Sea Devil
Well-known member
£12k would hardly cover a mast, rigging and sails if I should ever be so unlucky as to lose them. The market value of CO32s varies very much as to condition and £33k is not unreasonable for a tidy example with newish sails and engine. Prices on the CO32 Assoc. website vary from around £40k to £10k for ~40 year old boats. I guess for the discerning they still attract a premium because they look and sail so well - you can certainly find a lot more boat for similar money but whether it will give so much pleasure is a moot point.
I am not looking for more boat as I am downsizing to a easy single hander. Been looking at the market fairly intensively and for example there is a 1974 Contessa 32 @ 15,950. Another 1979 14,000 and several Nic 32s between 12-14,000. All these are asking prices so knock off 10% before you offer minimum. I think a lot of folks have optimistic values of their craft and only realise the reality when they come to sell