value for money?

Starting an outboard on the transom will not be easy (unless its electric start) I can't see any remote controls so throttle and gear change will be fun....

I couldn't live with that vinyl interior !!!

The hull has been painted (not original gel coat)

looks quite "grotty" ....Not my sort of thing.

But a Snapdragon 26 is a good solid boat that sails ok but don't expect to go far to windward.

If you don't mind the work needed and spending some money along the way then go for it....

I would have a good look at this......

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As with cars, condition is everything. What I mean by that is that you might get a slightly tatty boat cheaply, you will then spend time and money on it, and it will never ever be a pristine boat.

Far better to spend a bit more on a boat that is in far better condition to start with and needs less doing. You will do more sailing, less fixing and it will retain its value better if you look after it.

Just buy the very best you can afford, and look at as many as you can, and take up any offers of help to look over a boat from someone who knows. It can stop you buying the first boat you look at and making a big mistake.

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I saw on another thread recently, that a broker was saying that the market is getting harder, and that they are receiving bids as low as 60% of asking price, and averaging sales at 75%.

If it does need GRP repairs, they used to have a bloke about there called Chicken George. He was a miracle worker with GRP repairs. Don't know if he is still about though. They would know.
 
Cliff has been known to be just a tiny bit rude on occasions /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

The rest of his post does make sense though.Its definitely a buyers market so if you want the boat go in with a very low offer and see what occurs.You may be pleasantly surprised.

One plus point of the Snappy is that the strong hull and bil;gekeels will allow you to use a cheaper drying mooring unsuitable to other boats.
 
Who?, me? not being rude at all - yet /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif just asking a simple question as to why having been given advise on other threads he feels the need to start yet another thread on the same subject - Do I smell a ....



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Perhaps I could interest him in some.........

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Oi!!...You fleabag bear!!!!.....Where did you steal my photo from??!! The green one....... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
You were "caught on camera" as you were coming out of your cave. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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Well I think that is disgusting!.......No privacy anymore! Just you wait Bear, I haven't finished with you! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Value is not related solely to the purchase price, but to subsequent expenditure of cash – and if you're time poor - time. Another factor is resale value.

If the object is to get afloat at minimal cost my attitude would be to find a cheap, sound boat that sails well, then at least you have the compensation of enjoying yourself when sailing even if the cabin walls are lined in cork tiles, mould and ketchup stains. If however, you buy a cheap boat that sails like brick, looks like the inside of a grease pit, and is eating up restoration money there are no compensations. I'm not saying this Snappy comes into that category, but it's odds-on there are better boats out there for your immediate purpose which offer better value, even if they might cost a little more.
 
Twister Ken raises a good point with this time value thing. When I was a poor single parent living in t'paper bag in middle of road, I used to do as much myself as I could as I had more time than money.

Now that I am working in a well paid job, I do a rough calculation of how long the job will take, how much I earn an hour, and how long and how much will it cost me to get an expert to do it. Based upon the assumption that an expert will do it quicker than I can, although charge me a higher hourly rate sometimes, it usually works out cheaper to get things done professionally. Unless of course, it's something I enjoy doing myself.

You can apply this to purchasing a boat that needs work done, by finding one in tip top condition to compare against the one needing work done, and work out the costs of getting it done or doing it yourself (taking what you earn an hour into your costs). Then, bid on the boat accordingly.

If it's something you enjoy doing, there is also an imense value in doing it yourself, when you look at the finished item, and the additional enjoyment it will subsequently give you.
 
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