I like cheap boats… Truth is, if I see two boats for sale, one a beat up old CAL or some such and a pristine Swan or Hallberg Rassy, I go right to the beater. I suspect the reason behind it is the cheap fixer-upper gives me a sense of freedom… My dad used to …
So, let’s say the guy selling the skipjack were to lower the price by 33% which would make it a whole lot more attractive… Obviously a cheap boat has issues and needs stuff fixed, replaced, and upgraded and that costs money and that can get seriously nuts. For instance, it’s a given that the sails …
We all know that bigger boats cost more but a lot of folks just don’t get the scale of the thing. So, here’s a quick example… Our CAL 34 rig calls for a 9/32″ forestay of roughly forty feet while, on the other hand, the Morgan 41 OI we were talking about has a 3/8″ …
There’s a Morgan 41 Out Island for sale over in St Thomas for what seems like forever. I first noticed it when it was selling for around $40K and have watched, with no small amount of interest, as the price has come down (and down) till it’s reached it’s current sub-$10K asking price of $8500. …
A reader of like mind dropped me an email the other day… “Found this boat on eBay a few weeks ago, I was second bidder, it sold for $260.. I think it may still be available if you know anyone who would be interested. Looks like a pretty easy fix, no sails but a Catalina …
A good example of a cheap boat deal that makes some sense… Read More »
I keep reading about folks who buy boats in pretty good condition and then spend thousands and thousands of dollars fixing and “improving” them. Which brings me to an important rule for folks of the VolksCruiser persuasion… If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! The thing is, any given boat has a market value and …
I just noticed that over the last couple of days someone seems to sorting out an Endeavour 32 of a semi-derelict nature that was for sale at $500… As things go, the Endeavour is not a bad boat. Of course, a $500 boat comes with a certain amount of issues. Ya think? In this case …
