New high (low?) for C-Dorys?

[Vancouver25]

I'm sorry if my post came across as critical. What I really meant was that C-Dory's for sale in SoCal are in short supply. For a potential buyer who's been watching the market for 6 months, that adds a certain value to a local boat compared to say, one in Canada or on the East Coast.
Additionally, I agree with the earlier poster that each boat is worth what the buyer will pay...and if you're looking for a boat in excellent condition, with a new trailer, good electronics, dual motors!, full canvas, etc., then a boat that might "seem" more expensive is probably worth every penny in today's market.
Ask anyone who's ever "restored" a boat if they would do it again (myself included) and the answer is...NO, I want a boat that someone else poured hours of sweat and dollars into and is now letting go of their baby!

[johnr]

[T.R. Bauer]

If we are going to be fair, stuff has just really gone up - our toys have too. Sellers want 18K for a 15 year old SUV with 200k on the odometer. Don't even look at how much they want for a new suburban or expedition. Houses? Ha! You know as well I as do they have increased dramatically. And pretty much everything else has just gone up, up, and up. Salaries have too....who knows they might even catch up to our new reality....eventually...maybe. The point is, which is probably painfully obvious, $20k five years ago buys way less than $20k dollars today.

[Pat Anderson]

[Saltwater fool]

Well I bought Byrdman's 85 Angler that he poured his heart, love, sweat and money into because of the history. But I really don't know what it's worth, or what I could sell it for. I would have to find someone like me and Byrdman?

[R-Matey]

To our fellow C-Brats:

As you know R-Matey our 1993 22 Cruiser is For Sale. We paid $20,000 for the boat, motor and trailer. It ended up being a total rebuild. The restoration including the initial purchase has come to right at $38,800 (plus some). We have receipts for every part which includes a new motor, new trailer, new steering and on and on and on.....

What Joe got out of this was the pleasure of doing this restoration. For him boat work is not work.

We would like to remind our CDory-CBrat friends that it is quite unlikely that you will ever find a C-Dory sitting out in a back yard with grass growing through it as you often see with other makes and models.

As our friend George Hone once commented "As you walk away from your boat stop and turn around and say YES"

PS: Marine labor is over $100 an hour in some areas.
PSS: When we were in business we worked with many yacht brokers and we were told that a boat is worth what you get for it the day it is sold.

Joe and Ruth
R-Matey
(C-Brat #21)

[duff]

Part of it to is if you can wait. I bought a 2008 Cdory 25 new in 2009 for 59900 pretty loaded up. Then in 2011 I also brought a 2009 Seaway 25 coastal Cruisers used it for a couple years and sold it for what. Paid for it. The recession was on. So if you are willing to wait until a recession kicks in or people that have over paid for their boats pick one up and have to sell it. Then pick one up.Cdory’s hold there value very well but if you wait good values are still out there.

[thataway]

[qboat]

Wow-interesting topic for me--I just drove halfway across the country and back to buy a boat that by many measures--cost per unit length, beam, displacement, horsepower etc, was priced above the local market. Notwithstanding which, I feel like I got a great deal. Logically, this is because the C-dory is unique as a trailerable, fast outboard cabin boat that almost no production boat can replicate. True. But if I am honest, as I look out my back door at the boat sitting under its shelter, I flat love the look. Especially the happy, smiling shear line. You got to figure out what in life makes you happy. I am happy on, cuising in, and just looking at the C-dory 22. Worth the cost.

[Wood Zeppelin]

[Peter & Judy]

One thing that has not been mentioned here is that the cost of boats has gone up for another reason. One President ago there was a high tariff placed on Aluminum from Canada. This not only raised the price of aluminum boats, but also cans of beer and coke. If aluminum boats go up in price, it also pulls fibreglass boats up as well. What happens when a President puts a tariff on another counties exports, that countries Prime Minister puts a counter tariff on the Presidents exports, which included all boats, Harley Davidson motorcycles and other products. Now, even when that President moves on, the next guy to sit in the chair doesn't necessarily remove his tariff and the PM will not drop his tariff until the other guy removes his. Ain't international politics fun.

[Knipet]

Just today I was talking to the licensed marine surveyor that is well known here in the San Juan Islands and did the survey on C-Sharp before I moved her along. He liked the C-Dory's so much that he bought a 16 and just loves it. He uses it as transportation between the Islands instead of relying on the ferry system. He loves the fuel economy, ease of parking, and its ability to handle rough seas. Only downside is like we all face - frequently gets asked so many questions about it when at the dock!

[serpa4]

[serpa4]

Went to talk to a c-dory dealer about a 25 cruiser this December. With the stove, Frigerator, and anchor, and A 175 Suzuki plus trailer was looking about 175k.

[thataway]