3 weeks in boating

[gjgm]

a few weeks ago, I made an offer for a new boat (to us). It was turned down. One hour later, it was accepted. That night I put our boat for sale. Within one week , I got an offer that I turned down. Last Thursday, we paid for and became owners of our next boat. That night, the interested party improved his offer, and I accepted. Tonight, we completed. Start to finish of buying one boat and first advertising and selling the other.. perhaps 3 weeks. Is that a record? Maybe I should change job? !!

 

[[2068]]

That's pretty good going, by any standard.

dv.

 

[peterb26]

As an overall transaction from one boat to another, I'd guess thats a record.

I did sell my last boat (Nimbus Commander) in about 4 days, but it then took me 3 months to decide on the one to succede it.

 

[Sneds]

Lucky you, well done

Our Sealine 215 "Misty Spirit" has been with the broker for 5 weeks now www.bristolyachtbrokerage.com and the one we are trying to buy had a few structural problems (it was due to be delivered today) /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif but we are waiting for a quote for the repairs needed so the vendor can decide what he is going to do............who said boating was relaxing?

Sorry for the blatant advert /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Nick_H]

Hang on, thats not how boating is supposed to work. You should have had a few tyre kickers first, then a good offer from someone who then couldn't get finance. You should then have got annoyed that the broker wasn't doing enough to sell it and fallen out with them, and a visiting boat should have caught one of your stanchions with a stray rope and left a big hole in the fibreglass. The repairer should then have failed to turn up several times, then do a shoddy job and overcharge you for it. In desperation you would then sell your boat at a knock down price so you don't miss out on the bargain new boat you've found, which then fails the survey dismally with hull blisters like golf balls so you end up boatless. Despite there having been ten boats of the type you wanted available when you first put your boat up for sale, there would then suddenly be none and SWMBO would point blank refuse to step on board anything else, so you would embark on a fruitless search to find one. Eventually you would settle for something almost as good only to be gazumped at the last minute, then buy the first half decent boat you came across which you would soon realize isn't suitable and put it up for sale. That is how boating is supposed to work.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

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That is how boating is supposed to work.

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...and then you stand in the shower ripping up £20 notes.

 

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...and then you stand in the shower ripping up £20 notes.

[/ QUOTE ] Fifties, dear boy; Fifties..... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif