Future of sailing
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Prices are all over the map on sailboats even for the same model. One site I found with good price history is sailingtexas.com Just look at the sailboat photo gallery which lists previous ads and what the asking price was. Lots of great photos too!stevestk said:
If you buy from a private owner vs a broker you'll save a huge amount. If sailing is in your blood just find a boat that doesn't kill your budget. Prices have not been this low in years.
Steve,
I understand there is an internet site that will provide you sailboat list price and sales price. Good deals are out there. A friend just offered 33% of the owner’s asking price for a 1987 56 foot Formosa ketch (just google this boat at Berkeley, CA and check it out) and the owner accepted. On the other hand I have seen offers of 70-85% of asking price to be rejected. Once you find a boat you need to assess how many $$$ you will need to invest to make it “your” boat vs. alternative boats and then decide how much you are willing to pay for it. Good luck and buy it!!
I understand there is an internet site that will provide you sailboat list price and sales price. Good deals are out there. A friend just offered 33% of the owner’s asking price for a 1987 56 foot Formosa ketch (just google this boat at Berkeley, CA and check it out) and the owner accepted. On the other hand I have seen offers of 70-85% of asking price to be rejected. Once you find a boat you need to assess how many $$$ you will need to invest to make it “your” boat vs. alternative boats and then decide how much you are willing to pay for it. Good luck and buy it!!
steve,
if you give the boat models you are interested in, to a broker, he can pull the sales prices of similar boats sold...there is still some fudge factor listed, but that will give you some idea what sold boats went for....
the boat is only worth what someone will pay for it, and were I you - I would be careful buying a boat solely based on price/discount/etc as others have indicated, you may get a good boat, but you may get a pig in a poke...that will cost you a great deal of $$$
if you give the boat models you are interested in, to a broker, he can pull the sales prices of similar boats sold...there is still some fudge factor listed, but that will give you some idea what sold boats went for....
the boat is only worth what someone will pay for it, and were I you - I would be careful buying a boat solely based on price/discount/etc as others have indicated, you may get a good boat, but you may get a pig in a poke...that will cost you a great deal of $$$
We owned a H40.5 for 9 years (sold in 2008) and never regretted a minute of it! Grandkids came along and priorities changed, but loved out trips on the boat. In the end, life isn't about bank accounts but a collection of experiences along the way. The boat provided us with memories, laughable moments, and some of the best experiences we will ever have. Get a boat!
some guess that between 1/4 and 1/3 all used boat sales are private sales with no public recording of price. Brokers sell boats with commissions so most likely are at higher prices.
And no one is paying asking prices.
I called on a couple of broker boats and the owners were taking offers of 2/3's the asking price.
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even so.
ask around,, you can still get a great used sailboat for less than 1000/ft in most areas of the united states. you just need to prioritze what creature features are most needed. just assume it has no value when you come to sell, and then you can be pleasantly pleased when someone fills your pocket with money.
note to the wise here.....
insurance and Moorage for the last 36 months in the northwest has cost me more than 1/2 the total price I paid for the boat.
Boat cost is almost irrelavent for total monthly outlay. I could have bought an almost new boat for just the moorage costs around seattle.
And no one is paying asking prices.
I called on a couple of broker boats and the owners were taking offers of 2/3's the asking price.
.
even so.
ask around,, you can still get a great used sailboat for less than 1000/ft in most areas of the united states. you just need to prioritze what creature features are most needed. just assume it has no value when you come to sell, and then you can be pleasantly pleased when someone fills your pocket with money.
note to the wise here.....
insurance and Moorage for the last 36 months in the northwest has cost me more than 1/2 the total price I paid for the boat.
Boat cost is almost irrelavent for total monthly outlay. I could have bought an almost new boat for just the moorage costs around seattle.
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