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I remember in the 70s I figured roughly $1k per foot
In Response To: In 1962, A Hinckley B40 was 39,700. 
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() and that seemed like a whole lot of money to me then. To come up with ~40k of disposable income for a dream boat was so far out of reach.... but dreams do come true if you can stick with it long enough.
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- In 1962, A Hinckley B40 was 39,700.
- All boats get reviewed when they're new. We're coming into the 50 year re-review,
- The B-40 is timeless
- This one is 52 this year
- I always liked those. And the Swiftsure. My boat is a 61 too, Charlie.
- I never have either. Did a rework on a customers Pearson Vanguard, by Rhodes
- Tom, I had a moment a few years ago.....
- I always liked those. And the Swiftsure. My boat is a 61 too, Charlie.
- This one is 40 this year
- Ours is a 45 year old design (sort of)
- In today's dollars that's about $300k for the B40
- I took me 40 years to realize the dream
- Yes, but...
- I remember in the 70s I figured roughly $1k per foot
- In '79 we bought a new Pearson 35
- All boats get reviewed when they're new. We're coming into the 50 year re-review,
