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Well said, thanks. :thumb:

This is just another day on Galveston Bay and Clear Lake in Texas. Here the good 'ol boys get liquored up then go wild in their go fast boats. The rules are "my boat is faster, so get the hell outta my way!" Then we have the big boat guys who just stare at their GPS as they drive down the...

It appears this one doesn’t has AC’s except for the cheesy portable units. And from the pics it looks like it’s been rode hard. But hey, “It’s ready to cruise”.....

Hey, Pop Yachts needs that email address so they can spam your inbox and sell to others.

BTW, if you ask the broker about this boat, ask if those pictures are recent.

I wonder if it's ready to cruise?

So you like crappy boats when you buy....good for you. As far as my rules are concerned, they apply for me, and I'm good with that.

:banghead: When selling your boats, do you leave them filthy and cluttered?

Again, go back and read the OP of this thread, it's about presentation of a boat for sale. Simple Marketing 101.

The buyer always pays the commission on a brokered boat sale. While I understand what you are saying, even though the seller has a contract with a broker to pay the commission, the reality is the buyer is paying it. If the broker wasn't involved the boat would be 10% cheaper typically. As...

Then go seek out one of those "jewels". For me, a nasty, filthy unmaintained boat is a deal killer. And the point of the OP was commenting on how badly owners present their boats when trying to sell them. It's marketing 101, good quality photos, and lots of them make a difference in...

While that condition screams discount to you, there are many owners that feel no matter how grungy and nasty the boat is it still retains the value of a well taken care of model of the same vintage. They will point out a similar make and model, very clean and maintained, and try to tell you...

Maine to Florida on a truck will be in the neighborhood of $15 to $20K

It was mine. I’m currently looking for another boat.

When I see a boat that is FILTHY and the owner has it cluttered up with personal garbage, I move on. The boat is maintained in the same fashion, if maintained at all (which most times they are not). But what is bad is when a broker represents the boat and puts up those kind of pictures, says a...

Boat Brokers and Realtors are a dime a dozen, and the vast majority are idiots. There are the rare exceptions, but they are very rare.

General Aviation aircraft suffer from the same condition as many privately owned boat, the owners can buy them but they can't afford the maintenance. You would be shocked to see the condition many of these airplanes are in with owners continuing to fly them. And you see the same thing at...

Amen. In my experience boat brokers fall into the same category as realtors, useless. While there are a few out there that want to do a good job and go the distance, they are vastly out numbered by the idiots and just plain lazy. Example, I called recently on a boat on yachtworld. The lady...

It's amazing the boats that are for sale and when you look at the pictures, they are dirty, unkept or the owners crap is all over the place. Clutter (especially nasty clutter) is a horrible way to advertise anything. Another problem is just plain bad photos, such as blurry, inserted sideways...

Does anyone here have any reliable numbers on fuel consumption of a mid 70's Bertram 46.6 aft cabin powered with DD 8V71T1's? Looking at hull speed numbers and fast numbers. Thanks.

You should check out marinas on the North Shore of the lake.

I've owned several boats, so I'm not a newby at this. ;) This is my first time looking at some of the Taiwan boats. Before I go making long distance trips to look at them or get a surveyor a little basic information is good. If the tanks are iron it's a no-go item for me and no use in...

I've ran across some that didn't and as far as I could tell they weren't replacements.

It's a 1989 model. The broker claims the tanks are steel, but I could tell they were stumbling when I posted that question. And to the unknowing steel=iron.

So can anyone tell me about these boats? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? One that I'm looking at is the 50' with Cat 3208's. Does anyone know what kind of fuel tanks these have?