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Ideal size boat
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. JohnH wrote: On 31 Dec 2005 08:10:32 -0800, " wrote: We all occasionally wish for a larger boat but would we really buy one if we were able? I have decided "No", my 28' S2 is ideal for me. A larger boat would have more to go wrong and require more expense. My 28 is ideal for me as she is large enough to do a lot of things but small enough for me to easily single-hand which I do a lot. The older I get, the happier I am to not have a larger boat. This past 6 months is the first time I have ever had her in a marina ( I kept her at pvt docks for years) and I have noticed what I have heard about for years, "A boats use is inversely proportional to her length". Do others here have a simialr experience of realizing they do not want a bigger boat? I go through the 'bigger boat' desires every year. After a while I convince myself that the 21'er I've got does what I want to do just fine. But, if Harry were to make me a super deal on that Parker, I'd give it serious thought. There's a boat similar to mine on Boat Trader for $69,000. It has a lesser engine, a lesser trailer, but has radar. Might be an "equivalent." Assume for the moment it is. What's your best offer? How can anyone make an offer on a boat that they have not recently inspected and given a detailed list on the hours, maintenance, accessories and options? One listing in Boat Trader does not set a price baseline. The hours and maintenance of Yo Ho are available. The boat is in near-perfect condition, as any inspector you would care to hire would verify. As I said, assuming the boat is as I described, and is similar to the one on Boat Trader, with minor exceptions, what kind of offer would you be prepared to make? Are you in the $60,000 to $70,000 range? Because that's the price boats similar to Yo Ho in similar condition are fetching. The "extras" on Yo Ho include the galley refrig, sink and stove, whatever else was available from Parker at the time, the chartplotter, furono fishdiner, ICOM radio, bow pulpit, anchor and line, dock lines, fenders (bumpers), extra rod holder, et cetera. If you were a serious buyer, I could prepare a list. The boat is available for inspection if you want to pay to have it unwrapped and recommissioned, and then decommissioned and rewrapped if your surveyor indicates some serious problem that would kill a sale. But there isn't any such problem. The engine is still under warranty, as is the hull. It does need a wiper blade on the starboard side. Sounds like a nice boat Harry. |
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