[Rhodes22-list] Gauging interest in a sale

[Mike]

Hello all!

I thought I'd start here before listing my Rhodes with a broker over the Winter. It's a 1989 (refurbished in 2014) and Stan's old rental boat from the factory. I've sailed it exactly three times in those ten years, which my wife has gotten pretty sick of. The boat's in great shape with a brand-new Genoa and Main; and a brand-new CDI FF4 furler up front. The trailer is a 2019 Triad dual-axle with under 1000 miles on it and zero dips into the water. I've got a 5HP Lehr outboard that has less than 10 hours with it. I just fired it up and ran it through it's paces for about an hour on a stand & can set-up just a few weeks ago and it was smooth. The motor's been kept in my garages and might as well be brand new. Zero rot on the hoses and seals (that I can visually check, externally).
The interior upholstery might as well be brand-new and I've got the cushions and supports to convert the cockpit, as well. Comes with the mast wench and mast cradle, as well.

There's some relatively minor (as I've been reading on here, they seem minor) problems; which is why I am selling it. I got it out of storage at the beginning of Summer when I finally got the new sails and furler after three years of waiting (long story). Since then, I've been working on various little things, which has been great. I'm a retired Coast Guard sailor and helicopter mechanic, so I've had a lot of fun. Too much fun. I realized that I like working on it a little bit each day more than the thought of taking it out and sailing it.

Boating season is ending here in October and I would really rather sell it to someone who will use it than do a DIY shrink-wrap and keep it in my drive-way or drop a grand to have it stored over the Central New York Winter. 

Happy to send pictures/videos, take measurements, do inspections if you've got questions. I recommend a proper marine-survey with any boat purchase (I had a 43' Wellcraft Portofino once-upon-a-time) and those surveys always go better when the surveyor has some honest information to start with. Just like a home-inspection.

I'm very pragmatic about the price. No broker; no markup. I'm not going to ask for what I paid for stuff I've already, bought even when it is practically like-new.
The idealist in me wants us both to walk away saying, "that was a good deal."

Mike Blagg
209-872-2321
mikeblagg at gmail.com -or- boon_doggy at yahoo.com