Selling a boat

[Fr J Hackett]

Having come close to selling Amoret on the basis of a casual enquiry and then pulling out of the deal last year. I have of late considered my sailing, potential future sailing (I have problems with my knees and neck) and come to the conclusion that I am and will do less and less sailing. So the question arises just when does one start to try and sell your boat? On the basis that I own a boat that will only sell to someone that happens to want a specific boat or perhaps type and thus it may take some time perhaps years to sell should I just go for it now if it sells OK if it does not then no problem just keep her in commission and see what happens, or wait a year or two. On the basis that I put her up for sale now or Jan Feb next year is a broker likely to be interested in such a proposition or should I try and advertise privately and if so what is the best way to do that I assume that a web site would be a must.

Any advice.

 

[jonic]

She's the kind of boat I specialise in but may take a while to sell. The truth is you can never tell.

I had a chap who had a health problem who wanted me to sell his Moody 38 but did not want to sell quickly as he wanted to use her through the season.

I listed her, but without too much fanfare...................and sold her in two weeks

Luckily the buyer was sympathetic and we arranged probably the longest sales contract in history.

It's very hard to gauge the time it may take at the moment. Used boats are selling though.

Niche boats have to be very accurately priced and well presented.

 

[rickym]

My experience of selling last year is you have to be motivated to sell. That is a mindset. Either keep her in a marina where it is easy for people to view or move her ashore and effectively 'mothball' her.

I sold last september a Sadler 32 through a specialist broker, boat ashore and sold within 6 weeks. Good condition and nicely presented at the right price. I wanted to sell. Got her polished into showroom condition (almost!)

When we were looking to buy, we saw lots that were not ready to sell. Still in use with lots of owners stuff lying around, on moorings in the river, owners selling privately and couldn't be bothered to make an effort to show us the boat. Some scruffily presented, some just abandoned in the yard! Unrealistic prices and some that had been around for a long time.

 

[Tranona]

I was getting the impression from the threads on here about this style of boat that they were the only thing worth having and people would be falling over themselves to buy any decent one that came on the market!

Seriously though, many lust after one, but will never buy because it is just in their dreams or they simply don't have the money. It is a niche boat and the number of serious buyers is limited - so as John says it may sell just like that or could hang around for ages being viewed only by the dreamers and non-buyers.

Personally I would get it ashore, clean it up until you could eat your dinner off it and hand it over to a broker. After all if you really want to sell, treat it as a business - no emotion. This is what is on offer, this is my price (carefully researched and pitched of course) buy it if it suits.

 

[xyachtdave]

Get Berthon International Yacht Brokers to write one of their comedy adverts in the back of Yachting World.

Nobody will be able to resist a bit of 'Skinny ask,' and 'Uber simple to handle with all the widgets to get in the chocolates,'

She will be gone in a jiffy (probably).

 

[SimbaDog]

Get Doug to get his wallet out

 

[Twister_Ken]

Northshore brokerage is where Vancouver buyers will check first.

 

[photodog]

Get Doug to get his wallet out

Swmbo will want AT LEAST a new kitchen before I can upgrade.....


So, give me two years.......

 

[Boo2]

Having come close to selling Amoret

I saw from your profile she's a Vancouver 34C ? There must be something about the C version that the plain old Vancouver 34 does not have, judging by the google image search results...

Boo2

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Were you asking / making serious comment or just dribbling following your google search?

 

[Twister_Ken]

I saw from your profile she's a Vancouver 34C ? There must be something about the C version that the plain old Vancouver 34 does not have, judging by the google image search results...

Boo2

The C stands for clipper bow and those are just the standard Northshore options for figureheads.

 

[Lady Campanula]

There must be something about the C version that the plain old Vancouver 34 does not have, judging by the google image search results...

Well, I had a look and I guess it has rather more to do with the '34C' bit than the 'vancouver'.

It's quite a while since a broker last described something on his lists as 'Two British Standard Handfuls'....

 

[E39mad]

Good luck if you decide to sell her - she is the 1st Vancouver 34 iirc and was the original brochure boat before being sold locally (to Itchenor).

 

[Lakesailor]

I saw from your profile she's a Vancouver 34C ? There must be something about the C version that the plain old Vancouver 34 does not have, judging by the google image search results...

Boo2

Good grief. Never mind figure-head there's a piccy of a dick-head!

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Good luck if you decide to sell her - she is the 1st Vancouver 34 iirc and was the original brochure boat before being sold locally (to Itchenor).

Well I have decided that she is for sale and yes she was the first V34C built and I bought her off Colin so she has only had two owners and she has been virtually completely refitted over the last few years so almost a new boat She will be sold in commission with everything on her so if anyone is looking for a long keel blue water sail away boat that is just as happy coastal cruising (pity the owner isn't) you know where to come

 

[photodog]

I am sorry to hear this.