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Harold (Phil) Truitt's avatar

If you haven't bought a new boat recently you're in for an education. A good new boat is really to be savored, and many of you pay far more for your automotive vehicles.

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John Chille's avatar

Being a former owner of a Montgomery, Potter and hands-on experience with a Malbec 18, all fine offerings to the pocket cruiser world, it's sad that the new boat market has all but evaporated.

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Harold (Phil) Truitt's avatar

My Sanibel was purchased from IM and Ken Lang. He was quite good with his fleet and did a very good job on my Sanibel. When he began to sell the Malbec it seemed all that experience transferred well. It's great not to lose another good small boat!

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James F Thomas's avatar

This has probably been mentioned previously on SCA but Com-Pac recently announced their closure; so one less manufacturer. Yes, you can add new boat costs to the list of things that are increasingly out of reach to people with ordinary modest incomes. On the other hand, the choice of designs available in the used boat market or the built-it-yourself market is great. Lastly, I'd like to offer a nod to Gig Harbor Boat Works whose offerings are surprisingly affordable.

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Paul's avatar

$45,000 is a really big number!

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Shawn Payment's avatar

I just boug a 2006 ComPac Suncat in very good condition for $9,000.

For $45,000, I could buy a well-appointed 35-footer.

That business model is never going to work.

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Paul's avatar

The market is flooded with used boats. Some junk , many in great shape with upgrades. All far, far cheaper. Like you say you can buy a used beautiful 35 ft blue water boat for that price. Hard to believe you could sell many at that price. Unfinished fiberglass inside, uninspired design, not a top of the line boat deserving that kind of money.

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Mike Barnett's avatar

She looks like a great little boat, but $45,000? I just can't see them selling very many. The cost of new boats is their own worst enemy.

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