IMMACULATE 450DA NOW FOR SALE

Wow, Frank, I knew you were selling Sirens’ Song, but until seeing this thread it didn’t feel real. I can not believe someone on CSR, has not grabbed it up for themselves yet...

Like many have said before me, your boat, is the cleanest, most well maintained 450da on the market!

While it is bitter sweet watching you sell your boat, I wish you the best of luck.

Your friend,

Jeff
 
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Very true Woody but I only have two loans left to pay off. Once they are done I can retire....that’s my goal. 6 more months on the truck, 5 more years on the house.
 
If I can Win the lottery.... or find me a rich lady looking for a older guy. That boat is mine!

this would be the one boat I wouldn’t even ask for a survey
That whaler I purchased from Frank was turn key. I didn’t bother to haggle on the price as it has now gone up in value.

Why this boat has not sold yet boggles my mind.
 
There two boats I’d love to have. One on the West Coast(I think it’s sold) and this one. CATs and her length are my end goal.

Loans come first....I’ve got to just keep telling myself that
 
I like your post dwna1a #122 my thoughts exactly...No survey needed.. The one boat I would just buy outright.....Walk up to Frank and just hand him a check and tell him Thank You !!!
 
I would buy a boat from FW as well, but with a survey and I would look at the current 1996 450's sold and then have a discussion about the price. The variables that effect a boat: care of boat, engines with either too much time on them/ not enough time on them and the age of the engines. I know that any boat someone buys they will be spending money on it so acquisition cost becomes a factor. Boats are going under contract after being on the market for a week right now.
 
I just couldn't take it anymore. I've been watching this post all along enjoying the banter and the disbelief that it's still not sold.

I needed a mental break on my lunch hour today so I did a search within 2000 miles of my home port in Michigan. I was shocked to find 17 450 DA's listed 1994-1997. That's a lot more than I was expecting. I also checked out NADA, for kicks.

Here's what I found today. Frank is not the highest price out there. Above average, yes. Above NADA, yes. I just wonder if it's competition. A lot of boat buyers would (wrongly) convince themselves that they can wax their way into "immaculate" to save $30k :). Some may also have concerns over financing if she didn't survey close enough to the equity they'd need to make the purchase.

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I just couldn't take it anymore. I've been watching this post all along enjoying the banter and the disbelief that it's still not sold.

I needed a mental break on my lunch hour today so I did a search within 2000 miles of my home port in Michigan. I was shocked to find 17 450 DA's listed 1994-1997. That's a lot more than I was expecting. I also checked out NADA, for kicks.

Here's what I found today. Frank is not the highest price out there. Above average, yes. Above NADA, yes. I just wonder if it's competition. A lot of boat buyers would (wrongly) convince themselves that they can wax their way into "immaculate" to save $30k :). Some may also have concerns over financing if she didn't survey close enough to the equity they'd need to make the purchase.

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Factor in transportation as well. Any boat that is listed for an above average market price narrows it's buyers when the one has to factor trucking. And trucking isn't getting cheaper.
 
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Factor in transportation as well. Any boat that is listed for an above average market price narrows it's buyers when the one has to factor trucking. And trucking isn't getting cheaper.

Yeah, I suppose. I figure that's a bit like sales tax and surveys though. There will always be those additional expenses on top of ask price for these kinds of deals....
 

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