Value My Dinghy

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My bretheren, what’s a clinker dinghy worth?

I am pondering selling my dinghy (Mrs Lakesailor prefers something a bit more substantial, and truth be known, my troublesome back doesn’t take too well to crouching in a dinghy).
It’s early 1950s, no special builder, Bermudan rigged, 13 foot, mahogany on oak 11 strake construction with aluminium centreboard and rudder. Wooden spars.
All in good condition although it does have 3 cracked ribs (about which I have never intended to do anything and has had a bit of woodworm (all treated now). It comes with a really good trailer that rides softly (good for old wooden boats)

I just don’t know how much to ask. What’s the market like, would I be better waiting until Spring?
Is it better to put an ad on Boats and Outboards (I’ve always had success with them) or auction it on ebay? The former may sell quickly leaving me wondering if I realised it’s value but the auction may attract tight-wads or dodgy dealers giving me a load of hassle.

So. What should I expect to get?

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Got to be worth 1000 to 1200, looks in pretty good condition and I know you have done quite a bit of work on her, cracked ribs is nowt! Pity you should have sold it to me, when I wanted it, now got one a McNulty longstone, 12' 6".
 
what happened to that fellow who signed up and asked for a boat for a fillum ?

Is it worth holding on to it, and making contact with props departments so they know where to lay their paws on non-anachronistic dink ?

BTW Sell it with the background scenery - priceless.
 
With winter approaching, why not saw it up into log sized pieces and burn it in the hearth instead of turning the CH on, this should save at least £50 on the CH element of your gas bill and is £40 more than the very fair value Photodogs placed on it.

Cheers, Brian.
 
Nope. Cut it in half, use the front half for a double seated shelter, and the transom half for a table.
Place in garden, add cushions and a jug of Pimms.
Sorted.
 
flobbergob said:
With winter approaching, why not saw it up into log sized pieces and burn it in the hearth instead of turning the CH on, this should save at least £50 on the CH element of your gas bill and is £40 more than the very fair value Photodogs placed on it.

Cheers, Brian.
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Nope. The classic Nordic Folkboat should see me through the winter

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So, there you go. Roughly between £10 and £2,500.

That's solved your problem hasn't it? :D

It's worth what you can get someone to pay for it. Fleabay tends to sell quickly, but with low values for most things. It is possible to identify something similar on the listings & then look at completed listings for similar items to get a flavour of what the market will pay.

My view (FWIW:rolleyes:) is that it is a specialist market & you need to check prices in Classic Boat etc, plus cost of a new one (is that possible?) I would have thought that your famous local paper might be a good bet too. Got to be lots of budding Swallows & Amazons with lakeside properties & too much money who might pay the top price - especially if you could create, sorry - I meant research, some history for it.
 
Searush said:
My view (FWIW:rolleyes:) is that it is a specialist market & you need to check prices in Classic Boat etc, plus cost of a new one (is that possible?) I would have thought that your famous local paper might be a good bet too. Got to be lots of budding Swallows & Amazons with lakeside properties & too much money who might pay the top price - especially if you could create, sorry - I meant research, some history for it.
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Nice boat.

Read Classic Boat - find a couple of large wooden yachts for sale and bribe the brokers to offer it as a tender.

If someone is going to drop 800K on http://www.boatshed.com/royal_yacht_bloodhound_classic_yawl-boat-60517.html
then they'll easilly (sic) pay 5K for a suitable tender that looks the part.
 
don't know him but Andy Seedhouse of woodbridge always to seems to have plenty of interesting boats for sale to give you more idea,
repeat I don't know the establishment only his web site
 
Up here someone would pay a grand for it, but you might have to wait a while for that someone to come along. Are the sails cut for those spars?

Why don't you try posting it on a forum, with some vague excuse such as asking how much is it worth, in the vague hope that someone will PM you with an offer?.oh......
 
RobbieW said:
Why don't you try posting it on a forum, with some vague excuse such as asking how much is it worth, in the vague hope that someone will PM you with an offer?.oh......
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That is the advice usually given to anyone considering selling a boat on here, and asking where best to advertise it. No one ever seems to follow this advice though. Though quite a few people do ask where to advertise their boat in a thread with quite a bit of detail about the boat and some nice pics, to help people guide towards the best advertising medium. oh.....
 
Robbie, I'm way, way ahead of you.

Funnily enough there have always been some forumites interested and I am one of those foolish souls who would rather it was loved by a pauper than "owned" by a wealthy man.

(not calling anyone a pauper, of course)

The main is probably original or at least "close", but the red jib is a recent addition, in very good condition, and a better fit than the white one.

However, I am not sure I am selling it at the moment. I am looking for a small trailer-sailer, but may keep both
 
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As has been said, it's worth what someone is willing to pay. Thats the bugger with boats. However, if it's in the condition you say it is, and it's nicely varnished and not looking at all neglected then you should be able to ask for £1,500 without pushing your luck.

Personally I'd suggest you open bidding at two grand and let them haggle you down.

Edit: Just remembered it comes with a trailer. So aim for two grand. Therefore, ask for 2.5k, haggle, and offhand suggest you could sell the trailer to someone else as a separate item.
 
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I am very bad at getting rid of boats (five in the fleet at the moment), so I would probably go for the not getting rid of her option, assuming room to keep her and a tolerant wife. If you advertise her for £2500 I suspect you will also be following the not getting rid of her option. Going back to the original question I would favour Boats and Outboards over e-bay. Selling on e bay you are more likely to find a pauper to "own" her. Slightly more chance of finding a wealthy man to love her on B&O.

R
 
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