Appreciation

[Zavala]

Wow, our boats must finally be appreciating. The owner on this one is asking $65,000....

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Just for the record, I'll let my M19 go for half that.... Any takers?

[Mark Prouty]

Umm....

No bids.

[ALX357]

TYPO, no doubt, for $6,500. Too bad the seller probably does not realize it, and is getting no bids....

[Zavala]

I assumed it was a typo too, and e-mailed the seller about it. But it was so funny I had to post it here in the meantime.

[Zavala]

I just heard back from the seller. It was indeed intended to be the lower price. Too bad though, I thought we were sitting on a goldmine!

[Tom Root]

Zavala...Hee Hee, I saw that ad also, seems he did not change the price to reflect the correct price as yet!

He is in FLA..... now if the boat prices follow the same trend as the house prices in California, it would be about right!

[Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL]

One of the other Mac dealers listed a new 26M on ebay about a year ago, with a high "buy it now" price, with a picture of a 26X.
I called and asked if it's a 26M why the 26X picture.
He said it was a picture of a 26M.
It didn't sell.

[Zavala]

now if the boat prices follow the same trend as the house prices in California, it would be about right!

No kidding. One of the biggest financial lessons I've learned related to this. In 1998 we sold a building lot on the Texas coast for $6,000 and used the money to pay for most of the cost on our MacGregor. The Mac has actually held it's value pretty well, but the next building lot over is now for sale -- for $45,000. Oops.

[Mark Prouty]

No kidding. One of the biggest financial lessons I've learned related to this. In 1998 we sold a building lot on the Texas coast for $6,000 and used the money to pay for most of the cost on our MacGregor. The Mac has actually held it's value pretty well, but the next building lot over is now for sale -- for $45,000. Oops.

You have made no mistake my friend. Those last 7 years of Mac memories must be worth 40 or 50 grand at least.

[Randy Smith]

Well put Mark. Money can't replace the Mac time, a value can't be placed on it....the sounds of my children, the Admiral neatening up my messes once again, taking "the boys" out, Mother Ship to the jet skis.....quiet time for me away.....nothing better, nothing worth more...... Randy

[kmclemore]

No kidding. One of the biggest financial lessons I've learned related to this. In 1998 we sold a building lot on the Texas coast for $6,000 and used the money to pay for most of the cost on our MacGregor. The Mac has actually held it's value pretty well, but the next building lot over is now for sale -- for $45,000. Oops.

You have made no mistake my friend. Those last 7 years of Mac memories must be worth 40 or 50 grand at least.

Well put Mark. Money can't replace the Mac time, a value can't be placed on it....the sounds of my children, the Admiral neatening up my messes once again, taking "the boys" out, Mother Ship to the jet skis.....quiet time for me away.....nothing better, nothing worth more...... Randy

Absolutely agree.

My pretty and very level-headed Admiral was hesitant to buy our Mac, too, as many of yours were (or are)... indeed, it was a lot of money and risk. But we considered our age, and the young age of our boys - we're near 50 and they are 9 and 12 now.

It came down to this... if we didn't buy a boat now, and instead waited until later, we would have missed the all-too-short sweet-spot of time for boating as a family. The boys would not be interested anymore - they'd be chasing girls, driving cars and planning their futures, and would have little time, inclination or patience to learn the peace of sailing or the fun of powerboating. And in addition, we'd be older and less able to undertake the physical challenges of handling a new 'big' boat, too.

You did the right thing. Enjoy your Mac, and cherish the moments you all spend together on her.

Cost be d*mned... full speed ahead!

[Zavala]

You have made no mistake my friend. Those last 7 years of Mac memories must be worth 40 or 50 grand at least.

I agree completely. No regrets. My prior post probably came off wrong. It wasn't the buying the Mac that the Oops referrered to, but rather selling the land.... I should've kept it a little longer.

Fortunately I figured it out fairly pretty early on and bought another coastal property (with a better view) in it's place. Live and learn I guess!