"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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As you know, I got that Grady 30' Marlin 6 weeks ago, and put the Whaler
25' up for sale. I've had a half-dozen calls/emails on the boat, but no
serious buyers yet. My dad was down on vacation this past week, and he
was telling me he'd like to buy the boat if he had a place to keep it.
Long story short...he bought a trailer for it, and found a place to keep
it in covered dry-storage for when he retires down here next year. So
the Whaler is still in my family. We plan on trailering it over to the
east coast next month to chase the near-shore sailfish.


I discovered an interesting state of affairs regarding selling boats in
the area of Florida were we wintered. According to two brokers, it is
currently very difficult for them to sell a boat that the buyer is going
to finance. The problem is insurance. Because of the three hurricanes in
one year, insurance is hard to come by and, if you do find someone that
will insure, it is extremely expensive. I had several acceptable offers
for my 20' Scout when I had it for sale down there, but each deal fell
through because the buyer was financing and could not get the required
insurance. I ended up towing the boat back up to MA and will probably use
it for day trips.

I've never had a problem with Boat/US insurance...and they came in about 40%
cheaper than what an independent agent quoted me (he was quoting
Progressive...which I'd never use since their CEO is in bed with
moveon.org).

State Farm wouldn't write the boat even though I was with them for years,
because the boat was stored in a coastal region. Does anybody else see the
irony in the fact that they wouldn't insure a boat because it was too close
to the water?