1995 22 Cruiser, $28,000 (Bellingham, WA)

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Bobbi

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Old age is encouraging me to sell my 1995 C-Dory "Lil' Sweethaven". She is now in dry dock with snap on cover; has Honda motors, 90 hp <100 hrs (2003) 8 hp (2012 3 hrs; 2hp for inflatable dinghy. Has 54 gallon gas tank; Eagle GPS/fishfinder; VHF radio; alcohol stove, icebox; portapotty (never used) sleeps 3; V berth; dinette; 2 anchors; 3 person dinghy. I'm saddened that I must let her go; but she has brought me much joy and wonderful memories. She will do the same for you. Asking $28,000 or Best offer
 
I sold a 95 too Bobbi, about 5 years ago. Since then I've owned three, still have two of them. Hope you can get another one too, if not you've at least got the memories! Good luck on the sale.

You didn't mention a trailer, might add that. Or is that the "drydock"?

Pictures would help too, if they are accessible anywhere on the internet, use the "Img" function above and paste the location between the tags. Picasa Web, PhotoBucket or the like work well.

Charlie
 
I've seen this boat at Hilton Harbor. I haven't looked at it closely but it seems to be in good shape. If someone wants me to take a closer look let me know as we have our tomcat at Hilton.
 
Hi John. . . .yes, my Lil' Sweethaven is for sale. I'm trying to figure out just how to post pictures as I have many. . . but alas my computer skills aren't working well for me on this matter. thank you for your photo! !

I broke my transducer for my Eagle GPS and because it is so old, I wasn't able to get parts, So i have installed a new chart/fish finder Garmin GPS So my price $28,000 is firm. . . no longer OBO.

Thanks for your continued interest! Bobbi
 
I saw this boat again at Hilton harbor while we were docking. The boat is in good shape and the motors are like new. This will be a great buy for someone looking for a boat for cruising and fishing.
 
have you checked the NADA prices? your price seems really high! even with all the extras 19,000 would be a little more realistic
just saying
Steve
 
azwiz":2jhccvos said:
have you checked the NADA prices? your price seems really high! even with all the extras 19,000 would be a little more realistic
just saying
Steve
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NADA values are a joke regarding C-Dory boats (and most others). I've been at this a long time and boats don't sell for NADA prices. NADA is a dealer organization, it's intended to increase the profits for dealers and to keep financial institutions from loaning too much on a purchase. Hence the values are extremely conservative and not realistic.

There's also a geographic bias since the vast majority of boats are sold in areas where the values are much lower (like Florida) due to boat population and what the environment does to the boats.

NADA also ignores the "home water" affect. A particular boat make/model has a generally higher value in the area where it is produced.

It may be that the asking price of the boat is a bit high but what seller doesn't expect a potential buyer to make a lower offer and so keeps a bit of reserve in the price? But it's a bit high, not $9,000 high. At least not in the Pacific Northwest where this boat is located.

That hull is the same hull that's being produced for the 2012 models so it rides the same, handles the same, and is just as capable. The boat has been repowered with a 4-stroke outboard that has very low hours and will last for many more years. So it's a choice: buy a new one for around $60K to $70K or purchase a used one that will do the same thing for (say) $25K. You can do a lot to upgrade a boat with the 40-some thousand dollar difference.

I don't know the person selling this C-Dory nor do I know the boat. I do know that if you expect to buy a C-Dory for NADA pricing that you'll wait for a darn long time to find one (it can happen, it just doesn't very often).

Just saying...
 
Gee. . . I've had a bit of chatter about my C-Dory. . . .thanks for the many comments and support. I've join "picasa" with pictures of Sweethaven. . . .but have yet to figure out how to get them to C-Brats. . . I'm hoping soon. So far, no one has balked at my price. . .or high or low it is probably in the ball park. I'll know when the hard cash comes in!
 
Take it from C-Brat #67, your posts about NADA prices are serious wishful thinking! "Fair market value" is what a willing buyer will pay a willing seller, neither of them being under any compulsion to buy or sell. C-Brats is the marketplace where most used C-Dory transactions originate, and they tend to find fair market value, not NADA. To get a C-Dory at the NADA price, you need to stumble into divorce, disability or death, the so-called 3Ds...it could happen, but on the other hand, you may wait a LONG, LONG time for such a deal to come your way.

azwiz":rplixlnm said:
have you checked the NADA prices? your price seems really high! even with all the extras 19,000 would be a little more realistic
just saying
Steve
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Agree that this boat is posted at/ near a good price--assuming that there always is some room for dickering., The engine (2003, with less than 100hours, and kicker with even less--2010) make this a far different boat than a boat with an original 70 hp 2 stroke engine. Probably could use some upgrades in the electronics etc--but looks like a clean boat and should sell shortly.
 
Bobbi said:
Old age is encouraging me to sell my 1995 C-Dory "Lil' Sweethaven". She is now in dry dock at Hilton Harbor in Bellingham Washington; with snap on cover; has Honda motors, 90 hp <100 hrs (2003) 8 hp (2012 3 hrs; 2hp for inflatable dinghy. New steering cable; Has 54 gallon gas tank; 2012 Garmin 180 i chartplodder/fishfinder; VHF radio; alcohol stove, icebox; portapotty (never used) sleeps 3; V berth; dinette; 2 anchors; 3 person dinghy. I'm saddened that I must let her go; as she has brought me so much joy and wonderful memories. She will do the same for you. Asking $28,000 firm
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Hello Bobbi,
What is the status of your boat? Is it still avialable? Please let me know if is still on the market as I am interested and would like to see it. Many thanks, John
 
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