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Sold my Boat .. some thoughts
After three season of single handed sailing, I was approached by a young guy
as my boat was taken out for winter storage. He loved her, and he bought her. Owning a good size cruising sailboat is lots of work. I started working, repairing, adding, maintaining, my boat in April .. she went in the water in June. And I worked on her each and every day. At this time, I doubt I will purchase another cruising sailboat. I don't have crew. And the cost of owning her is very expensive. Another thought; sailboats don't sell. Years ago, I owned a couple of cruising boats, and when my for sale sign went up, the buyers came and bought. Not anymore. There just does not seem to be much of a market for boats, even sailboats. It is frustrating to offer a boat for sale, and have no one even interested. The "give me your boat for free" crowd shows up. They tell you what a junk your boat is, point out every nic, chip, defect, that might exist .. then tell you about the same boat on ebay for $10 dollars. If they make an offer it is very low, and if one accepts the offer, they run away. They don't want to own a boat, just drive people nuts. In the Northeast, the marinas don't help out the boat owner at all. They just sit back and figure that the new owner will be a big sucker. The problem is; in the boatyard I stored my boat, there are numerous "walk aways". These are pretty nice sailboats, the owners tried to sell them, couldn't, and then the marina fees started adding up. Last spring, the marina had an auction. No luck. No one showed up for the boats. The marinas wanted the back storage money, in many cases well over $3,000 dollars. I fear that the boating market is doomed. The days of the working guy with a nice little cruising sailboat are almost over. Another problem, the towns, state. They have their hands out for mooring permit fees, but they don't provide any service at all. Hundreds of dollars, Portsmouth NH does not even have a municipal dock. The harbor masters are corrupt, the whole system is corrupt. As there are less and less motor boats, due to high fuel costs, and fewer sailboats, the towns have ruined it for themselves. Too late now. I guess I will move on to some other activity. Don't know what yet. |
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