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Id just advertise it, you never know, not everyone is skintI've still got the go fast stripes to do but it's almost there.
Waiting on a new valuation but it's not looking good to sell at the moment as the **** is falling out of the boat market
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Mmmmm trip through the canals would be a nice adventure.
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Looking really good, nice work.
Anything that can be said to be suitable for living aboard seems to be selling well if the prices for houseboats locally are anything to go by. If its mobile its a bonus.
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I think good boats still sell if the price is sensibleI've still got the go fast stripes to do but it's almost there.
Waiting on a new valuation but it's not looking good to sell at the moment as the **** is falling out of the boat market
^^^^ This, The market for old fibreglass yachts has collapsed, this is mainly due to huge oversupply, unlike cars that get scrapped & recycled every ten to 20 years boats are not economically recylable so just get dumped & left. Our club & every other in the land is full of them, Boats that 20 years ago would have been worth 10 k are now worth low hundreds or even being given away for nowt.
Good boats in good condition are still selling. It seems that once you go over 30ft long the market is stronger. Add restored good condition & liveaboard potential & her value should be good.
Good boats in good condition are still selling. It seems that once you go over 30ft long the market is stronger. Add restored good condition & liveaboard potential & her value should be good.
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If the boat sales come back to me next week with a better valuation then it will get put on their sale pontoons. They weren't too sure how to value it as its not a common model. Most are 1040 or 1140's but mine is a 1200.
It's definitely live on capable and it off grid capable too. The solar is making enough at the moment to run everything apart from the immersion heater and keep the batteries full.
Also it's a very capable sea boat and is perfect for European canal cruising
It's definitely live on capable and it off grid capable too. The solar is making enough at the moment to run everything apart from the immersion heater and keep the batteries full.
Also it's a very capable sea boat and is perfect for European canal cruising
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If its not a rude question, what sort of money are we talking about!
Little old stuff plummeting in value is just a recession thing, the down turn hits lower paid poorer folk first….
I too would try the traditional self managed advertising options first. Can always use a broker later. The time is now, summer rapidly arriving, if you blink boating season will be over!
Little old stuff plummeting in value is just a recession thing, the down turn hits lower paid poorer folk first….
I too would try the traditional self managed advertising options first. Can always use a broker later. The time is now, summer rapidly arriving, if you blink boating season will be over!
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Cheers, iirc it 8% commission but free moorings. I'll definitely look into the apollo duck website.
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Ideally I'd be wanting £85k+ so not exactly a small amount of money.
Apologies for disrupting your thread, but I read the entire thing from start to finish over the weekend and its very motivating to see your perseverance to get your parent's boat back to its former glory. Couldn't help laughing when I went round SS Great Britain this morning and saw some of the holes in the hull, plus the over-plating on the crack which was used to scuttle the ship down in the Falklands.
I happened to be passing through Bristol the day she came back - I found it very moving emotionally as she slowly approached - but then I'm a big softy !
