reelfishin
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- Mar 19, 2007
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Let me start by saying that I was about to give my 16' Starcraft SS a final light sanding, a dusting of primer, and the first finish coat today, I had pulled it out of the garage, emptied out all the interior pieces, seats, cushions, and any of the other parts that got tossed in the boat after I finished the deck and transom. The rest of the boat was in zinc primer. A guy that I sold two other boats too in the past pulled up, gave the boat a real once over and asked if it was for sale. My reply was "Not really, but anything has a price". I went on to list that the boat, and trailer were about to get painted, and that after that, the all new interior, windshield, and motor would be installed. His reply was how much for it the way it is?
I didn't answer. I just told him I had more into it than he more than likely wanted to pay. Plus, "Once it get done painting it, it's mine for life, I won't sell it".
He came back by saying just to give him a price. I tossed out $5500, for the boat, painted trailer, (which it came on but I had no intentions of using), and two used motors and one parts motor all of the same year and model, plus the upholstery, glass, trim, and any other parts of the boat. I also told him it would still need a new helm and cable kit once it's all back together. To my surprise he said "Deal! I go get the cash". Pus, "What else do you have that you want to sell for it?" By the time he left, he spend another $800 in odds and ends off other boats, left with three Mercury motors, none of which I was intending to use on that boat, plus the boat, parts,and trailer. Suddenly I'm off to the next project.
The bad part is that I didn't want to sell the thing, but I had no real money in it, and had already considered selling it when it was done since I had another similar boat already nearing completion.
Would anyone else have sold it?
Keep in mind, I kept my mint clean Johnson 70hp that was destined for that boat, I kept the new in the box Sunbrella Bimini top, I kept the fish finder, GPS, and Radio that came with that boat, and keep in mind that I bought it from an estate sale, with no title, and had not yet gone the title route for that boat. (I had planned on using a title service to get the title). He took it with no title, no bill of sale, cash in hand. The deck and transom was professionally done before I got it, all done in 3/4" wood and glass. I also have a mint roller trailer that was to go under that boat that will now find a home under another project. Selling it put a huge chunk of cash in hand, which will pay for fixing two other boats at least, plus it saved me having to go find another roller trailer for the other boat.
It also freed up a big chunk of space in the garage.
My favorite of the Starcraft boats here is my 18' Starchief anyway, this lets me get back to that boat sooner than expected too.
The boat I sold was one that I had bought because it was just too good a deal, but not really what I wanted, and the fact that it had so many new original parts, made it the immediate project which put four other boats on hold. Now it seems I'm back to the original plan on those boats.
I didn't answer. I just told him I had more into it than he more than likely wanted to pay. Plus, "Once it get done painting it, it's mine for life, I won't sell it".
He came back by saying just to give him a price. I tossed out $5500, for the boat, painted trailer, (which it came on but I had no intentions of using), and two used motors and one parts motor all of the same year and model, plus the upholstery, glass, trim, and any other parts of the boat. I also told him it would still need a new helm and cable kit once it's all back together. To my surprise he said "Deal! I go get the cash". Pus, "What else do you have that you want to sell for it?" By the time he left, he spend another $800 in odds and ends off other boats, left with three Mercury motors, none of which I was intending to use on that boat, plus the boat, parts,and trailer. Suddenly I'm off to the next project.
The bad part is that I didn't want to sell the thing, but I had no real money in it, and had already considered selling it when it was done since I had another similar boat already nearing completion.
Would anyone else have sold it?
Keep in mind, I kept my mint clean Johnson 70hp that was destined for that boat, I kept the new in the box Sunbrella Bimini top, I kept the fish finder, GPS, and Radio that came with that boat, and keep in mind that I bought it from an estate sale, with no title, and had not yet gone the title route for that boat. (I had planned on using a title service to get the title). He took it with no title, no bill of sale, cash in hand. The deck and transom was professionally done before I got it, all done in 3/4" wood and glass. I also have a mint roller trailer that was to go under that boat that will now find a home under another project. Selling it put a huge chunk of cash in hand, which will pay for fixing two other boats at least, plus it saved me having to go find another roller trailer for the other boat.
It also freed up a big chunk of space in the garage.
My favorite of the Starcraft boats here is my 18' Starchief anyway, this lets me get back to that boat sooner than expected too.
The boat I sold was one that I had bought because it was just too good a deal, but not really what I wanted, and the fact that it had so many new original parts, made it the immediate project which put four other boats on hold. Now it seems I'm back to the original plan on those boats.
