Why oh why oh why!

[BarryH]

Wasn't going to post this, but after talking to someone and taking a string of annoying phone calls ......I will

Why is it that people looking at purchasing my boat, or boats in general, ask blatently stupid questions. For example, chap on the end of the phone looking at a piccy of my boat on the trailer, "Is the Range Rover included in the price". Then theres the other chap "it says 'ere that its got a volvo engine, what make is that then?" Another bloke asked "does it float"

Getting totally pissed off with this. Ok so the broker is fielding the calls and asking me if he minds giving my number so the customer can arrange a viewing. I wouldn't mind but the pratts that are phoning up are completely brain dead. I should have done as they said and left the boat with them and not used it while its up for sale.

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[DepSol]

my mate once advertised a brown dralon sofa for sale

he got a call in the evening....this sofa for sale ....yes...what colour is it....brown.....oh I dont like brown (hang up tone) brrrrrrrrrrr

When he told us the next day we all phoned up doing the same thing for a larf.

Some people amaze me they must be the people that finish the test before reading the full bit on the front page.

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Now where is that Brendan hiding?

 

[jon_bailey]

I didn't think that you were using your boat anyway!

Lucky you have not got tyres to kick.

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[BarryH]

Didn't use it cos the coil burnt out that morning. Fitted a new one and all is fine now

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[jon_bailey]

Glad to hear all ok. Best of luck with the sale and subsequent purchase.

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[h4nym]

Look on the bright side... last laugh is when their cheque clears!



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[Jerbro]

The worrying thing is one of them might buy it and be amongst us on the water!

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[hlb]

You should worry. I;m trying to rent a house out. " is it noisy round here" Well I cant hear owt can you??. Can I park. Well I just did and you did!!!

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[BarryH]

I take it all back about the boating trade. With brain dead morons about like this they deserve all the money they can con out of them. Its not bleeding rocket science, but asking questions about it without digesting the information given to you or what is blatantley obvious, takes some doing.

How do these people get on in the rest of their lives. Surely natural selection took most of the bad genes out of the pool millions of years ago or did it! Sorry to rant on, but the next gold festooned, single eyebrowed, no necked, crew cut, piggy eyed, flat nosed, knuckle dragging, neanderthal pikey look a like with a vocabulary of a 5 year old with a speech impediment, will be told to F*** right O** back to where they came from.

Ah! Thats better!

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[ccscott49]

No neck, crew cut, knuckle draggin'? I didn't know we'd met!!

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[Bejasus]

I thought the 'neanderthal pikey' confirmed the fact...................../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[Dave_Snelson]

Tyre kickers & Nose pickers!

See title for general derogatory terms for time wasters. I love the one "does it float" - that started my day with a laugh.

No matter what you selling, you always attract these types....

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[BarryH]

Re: Tyre kickers & Nose pickers!

Ah yes, does it float. Bit of a peach that one. Spoke to the broker today. Asked if he could just put the genuine looking ones through. He gave a chap my number yesterday so that a viewing could be arranged. Not bad in itself, until the phone rings a 10.30 last night. I know I said "tell 'im to ring anytime", but for gods sake, I was just changing into my winciette jim jams getting ready for bed. Another numbskull who hasn't a clue.

I'm going right off this selling lark. I've a good mind to keep the thing if I get much more of these people.

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[sailbadthesinner]

Barry
you say it floats but does it float on salt water AND freshwater cos someone told me there is difference.
oh and if you want to go anywhere do you have to have the engine on all the time or is their a bit of a hill in places
cos people are always on about going DOWN the solent.

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[BarryH]

There's a deathly silence about the phone lately, do you think they read this forum.

Anyway, that aside, what do people think of a Draco Crystal. Early to mid 90's boat, 26 feet 27 and a half o/a, 200hp Vilevo on duo's (cringe, what am I letting myself in for) all the usual stuff. Spent most of its life on the river or so a I am told. Looks to fit the brief, sleeps 4 and 2 more under the canopy in the cockpit. Its got a bog and a shower along with galley. Asking 18,500 for it. Not too gen'd up on these what do you think. Also saw a Draco twin cab for not a lot of money, but it had 2 145 volvo's. Had quiet enough of those.

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[Bejasus]

Draco 2600 - £15,500

DRACO 2600 OFFSHORE Cruiser - 1989 and powered by a Mercruiser 205Hp Petrol Engine. 6 berths, toilet with holding tank, shower, hot and cold water, cooker, shore power, trim tabs, VHF, nav lights, depth sounder.

Year Built 1989
LOA (Feet) 24' LOA (Metres) 7.4676 m
Berths 6 Cabins 2
Hull Type Planing Engine Manufacturer Mercruiser
Engine Power 205hp Number of Engines 1


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[tr7v8]

Barry,

Draco built like brick shed mines well put together as according to Byron built to Lloyds A100.
Twin Cab has 2 x cabins (fore berth and under cocpit aft one) and pseudo flybridge so quite a bit of space. Normally twin engined although a few singles around. Some Volvos a few Mercs.
Could poss. sell mine, PM me or phone if interested.

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Draco 2500

 

[BarryH]

No the one I'm on about looks more like the windy 7800/8000. Early 90's, seems a lot of boat for the money. Going to have a look on tues. Just wanted to know what sort of reputation they had.

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[BarryH]

Why you wanna sell yours!. Saw a few Twin cabs. I know a chap that has one down in Wareham. Nice boat. Waht would you look for yours?

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[duncan]

I thought the twin engines ones had an unusual feature in running different prop specs on each of the engines........../forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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