On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:36:49 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
m...
"On the hard" buyer's survey on the Grand Banks is tomorrow. I am not
going to bother being there.
They are doing everything in two steps .... survey tomorrow, then launch
on the 14th and sea trial shortly after.

Mrs. E. took the dogs to the Vet this morning for the annual heartworm
thing. Turns out the Vet has been an avid blowboater for years but has
been looking to transition to a GB. He was dismayed when he heard we
were selling it (he knew all about it from Mrs.E., but didn't know it was
on the market) and has offered to buy it sight unseen if the current deal
falls though for any reason.

So, the buyers are coming out of the woodwork. Wait a minute .... now
*I* am a buyer!

Check out the vets sailboat.
You could be like this local guy who has both... a sailboat and a new motor
yacht.
(He made his fortune in donuts.)
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1047000.html

CNBC did a interview with the owner/operator of Trinity Yachts a
couple of weeks ago as part of their marine business series.

It was very interesting. The owner said that he's got orders going
out to six years and even further if he wins some bids. One of the
more interesting aspects of his business is that he very rarely
delivers the final product to the original owner. Owners spec out
yachts and then usually end up selling the contract for completion to
somebody else for more money than they paid to originally spec and
contract the boat. He told about one boat that from the time the
original construction started to delivery went through four different
owners and every one of them made money.

Go figure. :)