Sail or Bail?

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The auto newsletter Jalopnik has a funny feature called "Nice Price or Crack Pipe" where they present certain used cars and ask the question: Nice price, or crack pipe?

Or version is "Sail or Bail" and we start it off with this unreal trick Hobie 33 Located in Santa Barbara, CA. There is not a chance that there is a more custom, super trick Hobie 33, anywhere (Although Still Crazy is pretty trick). Click on the link here to see for yourself what they have done to the boat and it is nothing short of incredible. 

Two problems come to mind: A) it is still a Hobie 33 and B) An asking price of $92,500.

Nobody is doubting the money it cost to get this thing the way it is, but $92k? We say Bail. What say you?

 
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GTim

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BAIL BAIL BAIL....then bail some more. WTF.....92K? 

$9200......sail.

EDIT....it IS by far, the most badass looking Hobie I have ever dun seen. Very well done!

 
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Bash24

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Bail. 

I love ads like this.  Look, if you love your 1980s battlewagon and want to drop $100K on it, enjoy.  But, don't ever expect to get that money back.

 
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psycho tiller

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I'm so confused, are we voting on the boat or the girl in the pictures of the boat?  Does she come with the boat?  Another thing I'm confused about, does the boat actually come with a crack pipe and is the crack pipe empty or full?  Too many unanswered questions to vote just yet, need more info.  :D

 
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hmm the old rule of thumb is being ignored in the asking price; every dollar you put into a boat is worth 30 cents at resale time.

 
MR.CLEAN

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Editor said:

The auto newsletter Jalopnik has a funny feature called "Nice Price or Crack Pipe" where they present certain used cars and ask the question: Nice price, or crack pipe?

Or version is "Sail or Bail" and we start it off with this unreal trick Hobie 33 Located in Santa Barbara, CA. There is not a chance that there is a more custom, super trick Hobie 33, anywhere (Although Still Crazy is pretty trick). Click on the link here to see for yourself what they have done to the boat and it is nothing short of incredible. 

Two problems come to mind: A) it is still a Hobie 33 and B) An asking price of $92,500.

Nobody is doubting the money it cost to get this thing the way it is, but $92k? We say Bail. What say you?
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I think you need to do a survey vote for this

 
Sail4beer

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Why not check out the wonderful selection of boats in the Sailing Anarchy Classifieds?

You can almost see what you are looking at with the three thumbnail photos ;)

I’d say bail on that and make me an offer on my mothballed Fareast28R. Needs new mast and a set of rags...can be shipped West on its trailer and you’d look like a stud at the bar with all the silver!

 
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casc27

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I'm with KIS: in at 20k. And they might find a buyer up around 30k or a touch more. But when the numbers rise above that you getting closer to things like Express 37 territory. AT 92k I could buy a nice Express 37 (there's one available in the SF area now) and some new sails...

Edit: I'm kind of out even at 20k after reading the description on the boat's site.  "Xxxxxxx xxxxxx was totally repainted with all grip inside and out..." First, I just can't bring myself to repeat that horrid name. Second, "all grip"??

 
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