Poopie:

Silly boy. Put the combo washer and dryer on the foredeck! That way the
noise won't bother you as much at night. And, be sure to balance them
athwart-ships so Olive Oil will not find the dryer out of balance while
under way!

I think you should offer the broker a couple extra thousand to secure the
deal. You don't want this baby getting away from you. It will look real nice
on that private dock down in the South Pacific.

And lastly, did you finally decide against the tennis court?

Cheers,

Whimpie

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k.net...

I've just put down a refundable deposit on this 2005
Beneteau 473 so please let me know if you think this
is a good buy.

This boat is quite well-equipped and is almost like new
and I can buy her for just under $300,000. The previous
owner only took one short trip and decided to trade her in
for a larger boat. According to a recent survey this boat is
worth $310,000 and has a replacement value of $380,000.

I've put the specs and pictures on my new web site at

http://beneteau473.tripod.com

This boat may not be as good as a Tayana or a Catalina
for crossing an ocean but at this point I don't even know
if I'll ever have a chance to do this because my cats may
get seasick. For sailing around here (California) or even
going to the East Coast or the Bahamas I'm sure she will
do just fine.

One small problem is that there isn't a good place to put
a combo washer and dryer.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.