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Originally Posted by JohnRPollard
CD,
I think your description validates the point a lot of us were trying to make, i.e. it depends on the boat and the quality and condition of the equipment. On your nearly new Catalina 400, the quality components you installed to a professional standard certainly would add a fair bit of value. Likewise on a quality blue-water boat, even if it was 10-20 years old.
But if you had taken the same gear and put it on a 1962 home-built one-off that had long ago exceeded its service life, then they would not add a great deal to the "book value" of the boat. Somewhere along the sliding scale between that old one-off and your new boat are thousands of production and custom boats of various age and condition for which the answer to the OP's original question absent further information can only be "it depends".
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It is a terribly difficult question to answer... I agree. All of these items will vary in value... even between boats of the same year. For example, if you order a electric head (just using an example) from Catalina before layup, they factor that in and the cost might be more "reasonable". Wait until it gets to the dealer, and you have to pull wire, etc... and that cost difference might be a lot more. DO it yourself... depends on the installer. There are people (even pro installers) that I would not let plug in a lamp on my boat, much less put in something remotely complicated.
My boat was bought new, so these are values from a new boat purchase. But just FYI... I am very picky on my installs if I do not do it (drive them freaking crazy... but for good reason), so my installs might have been higher than the average Joe, but not much.
However, to say that these would take away from the value of a boat I dissagree with, totally, unless they are not working (and cannot be repaired) or VASTLY outdated. If your generator runs, it is worth something. A diesel gen is very expensive. I am sure Cam can attest to this, but there are many cruisers without them. However, not sure I ever met one who would have said, "I sure do wish I would have never put my generator in.. or this crappy old air conditioner that keeps me cool when it is 95 outside and raining!!!!"
Yeah, that really sucks, eh?? (smile).
- CD