On May 3, 12:27*pm, "Tom Dacon" wrote:
Are there any yacht brokers that hang out in this group? I'm going to be
preparing a 41' wooden sloop for sale one of these days, and I have some
questions about certain upgrades that I'm thinking about doing. I'm
wondering if I can get some informed opinions about whether the cost of the
upgrades would pay off, either in terms of making the boat more attractive
for sale or getting me a better price.

Thanks,
Tom Dacon

I'm not sure how the sail boat market is right now, but the power boat
market is real bad, brokers are apparently having a very bad year. I
don't beleave the sail boat market is much better. If I were you, I'd
probably stay away from the market for now, keep the money in my
pocket, unless you find a yard that's very hungry for work and will do
it for a low price just to keep their people busy and have some cash
flow.

Thanks - it's not actually going to be happening until summer or fall of
2009 at the earliest. I'm just doing some early research now, and I'm hoping
that by then the economy will have started to recover from the wreckage that
it's undergoing now.

Tom

"Capt John" wrote in message
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On May 3, 12:27 pm, "Tom Dacon" wrote:
Are there any yacht brokers that hang out in this group? I'm going to be
preparing a 41' wooden sloop for sale one of these days, and I have some
questions about certain upgrades that I'm thinking about doing. I'm
wondering if I can get some informed opinions about whether the cost of
the
upgrades would pay off, either in terms of making the boat more attractive
for sale or getting me a better price.

Thanks,
Tom Dacon

I'm not sure how the sail boat market is right now, but the power boat
market is real bad, brokers are apparently having a very bad year. I
don't beleave the sail boat market is much better. If I were you, I'd
probably stay away from the market for now, keep the money in my
pocket, unless you find a yard that's very hungry for work and will do
it for a low price just to keep their people busy and have some cash
flow.

On May 6, 12:59*pm, "Tom Dacon" wrote:
Thanks - it's not actually going to be happening until summer or fall of
2009 at the earliest. I'm just doing some early research now, and I'm hoping
that by then the economy will have started to recover from the wreckage that
it's undergoing now.

Tom

"Capt John" wrote in message

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On May 3, 12:27 pm, "Tom Dacon" wrote:

Are there any yacht brokers that hang out in this group? I'm going to be
preparing a 41' wooden sloop for sale one of these days, and I have some
questions about certain upgrades that I'm thinking about doing. I'm
wondering if I can get some informed opinions about whether the cost of
the
upgrades would pay off, either in terms of making the boat more attractive
for sale or getting me a better price.

Thanks,
Tom Dacon

I'm not sure how the sail boat market is right now, but the power boat
market is real bad, brokers are apparently having a very bad year. I
don't beleave the sail boat market is much better. If I were you, I'd
probably stay away from the market for now, keep the money in my
pocket, unless you find a yard that's very hungry for work and will do
it for a low price just to keep their people busy and have some cash
flow.

I forgot to mention a great place to look for boats,
"www.yachtworld.com". Their all brokers, but it lets you look at many
boats without ever getting on a plane or in a car. Keep an eye on the
ones that interest you, the longer they've been up for sale, the
better for you.