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Newport 27 price advice
Hi there, what do you think: Is $8000 a reasonable price for a Newport 27 from the early eighties, in very good condition, with a pretty unused freshwater cooled diesel, but standing rigging that needs to be changed? I'd appreciate any comments, Chris |
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i would say its a bit high...newport's
are alright, but i would rate them one or two notched below a cal or ericson 27....$8k would get you a real decent cal or ericson...needing nothing....$5k is what i would be thinking for a newport 27.. in perfect shape...if it needs rigging, that could easly reduce value ab $1k, or so... .....but...if you have sailed it and had it inspected...$3k is not too big of a difference in price...... |
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I'd probably go for a Catalina 27 with an outboard.
How's the bottom? How's the sails? NewPort's don't hold their value that well. G "Chris" wrote in message oups.com... Hi there, what do you think: Is $8000 a reasonable price for a Newport 27 from the early eighties, in very good condition, with a pretty unused freshwater cooled diesel, but standing rigging that needs to be changed? I'd appreciate any comments, Chris |
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On 21 Jun 2005 16:53:52 -0700, "Chris" wrote:
Hi there, what do you think: Is $8000 a reasonable price for a Newport 27 from the early eighties, in very good condition, with a pretty unused freshwater cooled diesel, but standing rigging that needs to be changed? I'd appreciate any comments, Yes. A buddy here in Toronto just sold his 1984 Newport 27 for 12K Canadian, which is 10K U.S., last week. It wasn't moving at 15K and he thought it was a 'sacrifice deal' because people aren't liking smaller boats so much these days. It has a gas engine, however, and had a visible rentangle out of the foredeck where the core had failed: the owner did a servicable and sound, but not cosmetically perfect job. The boat had been raced for many seasons (I crewed on it for five) and perhaps that was a factor in the boat not moving for months. However, never having been cruised, it cleaned up nicely and "rides light' as you'd expect of a 5,500 lb. 27 footer. In five years, we took two firsts, two thirds and a second, racing against C&C 27s, S2s and Catalina 30s and Viking 28s. The Newport 27 is essentially a C&C 27 hull with a Newport topsides and deck. It's rated about 212 PHRF-LO and has the following good/bad things from a pure sailing perspective: It's very fast to accelerate and handles well and can take a huge (30 knot) beating. Quite lively and good for weekender cruising and/or club racing. The downside is that it's light and can be badly pounded and slowed by relatively modest wave action. You also have to watch it making lee way, but downwind it can get up and surf at 10+ knots..bags of fun. Lastly, like most balsa-cored boats, the core is prone to leakage and failure, which can end up as a gruesome repair job. Get a survey and make the call: Repairing the core can be owner-done, but it can be messy and time-consuming, so $8,000 U.S. is a good price....if half the deck isn't rotted. Hope this helps. R. |
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In article .com,
"Chris" wrote: Is $8000 a reasonable price for a Newport 27 from the early eighties, in very good condition, with a pretty unused freshwater cooled diesel, but standing rigging that needs to be changed? Might be. See what your survey says. It's part of the report. You'll need the survey for insurance in any case. |
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Hi, thanks to all who wrote for the input! I bought the boat. Chris |
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On 5 Jul 2005 21:23:36 -0700, "Chris" wrote:
Hi, thanks to all who wrote for the input! I bought the boat. Chris Cool. Reef down at 15 knots unless you need to wash the side decks. It's a goer. R. |
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