[Rhodes22-list] advice needed

[Hank]

I just recently sold my Islander 36 to a guy, sight unseen.  He saw a bunch
of pictures, talked to me a lot, made an offer, I countered, he wired the
money and then flew in, looked at the boat with me for 2 hours and then set
sail for Florida.  And this was for $32,000.  The whole deal from initial
phone call to him leaving was about 60 hours.

In all reality, he got a good deal and I sold my boat with minimal
(understatement of the year) fuss.  After a week of sailing south, he was
still happy with the deal and so was I.

Hank


On 11/28/05, DCLewis1 at aol.com <DCLewis1 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Cheryl,
>
> You could have it surveyed.  The cost of the marine surveyor might  offset
> the cost of a trip to Conn to check it out and come back empty handed
> (I  don't
> know where you reside).  But, who's a good surveyor in Conn to
> be  retained?
> How will you know the survey is good or bad, until after
> the  fact?  There's a
> risk that you won't get a good survey, but it's something  you could do
> that
> smacks of due diligence.
>
> Someone on the board may know something about the boat, or they may know a
> good marine surveyor in Conn.  As I recall, there have been several active
> posters from the Conn area recently.
>
> Buying a used boat will always be a bit of a craps shot, but buying one
> sight unseen seems like a total craps shot to me.  If the reward   (i.e.
> an
> extremely good deal on a boat that's in great shape that you  can't find
> anywhere
> else) clearly outweighed the risk (you could lose all of  your investment
> if it'
> s really bad - including not just the boat, but the trip  to get it,
> transport
> back, any repairs you might attempt, etc, etc.) it might be  worth it.  It
> doesn't sound like the boat's a total basket case,  but there still may be
> problems.
>
> Stan's refurbs come with a warranty and support that translate to  some
> peace of mind that you don't get buying a used boat; that might be
> another  route
> for you to consider (I'm going to try that route).  Is the cost of a
> representative GBI refurb very much more than the prospective risk you'd
> be  getting
> into?
>
> Dave
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