R35/F33 Am I the only one...

[MapisM]

a standard sport cruiser or motor yacht once you go on the upper part of the deck, that part is most of the time the same height as the railings.

W, if you forgive my bluntness, this is the most silly justification I ever heard for not having rails on a foredeck.

I mean, the next reasoning could as well be that if you fall down from a flybridge it's better to splat on a flat deck rather than on rails...?!?

 

[MapisM]

Mmm, how many of these build slots are actual customer orders and how many are dealer stock boat orders?

Good question M, and I don't know the answer of course.
In my previous comments I didn't consider that, obviously.

 

[ari]

Even if some are dealer stock, no dealer is going to take that stock unless they have a strong expectation of being able to find a customer for it.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Even if some are dealer stock, no dealer is going to take that stock unless they have a strong expectation of being able to find a customer for it.

Depends how much pressure they're under from the manufacturer

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

W, if you forgive my bluntness, this is the most silly justification I ever heard for not having rails on a foredeck.

I mean, the next reasoning could as well be that if you fall down from a flybridge it's better to splat on a flat deck rather than on rails...?!?

Brilliant idea

 

[Portofino]

How does the maths work ?
Rrp say £350 K as an example, it’s not like it’s £3,5 Million .
So does the dealer accept a boat at trade price say £250 K pay for it out of his own bank money .
Then obviously fund the berth , wear n tear , up keep etc ....Hoping to flog it with enough profit to cover base costs + much more up to rrp ?

Or factory give him a finished modal , with perhaps a variable amount demanded up front from Zero upwards ,
Then when he off loads it to a punter pays the balance on the agreed £250 K .
So works both ways the production lines busy , dealers get stock .Only the factory cash flow is harmed lending boats parts paid for ?

How does it work , the back of house financially?

 

[jfm]

It’s a mix of retail-sold and dealer stock. That’s normal- at this price point for uber luxury goods aimed at people for whom £400k is small beer, it is critical to have dealer stock (in the pipeline at least, if not delivered/physical). Customers will not generally wait 6 months for this kind of boat.

So, unlike say 24m boats @£5m, it would be wrong imho to draw negative inferences from dealer-stock sales of boats in this category.

 

[jfm]

@porto: Most dealer stock sales in this category will turn into retail sales before the dealer receives delivery. A bit like buying a high end car - we have one dealer-ordered, arriving in a week/month sir.

 

[ari]

Depends how much pressure they're under from the manufacturer

I think it's extremely unlikely that a dealer is going to shell out hundreds of thousands of pounds for a boat he doesn't think he can sell relatively easily just because the manufacturer really really wants him to.

Wouldn't stay in business long to be a dealer if that were the case.