relocation? or sell

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dave

i'm thinking of moving to naples area in florida and have a 25 i'm wondering if i should have moved there or..sell here and buy one there. anyone ever had a boat moved that far and know of anyone i can check with for prices etc? thanks davejdn@aol.com
 
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Ben McAndrew

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I don't see any reason in going through all the riggamarol of selling your boat, and then going to all the trouble to go out to buy another one. This involves avtually finding a seller, numerous trips to motor vehicles, ect. ect. I would say it's just not worth it unless you are thinking about upgrading. But be careful if you do decide to sell. Your money that you get from your boat moght not go to the boat right away as planned, rather it might go to some kind of expencs you encounter while moving. A boat that size can't be too hard to transport, either. You could even tow it yourself if you can get your hands on (Or buy) a trailer and have the right vehicle for the job. (I know an unmarried lady who tows her OD28 on a trailer between her side yard in the suburbs of Albany, N.Y and the marina all by her self.) Plus, if you end up buying a trailer you could store your boat at your home in the winter instead of paying to rent land space. If you DO sell your boat though, I would purchase a boat down there BEFORE you move, so that money dowsn't get tied up in something else. If it were me, I would just sell and upgrade, or buy a trailer and toe it down there myself. -BM
 
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Vic

Depends on the condition of your boat ...

I recently bought a boat in Ma. and trucked it down here ... problem with Florida boats is that they often seem to sit in the water year round and I thought it would be better to get a boat that had a history of dry storage at least during the winter. Seems to me that Florida boats seem to be twice as beat up because people tend to use them a lot more ... or on the other hand they don't use them at all and they just sit at a dock waiting for something to happen.. In any case you may not find a boat here anywhere near the condition of what you have. Of course the next thing is to find a place where you are going to dock it ... that's a bear. Nice sailing club though ... in related link.
 
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i'm thinking of moving to cape coral so i can explore captiva sanibel etc davejdn@aol.com
 
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There is a good sailing club at Ft. Myers as well. Should be no problem for you to work down to naples, marco, everglades city, marathon and the keys to key west. Gulf is generally fine sailing ... just getting into land can be a little tricky re depth.
 
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