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Originally Posted by snider
I read the recent thread about old boats. I have a specific question. How long will a fiberglass boat live? The boat I'm looking at is a 1979. Spent 12 years in fresh water before the last three in salt water. I'm not sure before that. It's about the nicest 79 model I"ve seen. I had actually not wanted anything older than mid 80's. Also what about resale. The boat is listed for around $40,000. Say I buy it and in 5-10 years want to sell. Will someone want a 37 year old boat? Will it still be sturdy at say 40 years old? Thanks
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If it's a well maintained vessel, from a higher quality builder, someone will always want it. I own a 1979 and she was exceptionally well cared for, and is still bomb proof, yet shows very little signs of wear, but she was built well to begin with.
On any boat over 5 -8 years old the most important thing is how it was maintained IMHO. Original build quality counts for a lot too but I've seen some very well built and expensive boats worth a full 1/3 of what they should be because of a lazy owner who let it fall apart and rot..
1979 CS-36 Photos (She's 29 years old)
I guess us CS-36T owner think similarly as we posted at the same time:
Another happy owner of a CS-36!