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Scotty wrote:
Jon, just curious, how did you find your Sabre? Have you
been looking long?

Scotty


I've been looking (seriously looking) since last Winter. I was looking
less seriously for about a year total.. work kept getting in the
way. Typically out here Spring through Summer isn't a good time to buy
a boat... lots of buyers, not many sellers, so they jack up the
price. I pretty much gave up last month, figuring I'd wait until the
next low season in Nov thru March. I was browsing through the
electronic edition of Latitude 38 (www.lat38.com) and saw the
listing. I had heard Sabres, but never sailed on one before. Gave him
a call, turns out a death in the family precipitated the sale. Sad
really, and the owner was really a nice guy. He was asking a fair
price, and after inspection, I offered him a bit less than the
asking. He accepted it, we arranged a sea trial, and at the conclusion
I gave him a deposit and we arranged for a haul/survey.

About a week prior to the survey, he called me up, very apologetic,
saying that he had mis-represented the boat... listed it as a 1985,
when in fact it was a 1983. I told him that I was still very
interested, and he immediately took $2K off the agreed upon price, and
he offered to pay for the survey. He even paid for the engine oil
analysis.

I think I'd like to stay in touch with him. He just about broke down
when I handed him the final check.



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