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Old 09-05-2016, 09:45 PM   #8
ksanders
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Originally Posted by Russell Clifton View Post
You don't say what size boat you are looking at or the price you can afford, but it sounds like maybe the size you want verses the price you are willing to pay are a little out of sync. If you are looking for a 50' boat in the $150,000 range, you probably wont find it, but if you look for that same size for around $300,000, you probably can find exactly what you want.
I am going to look at a trawler on Wednesday that is priced at twice what others the model and size are listed for, but it appears that it is very well maintained, has a ton of updated equipment, and ready to cruise. I quess I could by a cheaper one and spend two years fixing it up, but I will be 70 next year, and that would take a big chunk out of my time left.
What you described is exactly what I think the root cause is when paople have a difficult time buying a boat.

I know it comes as a shock to people that what they think is a lot of money is not enough to buy a good condition boat in the size they want.
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