This looks a bargain
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sarabande
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that link comes up with 43 choices. Which special bargain have you bought for Christmas ? 
PuffTheMagicDragon
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Do you mean the first one? It certainly seems to be a fair price, assuming that all is in good order (hull, deck, rigging, sails and engine).
It is an A-layout like the one that I had for fourteen years (CR1279). The major niggle with that dinette arrangement is that there is not enough shoulder room for adults at the outboard end of the seats. It didn't bother me much because most of my sailing is single-handed anyway.
Seajet
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If it is the Centaur I'd say it's poor value, having the original engine; I know someone with one of the last built, loads of good quality electronics and a new 3 cylinder Nannidiesel for less than that !
Alright he was very lucky, but even so a Centaur with original engine is not a bargain.
Re that brokerage, I called them once on behalf of a novice interested in a boat they had listed.
Me: ' what's the inventory please ? '
Seedhouses: ' We don't do inventories '
Me: ' So you can't tell me any of the equipment ? '
Seedhouses: ' Nope '
Me: ' Well can you tell me if it's got an anchor at least ? '
Seedhouses: ' We sell anchors in the secondhand dept '...
Alright he was very lucky, but even so a Centaur with original engine is not a bargain.
Re that brokerage, I called them once on behalf of a novice interested in a boat they had listed.
Me: ' what's the inventory please ? '
Seedhouses: ' We don't do inventories '
Me: ' So you can't tell me any of the equipment ? '
Seedhouses: ' Nope '
Me: ' Well can you tell me if it's got an anchor at least ? '
Seedhouses: ' We sell anchors in the secondhand dept '...
JumbleDuck
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It's described as having a Bukh 20hp. I thought Centaurs had Volvos originally.
Tam Lin
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Have you strolled through his boats for sale yard?
ghostlymoron
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Sorry the link didn't take you direct to the Centaur but you guessed it anyway.
I personally don't like dinette arrangements or longitudinal galleys but many folk don't mind.
I visited Andy's boatyard in Feb of this year to look at the mirror offshore which I note is still for sale (unsurprisingly).
The engine in the centaur looks like a Bukh to me.
I personally don't like dinette arrangements or longitudinal galleys but many folk don't mind.
I visited Andy's boatyard in Feb of this year to look at the mirror offshore which I note is still for sale (unsurprisingly).
The engine in the centaur looks like a Bukh to me.
Seajet
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sorry my glance only picked up what looked like the original engine - my Dad had a late Centaur - then again I got the impression Bukhs are even more out of favour on here ?
Meanwhile Oh dear I may have to do a main engine change.
On my A22 5hp 2-stroke; OK into the cockpit then, put on cockpit seat.
Now lift the new engine into the cockpit.
Put old engine in tender and take home for refurb.
Job done.
Now off we go Carruthers...
charles_reed
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No, have you?
Strikes me as one of those places where time has stopped since the '60s. Didn't think they existed any more.
Tam Lin
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Yes, many times, it's always part of a trip to Woodbridge. The yard is like no other, all the boats are reasonably priced, some of them have been there a while and could do with some work. Fascinating place but I have never bought a boat there!
Seajet
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The engine looks like the original Volvo to me.
I would not go by any description this ' brokerage ' gives, and I'd certainly want to see any boat - or anything they're selling - in the flesh before parting with cash.
They told me a complete fairy story about a boat's history, fortunately for the chap on the other side of the country on whose behalf I was enquiring I happened to know the ( very poor ) boat and its actual history.
Definitely a case of Caveat Emptor, maybe an experienced bod might pick up a bargain at this place but dreamers had better be very careful.
I would not go by any description this ' brokerage ' gives, and I'd certainly want to see any boat - or anything they're selling - in the flesh before parting with cash.
They told me a complete fairy story about a boat's history, fortunately for the chap on the other side of the country on whose behalf I was enquiring I happened to know the ( very poor ) boat and its actual history.
Definitely a case of Caveat Emptor, maybe an experienced bod might pick up a bargain at this place but dreamers had better be very careful.
Tam Lin
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Seajet put it so much clearer than I did!
The engine looks like a Volvo but it is not the same as the MD2B I had. It has a proper starter motor motor and the impeller is in a different place. Could well be a later version. Looks like it has been removed at some time, worked on and repainted.
Why is this such a bargain? There are lots of Centaurs for sale at various prices. Prices seem to bear little relation to condition and there are cheaper ones than this.
The engine looks like a Volvo but it is not the same as the MD2B I had. It has a proper starter motor motor and the impeller is in a different place. Could well be a later version. Looks like it has been removed at some time, worked on and repainted.
Why is this such a bargain? There are lots of Centaurs for sale at various prices. Prices seem to bear little relation to condition and there are cheaper ones than this.
prv
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ghostlymoron
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The engine has a label 'Made in Denmark' on the front which is where I think Bukhs are made.
Seems like a lot of boat for the money but would need a close inspection before parting with any money. Most centaurs seem to be asking 8-9k.
Seems like a lot of boat for the money but would need a close inspection before parting with any money. Most centaurs seem to be asking 8-9k.
PuffTheMagicDragon
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To say the obvious, a buyer should only decide what price to pay after inspecting thoroughly what he will be getting.
Two years ago I parted with my 1976 Centaur for €11,500 having enjoyed her for fourteen years. She was in a good shape, Fresh-water cooled engine with less than 500 hours, Garmin GPSMap, Facnor furler, self-tailing winches, power windlass, etc.
Buyer and seller both agreed that it was a fair price... and we're still friends.
Two years ago I parted with my 1976 Centaur for €11,500 having enjoyed her for fourteen years. She was in a good shape, Fresh-water cooled engine with less than 500 hours, Garmin GPSMap, Facnor furler, self-tailing winches, power windlass, etc.
Buyer and seller both agreed that it was a fair price... and we're still friends.
Hadenough
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thalassa
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The shed with tired boat parts is worth a visit!
Tam Lin
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I can't read the label on my computer but you may be right about Bukh!
Otter
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I bought a boat from him. Straight local people who like dealing with other locals, no wonder the out of town southerner got short shrift. I bought a Manta 19, I offered £1500 and he rang the owner there and then and said take it, you'd be daft not to. He then let me work on it a bit with no storage charge and he towed it round to its new berth 3 miles by road for free. A trip to Woidbridge is incomplete without a wander round his yard. I sold the Manta six months later for £1800.
