For a lot of us in Pennsylvania, we have to drive two hours to go sail.
I don’t know that many married couples that make it a Friday to Sunday night thing.
More like daysailers that make the drive and return.
I just spoke with my previous marina manager.
Slips during Covid were seeing a 25% increase in costs. Now as of yesterday, 94 empty slips in a marina of 400. Bargains there of boat and slip combos for dirt money. But, as mentioned above, not great shape boats.
Hi Brad! Thanks for this insight. I just spoke to a yard in RI, and same thing: lots of slips and moorings available. I nearly fell out of my chair. Hopefully this means prices will start to fall as typical market forces take hold…
I've been looking for 3 years, and seriously ready to buy after the first 6 months. I see a few common threads in my search that frustrates me no matter where I look. (Mass, New Hampshire, Maine) Even if the seller has a completed add full of info, and pictures, the sellers seem to think the boat should sell itself. Like all the work was done in the add. I've walked away from over a dozen potential boats last summer simply cause the seller got annoyed after the 3rd or 4th question.
And then there is the subject of survey. If the survey is more than a year or 2 old, Im getting a new one. EVEN on a $5000 barn find. Again sellers get an attitude, and a few told me they weren't going to sell to me.
And the ratio of ads with complete info, including plenty of pictures inside and out to the ones with the boat, the helm, maybe the electronics console, and a sunset is crazy.
Just this morning I scrolled by 38 out of 52 adds because they didn't include enough pictures, or the seller copy and pasted the original sales pitch from the manufacturer.
Not all boats listed are considered serious sellers, in my book.
For a lot of us in Pennsylvania, we have to drive two hours to go sail.
I don’t know that many married couples that make it a Friday to Sunday night thing.
More like daysailers that make the drive and return.
I just spoke with my previous marina manager.
Slips during Covid were seeing a 25% increase in costs. Now as of yesterday, 94 empty slips in a marina of 400. Bargains there of boat and slip combos for dirt money. But, as mentioned above, not great shape boats.
Hi Brad! Thanks for this insight. I just spoke to a yard in RI, and same thing: lots of slips and moorings available. I nearly fell out of my chair. Hopefully this means prices will start to fall as typical market forces take hold…
I've been looking for 3 years, and seriously ready to buy after the first 6 months. I see a few common threads in my search that frustrates me no matter where I look. (Mass, New Hampshire, Maine) Even if the seller has a completed add full of info, and pictures, the sellers seem to think the boat should sell itself. Like all the work was done in the add. I've walked away from over a dozen potential boats last summer simply cause the seller got annoyed after the 3rd or 4th question.
And then there is the subject of survey. If the survey is more than a year or 2 old, Im getting a new one. EVEN on a $5000 barn find. Again sellers get an attitude, and a few told me they weren't going to sell to me.
And the ratio of ads with complete info, including plenty of pictures inside and out to the ones with the boat, the helm, maybe the electronics console, and a sunset is crazy.
Just this morning I scrolled by 38 out of 52 adds because they didn't include enough pictures, or the seller copy and pasted the original sales pitch from the manufacturer.
Not all boats listed are considered serious sellers, in my book.
or maybe its the market I'm looking in.