliable. There's one that operates out of my club.
They are always looking to make charter agreements with folks. There's a mid
80's catalina 34 that I know of that is in the program and it was run badly
aground last season by two couples who decided to do a lot of drinking. When
they asked me if we'd consider the charter deal we said no-way!

RB