"NOYB" wrote in message
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As you know, I got that Grady 30' Marlin 6 weeks ago, and put the Whaler
25' up for sale. I've had a half-dozen calls/emails on the boat, but no
serious buyers yet. My dad was down on vacation this past week, and he
was telling me he'd like to buy the boat if he had a place to keep it.
Long story short...he bought a trailer for it, and found a place to keep
it in covered dry-storage for when he retires down here next year. So the
Whaler is still in my family. We plan on trailering it over to the east
coast next month to chase the near-shore sailfish.


I discovered an interesting state of affairs regarding selling boats in the
area of Florida were we wintered. According to two brokers, it is currently
very difficult for them to sell a boat that the buyer is going to finance.
The problem is insurance. Because of the three hurricanes in one year,
insurance is hard to come by and, if you do find someone that will insure,
it is extremely expensive. I had several acceptable offers for my 20' Scout
when I had it for sale down there, but each deal fell through because the
buyer was financing and could not get the required insurance. I ended up
towing the boat back up to MA and will probably use it for day trips.

Eisboch