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1982 C25 in Eliot, ME $1,500

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CarbonSink62
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Initially Posted - 01/17/2014 : 09:08:04

The Admiral says we're moving up, so I guess we're moving up!

I just sent this info to Sailing Texas; I'll post the link when it arrives. I'll also be using sailboatlistings and craigslist; any other sites I should try?

Ken

$8,200
Eliot, ME
1982 Catalina 25
25 feet
Fixed Keel – Traditional Cabin – Standard Rig
2 brand new Hyde sails: Main w/ 1 full batten and 2 partial – 110% hank-on jib
(main used about 8 times – jib only once) (Sunbrella cover for main, also new)
1 older Asymmetrical Spinnaker – w/ bag, good condition
No trailer – No poptop
2004 Honda 9.9hp w/ 25” leg and 12A alternator (BFP9.9D4XLHSA)
Heavy duty Garelick motor mount (2013)
1 older G24 engine battery
1 newer G24 house battery
Batteries connected through Off|1|2|Both battery switch (so house can start engine, engine can charge house)
New Plastimo compass
New 3g gas tank and hose, plus 1g reserve (2012)
Original cockpit cushions
In salt water last 2 seasons (on the hard for both winters) in fresh water before that
Anchor – 13# Danforth w/ chain and 150’ 3/8” rode (new 2012)
Tiller Extension – Forespar w/ socket (2012)
Fenders – 2 large 6x21 (new 2012); 3 small (older)
Dock Lines – 2 (3/8”x20’) 2 (3/8”x25’) (new 2012)
Life Jackets – 6 standard adult PFDs (older, but excellent condition)
CG Package – Flares & Air Horn (new 2012) – 2 boathooks – Horseshoe thowable PFD
Cabin lights – 3 red/white LED gooseneck lights, one 16W fluorescent over table, LED rail light over icebox (2013)
Windex on masthead – Manual for Honda – new 2nm running light (not installed)
It is kept on a rented mooring in Eliot, ME; there are rentals available for the 2014 season.
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Zen Again is a fine example of this entry level cruiser; the hull looks very good below the waterline and has no cracks or damage above. I restored the topside gelcoat in 2012 and it only needed to be waxed in 2013. The deck gelcoat is faded but very sound with just about no spiderweb cracks. All gear is present and in good working order.

The cabin looks very good; all doors, drawers, knobs, and molding are there and recently treated with Howards Feed’n’Wax. All original cabin cushions are present and in good to very good condition.
There is a V-berth all the way forward with a marine head on the port side aft of that. The head was rebuilt in 2012 and has a 14g holding tank. There is hanging locker opposite the head. The main cabin has 2 settees that face each other and a table on the forward bulkhead that folds down. Behind that is a huge quarterberth on the starboard side and a galley w/ cold water sink to port. There is no mounted stove. I have the original, but I use a butane burner.

Launch into Piscataqua River is paid.

Edited by - CarbonSink62 on 09/30/2014 07:29:52

CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 01/17/2014 : 11:23:52

Here's a link to the ad:

http://sailingtexas.com/201401/scatalina25331.html

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/18/2014 : 16:03:45

Nice presentation Ken, nice looking boat.

Best of luck with the sale and your future acquisition!

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 02/18/2014 : 07:29:10

Price lowered to $7,800. I will update SailingTexas and SailboatListings later today.

She's a fine boat, I'd do better selling her if I had a trailer; but I don't.

Ken

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 02/20/2014 : 20:19:24

I have to ask: what are you moving up to? (aka what does the Admiral want)

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 02/21/2014 : 11:51:10

Here is our 'approved design' list:

Pearson 303
Sabre 30
Ericson 30
Ericson 32
Tartan 31

The P303 is top of the list at the moment with 2 in our area and price range. If we can't score one of those, we'll probably look at 2 or 3 older E32s.

Ken

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 03/11/2014 : 08:24:24

Another price drop, another bump to the top.

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 03/19/2014 : 08:45:08

Funny story: My wife and I have fallen in love with a boat. Thank goodness it's the same boat.

This one really has to go.

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 03/24/2014 : 11:20:59

Another another price drop and bump to the top, sort of...

Here's the deal:

We have made an offer on a Bristol 29.9 from 1978 (repowered in 2002 w/ an 18hp diesel). If we can agree on a price, my Cat 25 will be steeply discounted to move it and make room for the new boat.

But I can't drop the price now because if we can't agree on a price for the B29.9 we aren't going to let the C25 go for cheap. You can't drop it then raise it up again. We've looked at the calendar and decided that if we can't get the B29.9, we'll keep the C25 for another season.

So the official asking price is still $6,800; it will be dropped to $6,300 at the end of this week or beginning of next. If we don't buy the Bristol, it will stay near $6k for the summer (probably drop again the fall).

If we do buy the Bristol, the asking price will drop to around $5k and no offense will be taken for any offer, no matter how low.

So watch this space for new developments.

Pics available on Sailingtexas sailboatlistings and craigslist

http://sailingtexas.com/201401/scatalina25331.html

I need for this stupid winter to end so I can get on board and get some decent pictures. The ones I have stink and everyone assumes that the pictures show the boat at its best.

Ken

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 04/03/2014 : 11:50:18

The current owners of our new boat agreed to our offer.

The C25 simply has to go.

$5,500/OBO

I can help you launch it (Piscataqua River) or transport it (I've contracted a local company to transport it from our boat club to our home; it could go to your home instead.)

Don't let the price fool you; this is a fine boat with new sails and a dependable Honda. We sailed it from Portsmouth, NH to Portland, ME last year; we had a great time.

Ken

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 05/06/2014 : 13:38:07

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

$4,300/OBO it needs to move by May 20th.

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Response Posted - 05/06/2014 : 15:01:08

oh dear Ken: Someone here needs to pick this up. FANTASTIC price, and new sails to boot. G/L with the sale, I understand your situation living it just last year.

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 05/16/2014 : 09:56:48

Thanks, Ape-X.

I am just about to spend over $500 to move this boat home.

For the next 4 days, I'll let it go for $3,500. I don't want to see it in my driveway.

It is still at the boat club, Eliot, ME. It could be launched into the Piscataqua River (paid) or the buyer could take over my transport reservation and have it brought somewhere else.

If launched, I have a gallon of bottom paint I can give you.

If shipped, I have 5 boat stands I could sell as a separate transaction. ($250)

Ken

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Response Posted - 05/16/2014 : 10:01:40

FYI - The equipment list got shorter when the asking price went below $5k.

Sale no longer includes: VHF - plotter - stereo - new batteries

Still has all gear needed to sail it away.

All USCG safety items as well.

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 09/30/2014 : 07:32:46

The price is now $1,500. That is not a typo.

It is still ready to sail. In my driveway in Derry, NH.

Come take it away!

I have a deck to finish building, a kitchen to remodel and a Bristol 29.9 to cover and winterize.

This is a fantastic deal. I simply can't spend any more time dealing with this boat.

Ken

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Response Posted - 09/30/2014 : 08:02:22

you want it sold in a week? put it on ebay with 1500 starting price. you may get more. someone will probably just come by and buy it. Ive listed stuff all over, and finally sold it when i listed on ebay..

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BCG-Woodbury
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Response Posted - 09/30/2014 : 18:57:47

You could also donate it to boatangelsministries for value of $6000 and take the tax write-off that would probably exceed $1500 back at tax time. Just a thought. If it was a swing/wing with a trailer I'd jump right on it.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_armrs=1&_ssn=boatangelministries&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=sailboat&_sop=10

Good luck,

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Response Posted - 09/30/2014 : 19:05:06

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You could also donate it to boatangelsministries for value of $6000 and take the tax write-off that would probably exceed $1500 back at tax time. Just a thought. If it was a swing/wing with a trailer I'd jump right on it.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_armrs=1&_ssn=boatangelministries&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=sailboat&_sop=10

Good luck,

My accountant says that the IRS is cracking down on overvalued donations, especially above $5000. It puts you at greater risk of an audit, and if audited they generally will want to see a record of how much the charity sold the boat for.

Also note that an increasingly large number of middle-class taxpayers are becoming subject to the alternative minimum tax, which can significantly reduce the net effect of otherwise large tax deductions. Turbtax is great for what-if analysis of this type of stuff.

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Response Posted - 09/30/2014 : 19:18:13

Rick S. - That is a great point, a few years ago we donated a very valuable Andrew Wyeth print to the Brandywine River Museum and set the value at $4,900 for that very reason. Even at $4,900 you could do OK at tax time and not raise any red flags.

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 10/01/2014 : 08:36:28

Thanks for the tips, guys.

The one place I contacted to donate it only takes boats with diesel engines.

I worry now that the low price will scare buyers away, "Must be in poor shape at that price."

But, boy do we love that Bristol.

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Response Posted - 10/02/2014 : 01:10:37

This is really unreasonably low price. If I were you and had a free place for her (as you have), I would hold until spring when the boat market is much better.

Good luck selling.

PS: Add as much photos as you can or create special website with HQ photos. This will save you a lot of your time sending more photos over email or describing the state over the phone. Good ad really sells!!

Edited by - Tomas Kruska on 10/02/2014 01:13:42

Ape-X
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Response Posted - 10/02/2014 : 03:29:34

Good advice from Tom, unless you are short on funds NOW and need to move, hold until it is sold....It took one year to sell Moe

Pictures on the web sells a boat anymore,

Edited by - Ape-X on 10/02/2014 03:30:35

ftworthsailor
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Response Posted - 10/02/2014 : 09:08:59

Would LOVE to buy her, however you are a LONG way from Fort Worth, TX. (1,856 miles each way!! YIKES ! ! ! )

Edited by - ftworthsailor on 10/02/2014 09:11:15

GaryB
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Response Posted - 10/02/2014 : 17:58:02

Pearson 303

http://sailingtexas.com/201401/spearson303108.html

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Response Posted - 10/03/2014 : 17:44:49

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Originally posted by sdpinaz

Gary,
Ken is trying really hard to sell his boat, and it is a killer deal- the deal of the century, in fact. Are you offering to help Roy transport the boat on your trailer if he buys it? You might want to edit or erase your latest posts so as to not appear like you are hijacking his F/S post

Sorry about that guys. Wasn't thinking!

Post is gone.

Edited by - GaryB on 10/03/2014 17:47:32

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