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On 8 Dec 2004 23:26:00 -0800, wrote:
Greetings,
I am buying my first boat, and would appreciate
your recommendations, ideas, and experiences.
The boats I am looking at are 30 year old 27 footers
in the $3000.- to $6000,- range.
Keep in mind that buying a well equipped boat is usually way cheaper
than buying a poorly equipped boat and adding a whole lot of
equipment, not to mention a whole lot easier.
- Price: Any rules of thumb on how to determine the
price, i.e. markup/deduction for things
like inboard good / running but rotten,
outboard good / rotten,
sails good / bad / extra,
bottom paint new /due,
standing rigging new/old,
holding tank yes/no,
VHF, depth sounder, autohelm etc. yes / no
etc., etc...?
Price out the boat in sail-away trim, including everything you need to
add in order to be happy with the configuration. You could very easily
drop $3000 to $6000 into an old 27 footer for relatively minor
refitting.
Ryk
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