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OJ
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Initially Posted - 05/24/2012 : 19:19:51

Or not - seller says there are more than 100 people watching this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m1374&item=280885342152&_trkparms=algo%3DUPI.GIROS%252BPI.WATCH%26itu%3DI%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D110883435650%26po%3DLCA%252BLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8654489699157262990&cmd=ViewItem

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Of course ebayers have been known to push prices well beyond market value

1989 C25 TR/WK, #5822
1973 McVay Minuet 19
1975 Jester 12
1981 C25 SR/SK, #2428
1981 C22 SR/SK,
Tanzer 16
Sunfish

"There is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Kenneth Grahame

Edited by - OJ on 05/25/2012 14:11:25

delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/24/2012 : 20:02:47

I've heard great things about Flying Scots.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/24/2012 : 20:08:01

$8-10K? Somebody is smoking some sweet stuff. $1K is more realistic for an eBay sale. I'd speculate it could be flipped for around $2.5K with some TLC--not much more. I'll pass.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/24/2012 : 20:13:31

It's on my watch list, just to se how high the auction goes. Too far away for me to realistically think of bidding.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 04:54:28

Hey this is literally less than 5 miles from my house and I've been wanting one of these so I can take on vacation to the Hill Country!

Edit: No title, no interest. Oh well, if anyone is interested I could probably go by tomorrow afternoon and look at it for you.

Edited by - GaryB on 05/25/2012 05:00:17

dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 05:10:09

Does Texas title small sailboats?
BTW, I've got a winning Powerball lottery ticket from the May 23 drawing. Won all of $7.00. Yahoo!

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 05:21:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 Does Texas title small sailboats?
BTW, I've got a winning Powerball lottery ticket from the May 23 drawing. Won all of $7.00. Yahoo!
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

From Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept website:

Effective January 1, 1994, all motorboats and all outboard motors must be titled. Also sailboats 14 feet and over in length must be titled.

•All motorized boats, regardless of length;
•All sailboats 14 feet in length or longer or any sailboat with an auxiliary engine(s); and
•All internal combustion (gasoline/diesel powered) outboard motors must be titled

Purchaser – you can avoid unwanted surprises about your purchase by having the seller accompany you to the local office. If there are any problems with the title, they can be resolved by the seller at that time. Do not purchase a used boat or outboard motor without receiving a signed title from the person(s) listed on the title or from their legally documented representative. If a legal representative signs the title for the recorded owner(s), you must obtain a copy of the documentation authorizing them to act on behalf of the owner(s). Purchases or gifts of boats or outboard motors that do not acquire the title and bill of sale will not be eligible for immediate transfer. These may be titled through a more expensive and lengthy bonded title process

Edited by - GaryB on 05/25/2012 05:29:14

Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 06:51:26

So is a 1978 boat grandfathered from this requirement? Could the boat and trailer not have been at least registered in Texas at some point in time? ...and I saw no mention of an outboard.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 07:40:49

No idea about the title....but it looks like a nice little day sailor....probably worth about $1200 as is.

I've thought about buying a "get wet" boat just to pull behind the Jeep and check out smaller lakes and ponds.....but then I also gravitate to a jetski for the same purpose....they're like a motorcycle for the water....and I want one....

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dolivaw
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 08:06:05

Even a kayak with a trolling motor has to be titled in Texas.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 09:41:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 $8-10K? . . . $1K is more realistic for an eBay sale . . . I'd speculate it could be flipped for around $2.5K with some TLC--not much more . . .
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I think you are in the right ballpark Dave. When we were shopping for a small day sailer this spring, I was appalled at what people were paying for a used Sunfish - in average condition.

Edited by - OJ on 05/25/2012 14:05:47

Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 11:14:47

Sunfish--the timeless one. Buy one now, new or used, and sell it for what you paid--next year or 15 years from now. We bought ours for about $400 new in around 1971, and sold it for $500 in 1979. It won't outrun a Laser, but it's still about the [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBLhw4wsKLY&feature=topics"]most fun you can have with the wind[/url]! I wish I had a place to store one.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/25/2012 : 14:22:01

Oh, to be young, carefree and stupid again. If gas prices were lower and the winning bid was right - I'd drive the 1,300 miles one-way to fetch this. There's a very active Flying Scot group on our lake.

Yep, I'm still on the hard and this is why.

I got it! I could piggyback this on this!

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24916

GaryB, how far? Daniel! you in?

Edited by - OJ on 05/25/2012 14:23:11

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