Depreciation of a Beneteau!

[Tranona]

Might be if you don't know the details but the wire is top notch, it's just that he has some spare, he bought a roll when he did the rigging on his boat or my boat now. The guy is an engineer and his work was described by a surveyor as second to none. The spec for rigging on his boat was 6mm but he went with 8mm, good idea

No, bad idea. You would never get near the breaking strain of 6mm on that boat. All that happens when you go up in size is that you put unnecessary strain on the rest of the structure for no benefit - plus the extra weight and windage aloft. Just to give you an idea how far out you are, my 37 footer with a 14m high mast and more than double the sail area of your boat has 8mm rigging.

 

[FullCircle]

Might be if you don't know the details but the wire is top notch, it's just that he has some spare, he bought a roll when he did the rigging on his boat or my boat now. The guy is an engineer and his work was described by a surveyor as second to none. The spec for rigging on his boat was 6mm but he went with 8mm, good idea

With respect, bad engineering. Rather have none, than second. Sorry.

 

[Zagato]

Thanks for your replies and apologies to AngusMcDoon it is 6mm not 8mm that is being sold - I must have got my wires crossed Sorry

I have checked the build drawings last night and survey report when it was re-rigged in 2006 and both say it is 6mm. I'm sure he said he put thicker wire on somewhere though Perhaps it was the guard rails or maybe it should be 4mm and he has put on 6mm - it was a hectic day in gale force winds with an hour and a half to go through boat details and the same again to get the mast down ready for transportation I can't remember half the stuff he told me but thankfully he is very helpful over the phone.

So does 6mm on a 10 metre mast sound right. Mainsail 180 Genoa 110 according to the stats below, total sail area 290 sq foot which also ties in with the brochure specs.

 

[zarathustra]

What explains the rise in the last few months?

The Eurozone and Dollar crisis, its being suggested the euro could disappear next year, pressure rising in Germany to pull out, Spain Italy and Portugal may next look for a bailout following Greece and Ireland. So investors are dropping euro's and the dollar and pound are also looking decidedly shaky, the future of the dollar looks bleak, so many were being advised to buy gold and silver.

 

[Zagato]

Whatever the market is doing it is certainly pushing up the price of certain marques in the classic car and bike scene. Some old bikes have gone up by 60% alone in the last 5 years and you get to have fun with your money at the same time

 

[bobgoode]

There is a lot of sense being written about boat prices but it is actually very simple.

Buy a new boat and the price will include delivery and commision costs. The price that you sell it for will never stray very far from the price paid for the boat. You won't recover D+C costs, money spent running the boat or money spent upgrading and repairing the boat.
After a great many years, say 15 or so, you may even find the asking price higher than the original price. It may sell at such a high price if it's in good nick and desirable.

You will never make money on a boat.

You will have years of fun, have a route to making new friends where evr you go, never be short of something to worry about or spend your next bit of spare cash on. No let me re-phrase that, a boat will ensure you never have any spare cash.