Practically giving it away!

[Forbsie]

Why is it so difficult to practically give away a sailing dinghy?

A few weeks ago I dropped the price of my 1936 Sharpie to £400 just to get rid of it. Lots of interest on phone and email but everyone just wastes my time. Only one person has come to see it and I could tell as she walked down the path that she was just out for a day trip.

I'm getting to the stage of breaking the thing up and using the wood and rigging on my Pinnace, but what a waste. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Kilter]

That would be a terrible waste of a lovely little boat; take it you've advertised widely?

 

[Peterduck]

Snap! I am trying to sell my 1917 gaff ketch, and I've had lots of 'tyre-kickers' but only one bloke who really wanted to buy it but had no money. He's gone home to sell some real estate so that he can buy my boat. This is shaping up to be a saga. I really understand what you are saying.
Peter.

 

[Poignard]

It would be a shame to break it up. How about donating it to that small boat museum at Newport, IOW?

 

[Victorious]

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[Forbsie]

A normal 2 weeks income...and I love it!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Shuggy]

Unless I'm horribly mistaken, wasn't the programme run again on Discovery Realtime last night? Couldn't you get the continuity announcer to plug the sale next time they run it? (worth a try!). You could even sell a video with it...

 

[duncan]

it was and I watched it..............Forbsie no dount had a DVD to go with the boat too...........

come on what's the catch - 400 it's a piece of history.......

 

[Shuggy]

Forbsie - if only my kids were a wee bit older... do you have a trailer for her, or is she without wheels?

Shuggy

 

[Lakesailor]

I know the feeling. I did sell my Heron for £700.
But all the people who were after her were just looking for a dinghy, a grp one would have suited better. I bought it back from the guy who did buy it. He hadn't appreciated that a 50 year old wooden boat wasn't as tough as a modern grp dinghy.
I'd rather hang on to her and sail her every now and then.

 

[Forbsie]

No trailer - it's been on Eel Pie Island for 50 years since moving from Chichester.

Funnily enough, an Aussie guy started chatting to me in Machine Mart yesterday and then said "Hang on, didn't I see you on tv last night?" The price of fame. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[BrendanS]

Classic!

If I knew what to do with it, I'd buy it today. Emotion rather than sense tho.

 

[Forbsie]

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Classic!

If I knew what to do with it, I'd buy it today. Emotion rather than sense tho.

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If I knew what to do with it, I'd keep it myself! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[BrendanS]

So, what is target market? I'd buy it but know I'd get no use, and fees horrific for something I'd never use. Who would buy it?

 

[Bejasus]

Gordon, isn't there some kind of Sharpie club? Do peeps still race these things?

 

[theforeman]

see the thread 2 up.

 

[alistairedw]

If you can pm me all the relevant info I will post an ad for you on the noticeboard at Twickenham Yacht Club.

 

[David_Jersey]

If you want to bring it around to my house this weekend I may be interested. or not.

Nice looking boat, be a shame to cut her up.

 

[26ft_bathtub]

My parents donated my old dinghy to the local Sea Scouts. Is that a possibility here? They usually have enough enthusiasts available to do the maintenance, and the old girl would probably appreciate being part of bringing up the next generation of sailors.

 

[Forbsie]

I've offered it to the local Sea Scouts and they are thinking about it.