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Used boat price - Sea Ray 185 Monaco
wrote:
Could anyone give me an idea for correct price for this boat?
It's a Sea Ray 185 Monaco, 1988 with 4.3 litre V6 Mercruiser petrol
engine. 5.6mx2.3mx0.95m
I've been offered what I think is a good deal, but don't know enough to
be certain.
Cheers,
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Dnc
Sounds like you're posting from the UK, or AUS maybe?
I'm confident that boat pricing around the world probably conforms to
the same general principles as here in the US, and therefore there is
no single correct price for an 18-year-old boat. The three biggest
factors influencing the price will be condition, condition, and
condition. There are 1988 Sea Rays that should probably be sawed into
chunks and hauled to the nearest landfill. There are 1988 Sea Rays that
have been well cared for, intelligently used, and thoroughly maintained
these are easily and legitimately worth a definite premium above a boat
in "average" condition.
While it's not all that common to have a surveyor look over an 18-foot
boat, it isn't entirely unreasonable to get a surveyor or some other
legitimate local expert with a knowledge of boats and local values to
examine the boat in question and then offer an opinion. The cost for a
couple of hours professional assistance will be a lot less than the
cost of perhaps a hundred hours of professional services to put a
(possibly) bad boat back into serviceable shape.
Another variable is regional pricing. Certain brands and styles of
boats that are very popular in one cruising area are less deisrable,
(therefore available more cheaply), in others. I could offer a long
list of classic examples, but there's no doubt that the market for an
18-foot, 18-year-old Sea Ray will be different in your specific area
than elsewhere- and could well be different from the market for that
same boat just a few hundred miles away.
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