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does anyone know how much i should be paying for a snapdragon 26 without an inboard engine, there is little cosmetic work need doing, has new cooker and radio and a 9.9 outboard, its a boat that could be sailed today.

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Agree with bendy but remeber you will probably have to spend another 1500 to bring it up to scratch. They can all be sailed now but are the sea-cocks goo, shrouds, runining rigging etc all the stuff people don't bother with
 
Snappies tend to have good accom but not sail well. Is that what you want? Outboards can be a problem in short steep seas which are common where bilge keelers are popular, but have the benefit that they are outside the boat for repairs & leave no holes in the hull or prop in the water when sailing.

Make an offer well below the asking price & see what happens. You can always offer more if you REALLY want this one. Trust you have been looking for a while and have seen enough to know your local market? In general, tatty looking boats (you implied some cosmetics required) without an inboard will be hard to sell. An inboard installation is likely to cost around £8k if done professionally, but value of boat unlikely to increase to £5k!

Just a few comments that may stimulate the thought processes.
 
being a mechanic in the merchant navy id fit the engine myself, which would potentially save me some money. its not tatty inside but it doesent fit my needs, if you know what i mean. every1 one is sayin 3500 and its advertised at 3750, would i be rude offering 3000? help!
 
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being a mechanic in the merchant navy id fit the engine myself, which would potentially save me some money. its not tatty inside but it doesent fit my needs, if you know what i mean. every1 one is sayin 3500 and its advertised at 3750, would i be rude offering 3000? help!

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Depends on so many things, how long has it been for sale, is it costing the owner to keep it somewhere.

Offer him £3000 that what I would do. You can always increase your offer but it's hard to reduce it.
 
What an individual boat is worth also depends a lot on how long it has been on the market for. If it is racking up boatyard bills, then the owner may be desperate to sell.

If I had a boat for sale for £ 3750, I would not be insulted by an offer of £ 3000. Whether I accepted it or not would depend on the liklihood of higher offers!
 
Be cheeky and offer £2500 and see the reaction - you always have the option to mention the rigging needing attention, sails well shagged, sea cocks needing changed, antifouling etc, etc - I am sure you can come up with many "faults" - you can always up your offer if you really want the boat but even so I would not go above 3k as final price.

An alternative tack is if you already have gone ove the boat and would be happy paying £2500 is wave £2500 CASH under his nose and say - "offer open for 30mins then I walk away" The seller may just be keen enough to seel particularily when he sees the CASH. - Make sure thoug you get proper BoS - witnessed.
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unless its a boat you really want then make your offer and walk away if necessary, if it is an inboard you want id look at another boat with an engine already fitted, save you tonnes of hassle.

have fun!
 
Yep. Fitting an inboard will cost loads. Even if it's had one you've got a lot of work to do and bits to buy. Cheaper to look for a boat that suits.
Don't forget the credit crunch and the forecast continuing fall in house values and sales.
Boats are a luxury and many will want to unload a boat that's costing them money just standing there.
If you can wait a bit your cash will get you something much more in line with what you want.
 
It looks a nice little boat,if you realy want it go for it,offer £2500 like Cliff has said and see what happens.you might be supprised,as for the outboard as long as its in good nick keep it,its a sailing boat remember.
 
I had a snapdragon 27 built in 1973 strong little boat. as mentioned before you wont win races in one unless it's the snapdragon class of course or against a bloke in a bath but it will take you any where safely and comfort. I crossed the channel in mine numerious times and as they were one of the first boats made of fiberglass the hull was about 2 inches thick between the keels. Even if you have to pay the asking price it will be money well spent. you can pickup a used engine mine had a 9 hp Kuboto if you can put as big an engine in as you can.
 
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