On Nov 3, 6:54?am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:57:28 -0700, Chuck Gould





wrote:
Back in 1973, a publication with which I am associated carried an ad
for Silverton boats.

The featured vessel was the Silverton 30' Sport Cruiser (flybridge
sedan).

Length: 30'10"
Beam: 11' 11"
Fuel: 160 gal
Water: 50 gal
Power: Twin Chrysler 225-HP, V drives

Standard Equipment:

Command bridge, controls, instruments, bridge cushions, stainless
bridge rail, 110 volt 30-amo dockside wiring (cord included). large
swim platform. 10' Columbia dinghy. 25-watt Peatce Simpson Ship-Shore
radio. 2 Danforth compasses. 2 Coastal Navigator depth finders.
Pressure water system, 10 gal. hot water. 4 burner Magic Chef range.
Spacious cabin, sleeps six. Large head, vanity, mirror, shower. Ample
drawer and closet space. Below deck storage. Carpeting. Curtains and
screens. 2 windshield wipers, 3 batteries and switch, 2 fire
extinguishers, automatic bilge pump, anchor, chain, 150-feet nylon
line. Anti-fouling bottom paint. 4 mufflers. 6 life jackets. 2 dock
lines 25' Sampson Braid. 2 lock lines 50' nylon. Combo ensign staff/
stern light. FULL TANK OF GAS.

The "Cruise Away" Price: $23,500 :-)

Of course $23,500 was a good annual salary in those days.

Certainly an upper management figure. Many people did quite well on
$1000 a month or less back then.



Today the full tank of gas is worth over $500. Some of those old
Silvertons are still running around.- Hide quoted text -

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I think it was about 1972 that my wife and I bought our first house in
Seattle. It was a modest 2-bedroom craftsman style in a middle class
neighborhood adjacent to the University District. We paid just over
half as much as a new 30' Silverton was selling for. (Our mortgage
payment was $115- and we fretted that we would have to stretch to make
that as our apartment rent had only been $90). That has certainly
changed a lot. You could probably buy two new 30' Silvertons for what
that very same house would sell for today.