I'm considering a small backup boat. It's a 15' Chrysler with a great mainsail but a wornout jib on a furler. Includes an electric motor and the trailer. They wanted $1400 but are now down to 750. I was thinking of offering 500. Any comments?
'76 Chrysler 15'
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Between 1971 - 1980 Chrysler Corp built almost 8,000 so they must have been pretty popular SailboatData.com - MAN-O-WAR 15 (CHRYSLER) Sailboat. $750 seem reasonable with great mainsail, jib furler, electric motor and trailer. Here are three listed for $900 - 1500 Chrysler Mutineer 15 Boats for sale (smartmarineguide.com).
I bought my Bandit 15 in 1982 for $1,500. Probably over paid. No trailer, no motor. If you could get it for $750 I think you could resell it. Not sure about $ 1,400. But if it fits your needs I would offer the $750 and see what the counter offer is. I wouldn't quibble too much about the $ 700 dollar difference since you could spend that in an hour refitting the boat.
Change of plans. There was a '72 16' Tanzer for sale about 3 hours away (one way) that the seller wanted $1500 for. I asked him if it was still for sale and he wrote back saying it was and that he needed to sell it because he was moving. We talked about condition etc and I explained that I had a budget to work with that was well below his asking price. I told him I was a buyer at $700. He said that if I was willing to part with my $700, he was willing to part with his boat. I pick it up tomorrow.