The next boat

jon and michie

jon and michie

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Hi and hope everyone is enjoying the bank holiday weekend.
This has crossed my mind many a time but does anyone else think the same.
So do you ever think of your next boat/upgrade?
Jon
 
jon and michie said:
Hi and hope everyone is enjoying the bank holiday weekend.
This has crossed my mind many a time but does anyone else think the same.
So do you ever think of your next boat/upgrade?
Jon
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Yes, loads

But still can’t think what would be better than what I have...

Dale Nelson 38 aft cockpit with twin cabin layout would just about tick every box... just a matter of finding it
 
Firefly625 - it's great if you are contented - I am not disappointed with my sea ray in anyway.

Niche - The swmbo likes the fairline 43 - although I have always liked the Bavaria and Im thinking of the 37sport
 
Had the opportunity of using lots of boats up to 60ft over the past 40 yrs and the one that stands out was 36ft Grand Banks Sedan (trawler yacht) 2 weeks vacation English channel.
Excellent seakeeping, spacious flybridge,good visibility from saloon and good berths.good turn of speed with larger engines.
Real classic try one!
 
stelican said:
Had the opportunity of using lots of boats up to 60ft over the past 40 yrs and the one that stands out was 36ft Grand Banks Sedan (trawler yacht) 2 weeks vacation English channel.
Excellent seakeeping, spacious flybridge,good visibility from saloon and good berths.good turn of speed with larger engines.
Real classic try one!
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indeed a lovely boat.
 
Very rarely since we bought the Trader 54. She does everything we want in superb comfort and will, unless we win the lottery and find the elixir of everlasting life, be our last boat. I suppose if I was really forced to think about another boat it would have to be something like a Selene or a Fleming but either would need that big lottery win.
 
stelican said:
Had the opportunity of using lots of boats up to 60ft over the past 40 yrs and the one that stands out was 36ft Grand Banks Sedan (trawler yacht) 2 weeks vacation English channel.
Excellent seakeeping, spacious flybridge,good visibility from saloon and good berths.good turn of speed with larger engines.
Real classic try one!
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The only classic boat with a residual value that can be sold on if you want a change. The Europa version is very pretty but they are making £150k+ for 1990's boats which seems a bit high.

Only downside is the wooden decks and timber framing of the superstructure: really a wooden boat in a fibreglass hull. All the older boats have screwed down teak decks....ouch!
 
volvopaul said:
Looking for one now but market is sky high , even the rubbish is overpriced .
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Got to agree with you there Paul - whilst looking on the Internet at Bavaria 37's prices varied from 79k to 120k for the same year/spec boat - surely the prices will even out in the end when owners realise that it's taking an age to sell
 
Soon I hope. I think that the weather being so bad for so long this winter means that most boaters haven't been thinking much about their boats, even less actually using them. Out of sight, out of mind.

Now that folks are beginning to get back on the water, they are thinking about whether their current boat suits them still, what might be nice to upgrade to, or at the other end of the scale, whether enough is enough and its time to spend more time on the golf course. As with housing, a general stagnancy in the market results in the market being filled with dross or overpriced products. Boats are no different.

I've sold two boats in the last month or so - one at the cheap end of the spectrum (£20k), one for much more. Both sold privately within days (the more expensive one took less than 24hrs) and for the (sensible, but not undervalued) price I was asking for. They were both in tip-top condition - and it is that which made the sales happen so quickly, not the price.
 
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So do you ever think of your next boat/upgrade?
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All the time. In fact we have been thinking for more than a year about our retirement boat. The only problem is that we cannot identify a boat within our budget and size limit that is better than the one we've got! Somehow paying a lot more money for a newer boat that lacks some of the features we like on our existing boat and then watching it depreciate at a frightening rate doesnt appeal:(

Boats are like wives. If you find a good one, maybe its better and cheaper to hang on to the one you've got rather than trade her in for a newer model:D
 
Quote "Boats are like wives. If you find a good one, maybe its better and cheaper to hang on to the one you've got rather than trade her in for a newer model"

It can certainly be less painful. Not that I have experienced divorce!
 
So the next question is - do Boats have a realistic value as in yes they do depreciate but is there a point where they settle at?
I
 
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