FOR SALE IS MY 1982 VAGABOND 42 SAILBOAT
I PURCHASED HER FROM A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS MOVING TO FLORIDA, HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SELL HIS THINGS BEFORE LEAVING AS HE HAD A DEADLINE FOR HIS WIFES NEW JOB THAT HE NEEDED TO BE THERE FOR .
HE ALSO NEEDED A TRUCK TO CARRY STUFF SOUTH SO I TRADED HIM MY 2000 FORD F350 7.3 DIESEL TRUCK WHICH HAD LOW MILES AND WAS VERY CLEAN ALONG WITH SOME CASH .
AS YOU CAN SEE BY MY FEEDBACK WE OWN A BUSINESS BUYING AND SELLING BOATS AND THAT WAS THE REASON I AGREED TO TRADE THIS BOAT AND THE REASON HE APPROACHED ME AS I AM AWARE OF ITS VALUE AND CONDITION , WE DONT DO MANY SAILBOATS ANYMORE AND OUT CORE BUSINESS IS LARGE POWERBOATS .
MY FRIEND HAD TRIED TO SELL IT PREVIOUSLY AND TWICE RECIEVED GOOD OFFERS BUT AS WE ALL KNOW ON E-BAY THE OFFER IS ONLY GOOD IF YOU ACTUALLY GET PAID !!
I HAVE HAD A LOT MORE WORK DONE TO THE BOAT SINCE TAKING POSSESION AND I WILL LIST EVERYTHING I KNOW BELOW .
THE PICTURES YOU SEE WERE TAKEN LAST WEEK SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BOAT LOOKS LIKE NOW , I AM NOT PUTTING PICTURES FROM WHAT THE BOAT USED TO LOOK LIKE 2 YEARS AGO WHICH PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE TO DO HERE .
THE BOAT IS CURRENTLY IN MY MARINA , I WILL COVER THE STORAGE UNTIL MARCH 1ST 2017 AT WHICH POINT YOU NEED TO EITHER WORK OUT A STORAGE AGREEMENT WITH ME OR MOVE IT TO ANOTHER MARINA , I CAN CONTINUE TO STORE IT HERE FOR $300 PER MONTH ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE IT AFTER MARCH 1ST . IF YOU NEED TO LIVE ON IT THEN THERE ARE MARINAS WITHIN A MILE OF US THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE AND WE WILL HELP YOU TO MOVE THE BOAT THERE IF NEED BE , I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE LIVEABOARDS IN MY MARINA .
NOW ABOUT THE BOAT .
SHE WAS JUST RE LAUNCHED AROUND 3 WEEKS AGO , I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE HULL OUT THE WATER WHICH WERE TAKEN AROUND A MONTH AGO , I HAVE HAD THE BOTTOM DONE PROFESSIONALLY , IT WAS SANDED AND FRESH BOTTOM PAINT / ANTIFOULING APPLIED , THERE ARE NO BLISTERS THAT I AM AWARE OF BELOW THE WATERLINE .
AFTER LAUNCHING HER WE SAILED HER APPROX 30 MILES TO HER CURRENT LOCATION WHICH IS UP THE SOUTH RIVER JUST OFF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY .
ABOVE THE WATERLINE HER HULL SIDES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION IN MY OPINION AND I THINK WITH A GOOD COMPOUND AND WAX WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC , THE HULL SIDES LOOK GOOD ALREADY SO WITH A GOOD SHINE SHE WOULD LOOK A LOT NEWER IN MY OPINION .
UP ON DECK THE TEAK DECKS ARE IN REASONABLE CONDITION , THE CAULKING BETWEEN THE TEAK STRIPS NEEDS TO BE REDONE , WE ACTUALLY DID THIS JOB ON ANOTHER VAGABOND 47 EARLIER THIS YEAR , IT IS ABOUT A 2 WEEK JOB , THE MOST TEDIOUS PART IS PULLING OUT THE OLD CAULKING , THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE TEAK IS COMPLETELY DRY AND YOU REAPPLY THE CAULK AND THEN RE SAND THE DECKS . SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO REMOVE THE TEAK COMPLETELY BUT I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU THIS TYPE OF JOB NEEDS TO BE DONE UNDER COVER OR IN THE SUMMER .
THE DECK IS SOLID UNDERFOOT AND THE TEAK IS STILL CLEARLY WELL ATTACHED TO THE DECKS .
THE COCKPIT SHOWS WELL , THERE ARE 2 LARGE SELF TAILING WINCHES WHICH MAKE FOR EASY HANDLING OF THE SAILS BY ONE PERSON .
THERE ARE STAINLESS SAFETY RAILS AROUND THE COCKPIT , THESE ARE DESIGNED MORE FOR LONG DISTANCE BLUE WATER CRUISING BUT HANDY TO HAVE NONE THE LESS .
THE SPRAY DODGER IS MISSING BUT THE STAINLESS FRAME IS STILL IN PLACE .
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES SHE HAS ALUMINUM MASTS NOT THE ORIGINAL WOODEN ONES WHICH IS A HUGE PLUS , IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SHE WAS EXTENSIVELY CRUISED YEARS AGO WHICH EXPLAINS ALL THE UPGRADES .
THE MAIN AND MIZZEN SAIL ARE BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION IN MY OPINION , THE FORWARD HEADSAIL IS NOT AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT , I THINK YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT AROUND $500 FOR REASONABLE USED ONE .
THE STANDING RIGGING APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION , THE RUNNING RIGGING IE ROPES WILL NEED REPLACEMENT .
AS YOU GO DOWN BELOW I THINK YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE SPACE BELOW , THE INTERIOR IS IN I WOULD SAY AVERAGE CONDITION , CUSHIONS ETC LOOK DECENT .
THERE IS SOME WOODWORK TO DO THERE IS ROT IN SOME OF THE BULKHEADS AND THEY COULD USE REPAIR , I DID GET A PRICE OF $3000 TO HAVE THE WOODWORK REPAIRED BUT FRANKLY I THINK IF YOU A PERSON COULD TAKE THEIR TIME THEY COULD DO A LOT OF THE WORK THEMSELVES .
THE WORST AREA IS THE ICEBOX WHICH I TOOK A PICTURE OF . I HAVE POWERED UP MOST OF THE LIGHTS SO I GUESS YOU COULD FEASIBLY CONSIDER STAYING ON THE BOAT AFTER DOING SOME CLEANING . THERE ARE PARTS OF THE HEADLINER THAT WILL NEED REPLACEMENT AS WELL .
THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE PICKLED AND WAS FULL OF DIESEL , I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH IT , I DID SEARCH AROUND AND FOUND A RUNNING TAKE OUT FOR THE SAME FORD LEHMAN 80HP FOR $2500 , IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I COULD TRY TO CALL THE SELLER AND SEE IF IT IS STILL AVAILABLE . WITH THAT BEING SAID I WOULD NOT WRITE THIS ENGINE OFF YET , IT LOOKS CLEAN FROM ABOVE BUT I HAVE A THEORY OF EXPECT THE WORST AND THEN BE HAPPY WHEN IT TURNS OUT TO BE A MORE SIMPLE FIX .
TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE , THERE ARE 7 OF THESE VAGABOND 42's FOR SALE ON YACHTWORLD . COM AT THE MOMENT , I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THEM , THERE IS EVEN ONE THAT IS VERY SIMILAR IN COLOR AND IF YOU GLANCED QUICKLY YOU MAY THINK YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE SAME BOAT ! ...................... 4 OF THEM ARE OVER $100,000 , 2 ARE BETWEEN $80,000 AND $100,000 AND THE CHEAPEST IS $65,000 !!! OUR PRICE IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE CHEAPEST ONE AND LITERALLY AROUND 25% OF THE PRICE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE ONES .
THE REASON I AM TELLING YOU THIS IS BECAUSE THE BOAT DOES NEED SOME TLC , WOOD WORK ETC BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF EQUITY IN HER , FIX HER GO CRUISING OR CLEAN HER UP AND SELL HER , WE HAVE STOPPED DOING SAILBOATS OURSELVES AND CONCENTRATING ON BIGGER POWER BOATS OR WE WOULD CONSIDER FIXING AND CLEANING HER UP OURSELVES , MY GOAL IS TO RECOUP THE MONEY I OUTLAYED, THE VALUE OF MY TRUCK AND IF I MAKE A FEW $$$ THAT WOULD BE A BONUS TOO .
WE DO HAVE A CLEAR MARYLAND TITLE TO CONVEY WITH THE BOAT .
I MAY CONSIDER PARTIAL TRADES PLUS CASH LIKE CLASSIC CARS , PROPERTY ,ETC , PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED WHEN I DON'T WANT TO TRADE YOU PRIZED CLASSIC "CUTLASS CIERA" TO YOU IT MAY BE A CLASSIC TO ME IT IS RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION .SORRY TO PUT THIS OUT THERE BUT I DONT WANT ANY OLD RV'S EITHER .
I WOULD PREFER A GOOD CASH OFFER FIRST AND FOREMOST , BUT AM NOT APPOSED TO A PARTIAL TRADE BUT PLEASE WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THE VALUES BEFORE YOU MAKE ME AN OFFER .
PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL ME IF YOU ARE MAKING AN OFFER , I WONT BE ACCEPTING AN OFFER IF WE HAVE NOT MADE SOME SORT OF CONTACT FIRST AS THE PEOPLE WHO DONT MAKE ANY KIND OF CONTACT ARE ARE USUALLY THE PEOPLE WHO DONT PAY .
LASTLY SORRY TO HAVE TO SPELL THIS OUT , WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY RUN BUSINESS , I SELL THINGS AND RELY ON ACTUALLY BEING PAID IN ORDER TO PAY MY STAFF ETC SO IF YOU NEED TO CHECK WITH YOU WIFE , GURU , PRIEST , RABBI , SPIRITUAL ADVISOR OR WHOMEVER THEN PLEASE DO SO BEFORE BIDDING .
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO E-MAIL OR CALL ME , IF I DONT ANSWER I WILL CALL YOU BACK .
THANKS MATT 410 533 6946