Bristol 32 auction.....

seabreeze_97 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006

Someone should grab this one....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Brist...spagenameZWDVW

sailingdog · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006

The boat is being sold as is...and that can be a huge problem, especially since the sale is not subject to sea trial or survey. YMMV. If the boat has any serious physical defects, the cost of repairing it may very well be more than the boat is worth.

sanctuarysam · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006

well..she looks good...
kind of reminds me of the thread i read about the couple w/ no sailing experience buying a boat at night..then spending 2 years on the boat..then learning to sail..
let's see..engine hasn't been run in 14 yrs...hmm..i bet she'll start right up...(yeaaah..riiiight).
hey..it could be a steal..or it could be nightmare on elm st part 18.
(only boat i ever saw on e-bay that caught my attention..a palmer johnson 44..she lived in wisconsin..i don't...lol)

seabreeze_97 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006

Not disputing your point, but I have yet to see anything sold "as was". If I didn't already have one, I'd be all over that monkey, transport costs be damned. No balsa cores. It's in great shape. Whoever gets it will get a bargain.

sanctuarysam · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006

c'mon seabreeze..buy her..give her a good home and be a 2(or more) boat family...ya know you want her...(i can imagine the trouble i'd be in.."look honey a new boat, ya thought i spent a bunch on the last one..woo-hoo..you ain't seen nuttin yet")
i hope someone does buy her and gives her lots O' love and attention.

seabreeze_97 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-29-2006

Man I wish I could.

cassycc36 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006

It has no mast, and the whole engine thing is scary. Seabreeze why is this boat in such great shape? Why are Bristols so great? Sell me.

cassycc36 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006

Never mind about the mast I scrolled down

cardiacpaul · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006

the old man taught me that I should never bet more than I can afford to lose.

sailingdog · #10 (**permalink**) 10-30-2006

My old man told me that I should never bet unless I can fix the end results.

I would be hesitant to buy a boat without it being conditional on a survey and sea trial.