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Re: Selling boats.
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 8/14/1999, 8:31 pm
In Response To: Selling boats. (Paul Woolson)

> Hi all! After realizing that me Guillemot is way too much kayak for my
> needs (mostly protected flat water and streams) I've just finished
> stripping a much smaller boat. My question: How would one go about selling
> a perfectly good boat (been in the water twice) and how much would one
> realisticly ask for said boat. I remember reading about the
> "VALUE" of boats being $4000-$8000 in an earilier thread but I
> don't think that's realistic to actually make a sale. I would like to get
> my costs out of it as my time was spent having fun building and that's
> payment enough for me. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Paul

From one Paul to another:

Find a place that sells sea kayaks. Look at what they are asking for a similar sized kayak. Yours has only been paddled twice? Buff up the varnish with a bit of auto wax and consider it as new. It is probably bettter than any other boat on the market, so price it accordingly. If you get an offer for less, then it is up to you as to whether to accept the offer or wait for a better one.

Paul G. Jacobson

Messages In This Thread

Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/14/1999, 1:33 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/17/1999, 1:00 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Nolan -- 8/18/1999, 7:06 am
Re: Selling Boats
Rick S. -- 8/20/1999, 1:34 pm
Re: Freight damage
Don Beale -- 8/18/1999, 2:06 am
Re: Selling boats.
Jamin -- 8/17/1999, 10:07 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Chris Bush -- 8/18/1999, 11:38 am
Re: Selling boats.
lee -- 8/17/1999, 12:10 pm
You can recover costs, and more...
Neil Hartford -- 8/18/1999, 9:08 am
Re: Selling boats.
Jay Babina -- 8/16/1999, 9:49 am
Re: Selling boats.
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/15/1999, 1:32 pm
Re: Selling boats.
builder -- 8/15/1999, 6:48 am
Re: Selling boats.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/14/1999, 8:31 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/15/1999, 12:50 pm