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Yes 50% is a bit excessive I reckon but then our boat is small and quite old and didn't cost much, so even basic stuff is disproportionately expensive compared to the purchase price - replacing the engine would be half the cost of the boat! If I was buying a 30-40k secondhand boat though it's unlikely it would need 15-20k of fixing up (unless it was a real lemon) but you should always allow a good few thousand as a contingency.
Haven't been fortunate enough to consider brand new yet, but hope to in future. This forum is providing plenty of background info in the meantime I guess in extremis mass production hulls will become loss leaders for the profit-making add-ons, on the tried and tested razor and blades principle.
Haven't been fortunate enough to consider brand new yet, but hope to in future. This forum is providing plenty of background info in the meantime I guess in extremis mass production hulls will become loss leaders for the profit-making add-ons, on the tried and tested razor and blades principle.