"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:14:13 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

Island Packet = the most overpriced boat in the industry. It's a good
thing they have high resale value because you don't get your money's
worth as far as quality of construction goes.

Usually, in fact always, high resale value equates to high demand?

Why is that? There must be something about them that people like.

It's the same thing that drives the sale of MacGregor 26s. Ignorance!
People buy into the hype. People who buy them aren't really sailors.
They are campers. They enjoy going to rallys where they make giant
raft-ups. (Who does than with a real boat, anyway? That's the very last
thing I'd ever do with my boat. It's just plain stupid, dangerous and
dumb!) They motor up and down the Intracoastal Waterway. The polish and
shine and add every gadget in the catalog. Those Island Packets are poor
performers empty. Load them down and they can't get out of their own
way. There are better boats out there at less than half the cost.

Wilbur Hubbard