I almost hate to post this now but....last year I brokered a deal on a Cat 28 that was salvage from Katrina....It sold for 3k and just needed cleaning and a couple of minor repairs. I posted it on this list at the time and got no replies...oh well. Mark Gratis (6115) Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:13 AM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Prices w C270
> Tim, > As the owner of a trailerable Catalina 270, I would encourage you > to look at a used one. One sold at Lake Oroville, CA last summer > for 28k. It had < 400 hrs on the diesel, sailed in fresh water only, > and was bristol. You can get a new galvanized, tri axel, disc > brakes, 10ply tires, etc trailer from Trailrite for around 13, or > less. Boat and trailer will weigh in under 10k #. Buy a used 3/4 > ton pick up and you can be off to see the world (US, Can, Mex). But, > you can do the big distances at 55knts down the interstate, then sail > the venues of your choice and not be locked in to only one area. > We traded up from our Catalina 25, which now is our lake boat, > and have enjoyed sailing this boat in San Francisco Bay, Canada and > Alaska so much in the last 3 years. It is bright down below, handles > very well, my wife loves the wheel, and I love a prop that doesn't > cavitate in heavy weather. She is spunky enough so we hold our own > with our "Buddy" boat, a Catalina 30 . There are other large > trailerables out there too. Start with www.theanchorage.com in > Colorado. There are lots of used boats on the internet from folks > moving up to larger boats, or getting too old to sail and becoming > "stink potters!" Give the internet a try and you might be surprised. > Herb > On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:31 AM, tim ford wrote: > > > Speaking of prices, I dont know, it's probably just me, but has the > > whole PRICE thing gone through the roof? > > I'm sort of in the market for a new boat, and have just been kinda > > strolling thru the aisles, looking around. There > > are a zillion offerings out there and it's probably a great time to > > buy a boat....a USED boat. > > > > I was looking at a new Antrim 27 and all-up, that baby is going to > > come home at almost 80!!! EIGHTY!! > > 80 large for a freaking boat you wouldnt want to weekend on!!! (but > > you'd have fun, at least on a daily basis) > > > > SO, when I saw Bob Perry's review saying a C 28 comes in at > > "comfortably less than 50," well, I guess there's > > some hope. That sounds like it's at least approaching some sort of > > reasonable value...although that 50 wouldn't > > include the grin-factor of the Antrim, you wouldn't need to sell a > > kidney on eBay. > > > > rant over....anyway, I still cant afford either. I'm just amazed at > > what these things cost in light of what 25 Large will buy > > you in the automotive realm. Economy of scale, I know. > > > > tf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> in 1994 someone I met had just put a deposit down on a 270. As the > >> price difference at this time was only $4000 between the 270 & the > >> 28, I invited him to look at my 28. The next day he switched his > >> deposit to a 28. > >> Lew > >> > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: 10/20/2007 2:59 PM > >
