Collectibility of old offshore boats
06-12-2013, 10:56 AM
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Fscreeenname well said 90% of projects never gets finished...but regarding old raceboats value Dunno but our Garage has a almost 90yrs old one that is the first historically marked boat overhere. A wooden yes, surface drive and a step 
Value... to the owner priceless and not for sale. Yes it's small ca 20 ft so that's one of the reasons it's a keeper. Big offshore boats on the otherhand are quite hard to store but so are racecars...
Value... to the owner priceless and not for sale. Yes it's small ca 20 ft so that's one of the reasons it's a keeper. Big offshore boats on the otherhand are quite hard to store but so are racecars...
06-12-2013, 11:04 AM
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Never going to happen, too big and too expensive. Collector car market is going DOWN slowly too, I believe other than adjusted for inflation collector cars will NEVER bring the money they did 5-10 years ago when tons of baby boomers with houses paid off and flush with cash bought the cars they COULDN'T have when they were young. Heres a couple examples, I am very into 2nd gen transams, a 73 or 74 T/A SD 455 would bring 60-120K a while back, now they languish on Ebay for 45K and never seem to sell. A numbers matching1965 425 hp BBC 4 speed Vette with 33,000 miles sold for 31,000
1965 Chevrolet Corvette - Repocast.com®
a 1970 AAR 340 6 pack Cuda sold for 30,000
I would have though these cars would fetch at least 1.5X what they did but again, I been watching 73/74 SD T/A's for years and they have been steadily going down, old boats are somewhat of a liability, you have to store it and keep it from rotting away,if you get sick of a bb vette you could always firesale it and it will be gone immediately, get sick of a 1979 42 ft Cougar and it might tale 3 years to sell it even for 1/2 of what you would think its worth, Smitty
1965 Chevrolet Corvette - Repocast.com®
a 1970 AAR 340 6 pack Cuda sold for 30,000
I would have though these cars would fetch at least 1.5X what they did but again, I been watching 73/74 SD T/A's for years and they have been steadily going down, old boats are somewhat of a liability, you have to store it and keep it from rotting away,if you get sick of a bb vette you could always firesale it and it will be gone immediately, get sick of a 1979 42 ft Cougar and it might tale 3 years to sell it even for 1/2 of what you would think its worth, Smitty
06-17-2013, 06:23 PM
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I know the heading of this thread is offshore boats but if you don't have the room no one said you have to go big on race boats.
This is my Biesemeyer Wrangler 4 pt hydro, drag boat.
and this year's
This is my Biesemeyer Wrangler 4 pt hydro, drag boat.
and this year's
07-13-2014, 10:32 PM
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I have a classic 1988 Scorpion offshore 38. It is a real deal race boat from the day. It gets your heart pumping every time it gets fired up or taken out for a run.
These offshore classic race boats have great lines and are thing of beauty. They are very impressive at the boat ramp till a 2014 Cigarette pulls up then suddenly the age lines start showing brightly on the old school sweetheart!
08-01-2014, 09:09 PM
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I think that people who are looking for an old race boat, because they want something different and unique, as all of them are different, not a cookie cutter dealer floor model
08-03-2014, 08:21 AM
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I agree with all that has been said. Only a handful of special men have truly enjoyed and been enpassioned with these boats. They are costly hard to really use for the average guy. A lot of work.time. etc... However that is what makes us appreciate what we have. The true history is amazing of this hobby. The masses can enjoy cars but that is good also. It is unbelieveable though to own a boat that is one of maybe 6 boats and not have many people understand its true significance.
not have many people understand its true significance.....Well said....
