quite fancy an old speedboat, & I found this, what a great ad

[Firefly625]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fletcher-...632?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1a00713050

 

[JulianBall]

James, I see trouble ahead....on two counts

 

[Firefly625]

James, I see trouble ahead....on two counts

Always Julian.


I'm thinking the one on the right...

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

James, I see trouble ahead....on two counts

You need Specsavers, I see 6 counts

 

[longjohnsilver]

You need Specsavers, I see 6 counts

Living dangerously Mike...............

 

[andy59]

Great ad �� probably went to the Henry F school of marketing

 

[sarabande]

Speed, bonny boat, like a bird on the wing....


What an excellent set of pre-sale conditions in the advert

 

[Beyondhelp]

The boat is over priced, the engine is OLD and worth about £500 ish. The boat without an engine even with a good trailer at the top of the market is probably worth about £1500...

 

[MapisM]

What an excellent set of pre-sale conditions in the advert

+1 indeed, and the little Fletcher doesn't look shabby, either.
If it weren't that around Lake Como boat ramps are as rare as hen's teeth, I'd be tempted to buy her.
At that price, I wouldn't regret not being able to use her a lot, as I did with my last lake toy...

 

[MapisM]

The boat is over priced, the engine is OLD and worth about £500 ish. The boat without an engine even with a good trailer at the top of the market is probably worth about £1500...

Well, I'm not up to speed on the current market values, and you might well be right.
But I hope not: if you'd offer me something like that at £2k, I might be tempted to buy her without even telling swmbo.
And I fear that might jeopardize my chances to get a decent meal for some time....

 

[Firefly625]

The boat is over priced, the engine is OLD and worth about £500 ish. The boat without an engine even with a good trailer at the top of the market is probably worth about £1500...

spot on, but tbh I wasn't looking at the boat that closely..

 

[Beyondhelp]

Its been on ebay for ages and not sold.

Here is one that sold recently with a better engine too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fletcher-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Could have been yours for £2K!

3.5K is something more like this (sold now but so much better):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fletcher-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[ontheplane]

He's obviously had a hard time - but I suspect some of that is his own making i.e. people ringing up asking for a lower price, because at that price they just aren't going to bother travelling to see it - I wouldn't pay 4K for that, and I suspect not many will - so all the "time wasters" he's had are probably serious buyers, looking to pay sensible money for it.....

 

[Trundlebug]

It's OK but I prefer this

OK it's not for sale but loved it when I saw it out on the Trent the other weekend.
Style!

 

[Groot T]

Gentlemen, has anyone else noticed the first pic is not taken on-board the boat for sale?

 

[andy59]

No , can't say that I did

 

[Ripster]

Gentlemen, has anyone else noticed the first pic is not taken on-board the boat for sale?

The ad details do in fact say that. The only true reason for reading them was in fact the first picture,

 

[Firefly625]

Gentlemen, has anyone else noticed the first pic is not taken on-board the boat for sale?

indeed I did, but who cares...

 

[Andy Bav]

Opened the ad on the 18.00 from Cannon Street, and the young lady sitting next to me just gave me a dirty look. Guess she's not a fan of Fletcher ;-))

 

[Seastoke]

i never even seen a boat unless its a tri maran