Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

lid wrote in
:

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:16:35 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
rpsmithersIII wrote:
Make sure you contact Snug Harbor, they represent Catalina on
Lake
Lanier and will have brokered boats available.

Been there. I think I can find 'em again. I'll give 'em a call
for
directions though.

The link below are some FSBO catalina boats located on Lanier
http://www.strictlysailing.com/catalina/catalina.cfm

Good show! Thanks
Rick


http://atlanta.craigslist.org/boa/503616628.html
McGregor 22, with dockspace available, $2200....cheep!



Larry
--
Merry Christmas!
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Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

lid wrote in
:

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:16:35 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
rpsmithersIII wrote:
Make sure you contact Snug Harbor, they represent Catalina on
Lake
Lanier and will have brokered boats available.

Been there. I think I can find 'em again. I'll give 'em a call
for
directions though.

The link below are some FSBO catalina boats located on Lanier
http://www.strictlysailing.com/catalina/catalina.cfm

Good show! Thanks
Rick


Here's a 24' with a trailer, in Flower Branch for $1800...
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/boa/503599252.html

How about a '65 Evinrude Playmate that looks like it was NEVER
USED and always inside?! $3995. Not used in 2 years...or ever!
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/boa/502851707.html
Love that 65 DASHBOARD with rearview mirror!...Looks like a
LINCOLN!

That's it....I gotta quit lookin' before I git in trouble...geez,
stupid....

Larry
--
Merry Christmas!
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Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.

HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.

You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick

I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't forget gas prices...

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, I just recently bought a sail boat, and I agree that it's a
damned good time to buy a boat here! I'm thinking about a newer bass
boat, too.

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:54:42 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, I just recently bought a sail boat, and I agree that it's a
damned good time to buy a boat here! I'm thinking about a newer bass
boat, too.

Hold off if you can for another month or two - that is unless you
stumble across something you can't pass up.

I know of a two year old loaded Ranger Z-21 w/250 Merc Optimax, less
than 50 hours, for $30K and if the boat doesn't sell by the end of
January, it can be had for $27K. Guy will sell it for what he owes if
necessary.

And there are more and more boats like it coming up every day -
Triton, Stratos - heck, I even saw a Gambler at a price I even thought
about.

Out of curiosity, what kind of bass boat do you run now?

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
s something you can't pass up.

I know of a two year old loaded Ranger Z-21 w/250 Merc Optimax, less
than 50 hours, for $30K and if the boat doesn't sell by the end of
January, it can be had for $27K. Guy will sell it for what he owes if
necessary.

And there are more and more boats like it coming up every day -
Triton, Stratos - heck, I even saw a Gambler at a price I even thought
about.

Out of curiosity, what kind of bass boat do you run now?

As ARM went up, disposable income has taken a hit for many, and the boat
HAS to go.

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Dec 11, 11:28 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:54:42 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, I just recently bought a sail boat, and I agree that it's a
damned good time to buy a boat here! I'm thinking about a newer bass
boat, too.

Hold off if you can for another month or two - that is unless you
stumble across something you can't pass up.

Why, you think they'll go down more? What if the lake level starts
coming back up?!

I know of a two year old loaded Ranger Z-21 w/250 Merc Optimax, less
than 50 hours, for $30K and if the boat doesn't sell by the end of
January, it can be had for $27K. Guy will sell it for what he owes if
necessary.

Take a look at Craigslist for the Atlanta area, there are a lot of any
kind of boat for sale here, from bass boats to houseboats!

And there are more and more boats like it coming up every day -
Triton, Stratos - heck, I even saw a Gambler at a price I even thought
about.

I don't get out enough to spend a big bunch of money on a bass boat
anymore.

Out of curiosity, what kind of bass boat do you run now?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I've got a Chaparral with a 135 Evinrude. I'd like to get something a
little newer, and with a few more features. The Chaparral doesn't seem
as stable when you are fishing on the side of it and some of the other
makes.

Sailboat shopping on Lake Lanier
 

On Dec 11, 6:18�am, wrote:
On Dec 11, 9:15 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"





wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 10, 4:34 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
PhantMan wrote:
I'll be in Atlanta for a few days before/after New Years and thought I
might do some window shopping for a smallish sailboat on Lake Lanier.
HK �wrote:
If you are intending to sail on Lanier, perhaps you'd want a sailboat
with wheels to run along the dry lake bed.
You must be a mind reader. I'll need wheels. Not for Lake Lanier, but
for sailing 400 miles down I-85 to I-65 to I-10 and home.
Thanks,
Rick
I'd bet boats are going for give-away prices on dry LAke LAnier.

Lake Lanier's not dry.

Let's not confuse the issue with facts. �Harry was just trying to to
mess with me, but between the drought, the time of the year, and the
mortgage mess, it is a good time to be a buyer, and a terrible time to
be a seller.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't forget gas prices...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Phooey on gas prices.

People have been predicting that gas prices would put an end to
boating ever since they first rose to 50-cents a gallon.

Anybody who can realistically afford to own a boat should be able to
afford to fuel it. The era of the twin 460 cid gasoline V8's powering
a 25,000 pound boat is probably over, but I think most folks who say
they are getting out of boating due to fuel prices are simply looking
for an excuse. There are a lot of ways to enjoy boating without
burning $250 an hour in fuel, especially when discussing sailboats.

Fuel prices may change how we boat, and may deter people who actually
think fuel is one of the larger budget considerations from taking up
the pastime- but fuel prices are unlikely to drive many enthusiastic
boaters away from the hobby. At least, IMO.