[MistyTom]

Can I sell my boat and buy another smoothly with out much money?
My grandfather use to say ?anyone can do it with money.?

There was a boat that I had admired from afar for years. It was always out of my price range. It was a smaller single engine charter boat that the owner maintained meticulously. He sold it to someone a number of years ago and I have not seen it in a while. I recently came across this boat and she is for sale. This boat is set up perfectly for me. The only way I can swing it would be to sell my 29 Dyer first and hope that it is still available. Perhaps this is a bit of a gamble but not as big as a gamble as being a two boat owner, an option that makes me uncomfortable and my wife agitated.

So if I can sell my boat quickly I may be able to pull it off. This may be a long shot but here it goes.

For sale:
29 foot Dyer 1973
Cummings 210 H.P. 6bta 5.9m2 (1100 hours).
Trolling valve
Koden md 3404, 4 watt radar
Dytek water temp gauge
Furno 582 Sounder
North Star 800 Loran
North Star 952 gps
Furno gps navigator gp35
I com VHF radio
I com ic-m504 VHF radio
Eperb 406
Live well
Hynautic steering with stern controls and tiller arm
Other extras
New windows 2007 the bottom was blasted and bottom coated.
Shore power and battery charger.

$45,000
This is also posted in the classified section.


This post edited by MistyTom 06:26 PM 04/06/2008

 

[SomedayCame]

Misty!!!

What are you looking at? I've been asking myself that same question for some time now. If I sell my Fortier will I be able to Replace it with somthing a little bigger, say a 28 or 31 with the same cost to run her. That seems to be the real quesion. I know the slip fees would be greater but something of that size I would set up from a 4 person to a 6 person charter with the ever wanting comfort factor for the clients..

She's a good looking vessel Tom and I'm sure for that price she will move quickly.

Guys and Gulls...I've seen this boat Fishing the Montauk Waters for some time now and she handles the ever changing weather conditions extremely well for the northeast. That is an awesome price and for someone wanting a true Downeast boat that has the track record in which the "Misty" has... It's a great Deal...

Good Luck selling her Tom

Brad

 

[Fishbust]

Being realistic....

Beautiful fishing machine.

But it is 36 years old. People have a hard enough time selling boats built in the 80's. Not being an optimist, I would think a 36 year old boat would take a very long time to sell.

Looking at the shape it is in, obviously well cared for. For most of us (who had our boat for many years), what we put into our boats over the years both in dollars and in time/work, it generally does not pay to do what you are considering and start all over again. Boats have to be priced a certain way to move fast, that would likely mean taking a beating.

I am looking at boats all the time. I like boats. Sometimes the boredom-bug comes around and I think I would like to sell and buy but it sure wouldn't pay and I would wind up with less boat for the money, and if not less boat, then surely older power, either way not a smooth transition and not in a better direction.

I would suggest doing a value-check through the boat/us site. They will give you a good number for what to expect in price from the market. Just motor and hull, the rest you would add accordingly for.

 

[MistyTom]

Thank you, Somedaycame.
I am looking at a 31 JC.

 

[MistyTom]

Fishbust,
Good point. However I believe that they did not know how good fiberglass was back then and many of the older boats are better built that the ones today. The hull is sound, the bottom is bottomed coated with epoxy and I repowered fairly recently.

Survey says:

$45,000

 

[MistyTom]

I know that I have to catch lightning in a bottle to do this quickly but then again this boat is very ecnomical to run.

 

[bhm25]

i would say thats a fair price for the boat . older dyers have a strong following .

the boat market in general is very slow. dont beat your self up.

 

[MistyTom]

If it is ment to be it will happen.
If it does not happen I will not be upset.

 

[Fishbust]

Strong...

MistyTom wrote:
Fishbust,
Good point. However I believe that they did not know how good fiberglass was back then and many of the older boats are better built that the ones today. The hull is sound, the bottom is bottomed coated with epoxy and I repowered fairly recently.

Survey says:

$45,000

Definitely overbuilt. I had a 1966 John Allmand, all glass. Bulletproof.

 

[MakoMike]

Tom,
You're right the older boats were seriously overbuilt/ Have you thought about offering the othr guy a deposit with a closing pending after the sale of your boat? If you offer him enough he just might go for it.

 

[bloodnguts]

beautiful boat and don't let anyone tell you otherwise....perfect for where i am .....

 

[GradySailfish]

Tom, I think the 31JC would be a good upgrade for you and I think you can sell your boat now pretty quickly since you pointed out correctly a significant selling feature which is fuel efficiency.

You know what they say the key in real estate is location, location, location, well the key in boat sales is exposure, exposure, exposure. The more you adverttise the better your chances of success. Also make sure you target your audience properly, for instance putting that boat in Soundings magazine would yield better results then some southern magazine. Post it in thehulltruth.com, here, Newsday, "the other magazine", etc, etc.

Good luck in your endeavor. Did you possible talk with the owner of the JC about trading ? Maybe he is willing to downsize.

 

[southshore30]

Hey Misty,

About that lightning you hope to catch in a bottle...if you manage it, can you send some my way. After 2 years of keel kickers I could really use a direct hit right now. Big ball of flames, lots of sparks and smoke. Got the marshmallows and Bacardi and I'm ready to party!

Thanks.

This post edited by southshore30 05:52 PM 04/07/2008

 

[MistyTom]

Thanks guys,
Mike the broker will not do that.
GS that is the first thing that I inquired about. The owner is not interested .
SS30 You got it.

 

[tunaorlater]

southshore30 wrote:
Hey Misty,

About that lightning you hope to catch in a bottle...if you manage it, can you send some my way. After 2 years of keel kickers I could really use a direct hit right now. Big ball of flames, lots of sparks and smoke. Got the marshmallows and Bacardi and I'm ready to party!

Thanks.

You never know when it will happen, had my NB on the market last year with similar results. "WOW Awsome boat I wish I had the $$" Then I took it off the market and a "tire kicker" from last season called me and gave me the full asking price. Deal should be done tomorow.

Misty, Nice ride, hold out it will sell because its good on fuel!! Every sportfisherman I have looked at sucks down fuel, I'm buying another Downeast.

 

[clementine]

tunaorlater wrote:
I'm buying another Downeast.
What are you looking at tuna?

 

[tunaorlater]

I've got one in mind but at this point everything. If I had the time I would build another NB but the day just doesn't have enough hours these days.

 

[630313]

Tear before last my buddy's 1983 35' jc was surveyed for 80000 but sold for 44000. For a boat that old it had a newly rebuilt 3208 cat with 800 hrs on it and lots of toys. The buyers inspector went over the hull with a fine tooth comb and it looked great due to paint but the inside proved to be marginal. Thank God the owner requested fire proof resin when the hull was made and this made it difficult to get a proper moister reading. The hull had been blistering quite badly but the winter before he fixed all of the many blisters.
Any boat that old is going to have problems with the hull. It is a beauty. Good luck.

 

[MakoMike]

hovbuild wrote:

Any boat that old is going to have problems with the hull. It is a beauty. Good luck.

Don't know if I necessarily agree with that. IMHO If the boat has been properly cared for and if it was built right originally the hull shouldn't be any worse than the day it hit the water.

 

[GradySailfish]

I agree with MakoMike, if it was built properly and taken care of there should be no issues with the hull....even a 100 years from now.

There will be problems with everything else, engines, electrical, etc, etc, but the hull is solid.