[Public-list] boat on ebay

[Just Dave]

Speaking as an outsider; An A30 owner wannabe, I think superb examples of 
the class attract people to the class and grimy messes sort of turn people 
off to a make of boat.

My problem with buying a derelict is that the cost of bringing it up to a 
nice looking boat with functioning systems is more than I can buy a boat for 
that doesn't need all the work and investment.  If a boat hasn't been used  
in a while, most of its systems are questionable. That means you are going 
to put hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in an engine, electronics, 
sails, rigging, electronics, galley, etc.  From my novice point of view, 
better to buy one that has everything in running condition.  Yes, there are 
those who think their boat is made out of gold, but many owners will accept 
a fair price for a decent boat which means I probably pay 50 cents or less 
on the dollar for all those enhancements.  Guys, if your 40 year old boat 
hasn't had anything done to it but break fixes, its probably not going to 
fetch you 20,000.

Dave Kruetzkamp

Get over it!
You can't look forward if you are still looking back




----Original Message Follows----
From: Coolray <cooler2k at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Public-list] boat on ebay
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 05:10:02 -0800 (PST)

For what it is worth, probably about two cents, the
association is incredibly valuable and a very
effective support tool for Alberg owners - all of
them. To shift our focus toward salvage and
procurement may only serve a select few. But more
importantly, it sounds as if we are making the
assumption that we are the only ones to value this
boat.

In my opinion, someone will step up. That person will
probably come to the Association and thus enhance the
Association through their membership, participation
and experience. We as a group gain so much more from
the addition of a boat AND owner. Keep the gene pool
fresh... mention the boat on ebay to your friends!

John B. Cooler
Atalaya, #87


--- dickdurk at atlanticbb.net wrote:

 >
 > >I tried to talk up the idea with the Great Lakes
 > >Association a couple of years ago - to create a
 > syndicate >to get a fixer upper but, alas, there
 > didn't seem to be a >ground swell of support for the
 > idea.
 >
 >
 > Doesn't that sort of go against my interests as an
 > owner?
 > I mean, if there is a movement to keep unwanted,
 > rummage
 > sale value, beater boats in the market stream, then
 > the
 > value of every boat is reduced. Law of supply and
 > demand,
 > and all that.
 >
 > Speaking for myself, my attachment for Checkmate
 > goes way
 > beyond consideration of resale value, but perhaps it
 > is an
 > issue that everyone at least needs to be aware of.
 >
 > It looks to me, the two sides of the issue are 1.
 > (or
 > perhaps yin) keep as many Albergs around as possible
 > to
 > have a pool of boats for one design racing status or
 > 2.
 > (yang) let natural market forces reduce the number
 > of
 > boats to owners who can appreciate a beautiful,
 > versatile
 > design and maintain the boat as such.
 >
 > I admit it, I'm inclined to elitism :)
 > Michael Grosh
 > #220
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