There are many, many used boats for sale. More supply than demand is
the main reason, coupled with the fact that there are quite a few
people, who for reasons of their own, will only buy new.



Only one problem with this; 99% of those used boats have sat for over
a year in the weather with not a damn thing done to them they are
rotting in place and the folks selling them seem to think the boat
gets more valuable with age and decay.

why the heck do you think i keep asking for a boat in trade for
teaching folks to build earthen houses. im gonna spend the cost of a
new boat getting the darn thing sea worthy. i get tired of watching
boats rot at the dock because the owners think it is still worth every
bit of the 12,000 they paid for it ten years ago for the one day
sailing excursion with the kids.

and yes Larry that is probly the best post i've seen in a long time;
and i wish you could post it to crewing sites as well.

(I may be a power boat sailor but ive built a few boats and it hurts
every time i see one rotting due to neglect; while a sailor is trying
to figure out how to get a boat.)
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