Princess 410. Blue Moon

oldgit said:
Of the boats we looked at , 3
either had old surveys or previous sales details left on board.
One boat was originally on sale at £115.000 in 2018 with a survey listing a host of expensive problem that the survey said needing fixing.
Was up for sale in 2022 for £150.000 (price reduced from £160.000).......and none of the stuff had been fixed.
It was in a pretty awful state as well.Muck in all the storage cubby holes and the covers were as stiff as boards.it had obviously not been used/moved in ages.
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Blooming heck. Seems to be a theme.

We've a theory that there is a bunch of "boat flippers" hanging around the market the last year or two - folks who don't care hugely, just decided that boats might be a good short term investment and are stubbornly holding out for unreasonable premiums. Admittedly I'm not being the most scientific - I'm just examining the various sites and have visited a few.

There is one we've got our eye on, hoping they'll get sensible near the end of the season - IF indeed we have the extraordinary luck of the market finally running out of rich but naïve first time buyers :P.
If it don't happen, then I guess it's a waiting game. There's a finite limit to what folks can spend.

That vendor you mentioned deserves, due to their greed, to lose money. It'd be not so bad if they fixed the problem, properly and added that cost to a sensible price. But to not do it? That's, frankly, bloody horrible of them. I do wish them the luck their handling of that boat deserves.

As you can tell, I'm mildly cynical at the current market right now.
 
SoulFireMage said:
Must confess, this has factored into our own thinking about getting another one.
I dislike what I see as a massive, artificial premium in the current prices compared to what they ought to have been, allowing for ordinary inflation. Between £20k to £50k on top of boats that would seem, to me, to be worth £50k - £100k respectively.

Whether it's worth just ignoring the current market in the hope that another year's wait will see this excess melt away or not, is debateable.

On the one hand, it's a year longer without boating; on the other, its not exactly a necessity, unlike say, a house.
Trouble with waiting is, first time boat buyers probably don't have much of a gauge as to the relative value of second hand boats so keeps the market supplied with buyers.
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Great time on the river.
Two nights in St Kats. Il Bordello.
Stopped at Hampton Court.( iffy Pizza takeway)
Lady Lyndseys. BBQ.
Runnymeade .Italian Concept with 2 other RCC boats.
Windsor. Weatherspoons food a bit grim this time.
Shepperton Marina ( £27.50 with water and power) found local Indian resturant.
All locks manned and no real waiting around.
Went through Richmond Barrier as it lifted at 15.15.
Took ages to get to Chelsea, just about squeezed under Hammersmith with inches to spare.
Never encountered so many, swimmers, paddle boarders,kayakers, electric hire boats,canoers,sailing dinghies and of course rowers all out enjoying the river.
Then hit London, every single tourist trip boat/clipper/ whizzy rib was out in force along with a small cruise liner going through Tower Bridge to moor along side HMS Belfast.
Calmed down once through the Barrier and a fast cruise had us home around 21.00 pm.
We normally stay on the river until the crew cannot stand the sight of each other or something breaks.
This time the engine batteries died and the Victron charger gave up the ghost.

Thanks for great pix.
Have saved and printed. OG.
 
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