Mocking Ads on Craigslist

[Steam Flyer]

Another one 85% complete !

Trade Me

www.trademe.co.nz

That's a shame. But it's funny how that last 15% of boat building seems to take way-y more time and money than the first 85%

Of course, it won't, in this case... because nobody is going to touch that.

 

[SemiSalt]

I don't know. As 85% projects go, it's more attractive than most. Of course, you would need not just an exhaustive survey, but a estimate from a real boatbuilder as to whether it's maybe actually a 50% boat.

 

[chester]

I don't know. As 85% projects go, it's more attractive than most. Of course, you would need not just an exhaustive survey, but a estimate from a real boatbuilder as to whether it's maybe actually a 50% boat.

it's a lot better looking, better dessigned and better built than Seeker

 

[SloopJonB]

Asking prices have made it all the way down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Some are up to 4X what they were 2 years ago.

1981 Newport 27' S - W/ Assumable Moorage - boats - by owner

~Assumable moorage~ This is a Beautiful and well maintained 27' sloop. It had a survey done in July 2022 and was last taken out of the water on the same date. This sloop has a roomy cockpit, new...

vancouver.craigslist.org

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/boa/d/chilliwack-west-1977-mirage-24/7590432404.htmlhttps://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn/b

 

[lom]

Asking prices have made it all the way down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Some are up to 4X what they were 2 years ago.

1981 Newport 27' S - W/ Assumable Moorage - boats - by owner

~Assumable moorage~ This is a Beautiful and well maintained 27' sloop. It had a survey done in July 2022 and was last taken out of the water on the same date. This sloop has a roomy cockpit, new...

vancouver.craigslist.org

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/boa/d/chilliwack-west-1977-mirage-24/7590432404.htmlhttps://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn/b

That's significantly more than we paid for our full sized cruising boat, holy moly

 

[Autonomous]

A steal at $45K - on Okanagan lake so tack on a few $K more to get it to the ocean.

Something's fuckey and its not just the lines.
(nicely finished) Ferro cement?

 

[Autonomous]

Another one 85% complete !

Trade Me

www.trademe.co.nz

This one actually has potential for a strong couple or small crew that wants to sail over the horizon.
Should it otherwise stand up to an inspection, I'd have a modern rudder engineered and fabricated along with the remaining 40% of the build.

 

[bmiller]

Saw this on an ad for a Catalina 36.
Looks to me that the mainsheet block and the bitter end of the mainsheet should be reversed.
Bitter end should be at a becket on the lower main block then forward to a single block at the forward bail then down to a change of direction back to the cockpit?

 

[Hale Moana]

Need a mooring in Morro Bay? https://slo.craigslist.org/boa/d/morro-bay-mooring-with-57-boat-for-sale/7586983953.html

 

[gptyk]

Saw this on an ad for a Catalina 36.
Looks to me that the mainsheet block and the bitter end of the mainsheet should be reversed.
Bitter end should be at a becket on the lower main block then forward to a single block at the forward bail then down to a change of direction back to the cockpit?
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Yup. I don't think that's quite right. The block looks weird for a Catalina and it looks like it's a different line (blue) to the deck on the stbd side.

Pic stolen off the internet of a sistership of mine (387, not 36):

Bitter end attached on deck, stbd side. You can see the like from the port side turning block going back to the line clutches.

 

[sparau]

This has to be a joke and if so I give points for dry delivery...

53ft(16m)unfinished 10 tonne steel yacht.​

$55,000 ono~or swap with a restored vintage car at similar value if I think it's worth the deal.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/you...m-unfinished-10-tonne-steel-yacht-/1310014412

 

[Autonomous]

Is that some Bruce Roberts abortion?

 

[bmiller]

This has to be a joke and if so I give points for dry delivery...

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/you...m-unfinished-10-tonne-steel-yacht-/1310014412
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Seeker starter kit?

 

[Fah Kiew Tu]

Seeker starter kit?

I'd not take that thing for free even if free delivery was included. The concept of negative nett worth was DEFINED by boats in that stage of construction.

FKT

 

[Fleetwood]

How about free delivery to the scrapyard...

 

[Fah Kiew Tu]

How about free delivery to the scrapyard...

It's a pity to see all that work go to nothing but the reality is that it'll cost at least $50K to finish that hull and then a rig & sails is probably going to run another $150K on top of that.

The current owner is dreaming.

FKT

 

[accnick]

It's a pity to see all that work go to nothing but the reality is that it'll cost at least $50K to finish that hull and then a rig & sails is probably going to run another $150K on top of that.

The current owner is dreaming.

FKT

He's beyond dreaming. He's delusional. He is probably looking at all the time and money he has put into it, and fails to understand that particularly with a home-built boat, until you have a complete boat with a successful record, you effectively have less than nothing.

You can't expect someone else to buy into your dreams, especially at a price like that.

 

[Steam Flyer]

Agreed. It's a shame the builder did not choose a smaller boat that he could have completed for the amount of time & effort & money he's put into this one.

 

[Fah Kiew Tu]

He's beyond dreaming. He's delusional. He is probably looking at all the time and money he has put into it, and fails to understand that particularly with a home-built boat, until you have a complete boat with a successful record, you effectively have less than nothing.

You can't expect someone else to buy into your dreams, especially at a price like that.

This. That issue weighed heavily on my mind the entire time I was building my boat. Now it's finished, equipped and sailing it's worth maybe 50% of the build cost. Such is life...

FKT

 

[RedRackham]

Earlier in this thread, someone mentioned burying hulls as an option for creating underground shelters. Perhaps this would be a good candidate, especially as the owner seems to be willing to pay so much for someone to take it off their hands. (Oh, that's the asking price? ... Never mind.)