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Dan
In Response To: The glut is mostly on beat up boats or 'HuntaBenalinas' 
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() "I'm looking for a retiring boomer"
The boomers are selling not buying boats.
'HuntaBenalinas'
What quality level do you think most people would associate with the Gulfstar mark ?
"1.75 for onions? What a world."
Do you sound like your Dad ? You certainly sound like mine 
"3 years ago it was worth almost 1/3d more than it is today"
So, what do you think it will be worth 3 years from now ?
At least you are in good company. Lots of people sitting on boats for sale. I didn't want to believe anything people were telling me when I sold my last boat either.
Cheers,
JM.
Messages In This Thread
- If labor cost so much why is my boat worth so little?
- Your boat is more like a pair of snowskis than a house.
- Inflataion?
- I'd call it reverse economics!
- Supply, Demand and 'disposable income'
- Funny... I think a lot of people are asking just the opposite
- I'm glad we haven't moved up!
- Joni (the Admiral) has a theory that the market for sail boats is going to gradually tank over the next twenty years.
- I think ….
- I think she's correct, one of the chief reasons being...
- Agree but it won't take 20 years
- Not only that...
- The costs of keeping a boat in the US
- Not at all bleak around here. Good boats are selling, waiting lists are moving for moorings, prices are good!
- Beater boats or bargain boats ?
- Storage
- Old boats don't buy ad space so don't expect a lot of articles on them
- Owning a larger boat is indeed expensive...
- The costs of keeping a boat in the US
- Not only that...
- I think ….
- supply and demand youi know economics 101