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Newby needing advice

Postby brianleighton » February 10th, 2024, 4:02 pm

Howdy folks, looking for some advice on the following situation: I "inherited" a boat from my uncle....he's not able to enjoying the boating life anymore due to terminal illness and has asked me to sell his boat of him. I'm not a boat savvy so just looking for a ballpark price for what his boat might be worth so I can recognize a decent price when someone offers. Here's what I know about it: 1987 Carver 32', hour meter shows 1272. Gas burner with dual engines and a separate generator. Ran up an down the river with in fall of 23, then we had it winterized by a marine service company who replaced the batteries, replaced all spark plugs, got the generator running again and just a general tune-up (a little over $2k worth of service). I've attached a few pics of it, much appreciation for advice/value!
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby bud37 » February 10th, 2024, 4:13 pm

Welcome to the forum. .....sorry to hear about your uncle. My advice, go on boating sales sites like Yacht World, Marine max, boat trader etc. there are many and compare what you find.

Good luck and be patient.
The above is strictly my opinion.
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby brianleighton » February 10th, 2024, 7:23 pm

Thanks, been looking around at used boat sales online and I see what I think I have as a “Carver 3207 AFT”? Is that the true model number?
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby bud37 » February 10th, 2024, 7:56 pm

brianleighton wrote:Source of the post Thanks, been looking around at used boat sales online and I see what I think I have as a “Carver 3207 AFT”? Is that the true model number?


You have a 3227......another way to find out the value of what you have would be to get a survey done, then you will have a good idea because then they will value the boat and inspect it to find an issues.
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby brianleighton » February 10th, 2024, 8:21 pm

Thank you!
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby waybomb » February 11th, 2024, 11:54 am

Welcome and hope you can get a good price for him.
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby km1125 » February 11th, 2024, 1:17 pm

Welcome aboard!!

Personally, I would not get a survey done unless you're planning on keeping it and need an insurance appraisal. I'd just look for similar boats on the sites mentioned (as well as craigslist in an expanded footprint of ~500 miles). That's not an "aft cabin, as you would not have the cockpit aft area (standing area at the stern), but a raised platform with the aft cabin underneath it.

If you're going to post it for sale, it might make sense to have someone local detail it. Get some nice polish and buffing on that fiberglass and it will clean up to almost-new condition. A thorough cleaning on the interior can make it pretty appealing too.
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby bud37 » February 11th, 2024, 4:15 pm

km1125 wrote:Source of the post Personally, I would not get a survey done unless you're planning on keeping it


IMO, the idea of the survey for this poster is to learn what he has so a prospective buyer can't put one over on him, it is ok if you know your boats like you do but this may not be the case here given the circumstances, that is why I suggested it. Of course the ultimate value of this boat could be fairly low or much, much higher depending on structural condition for example stringers/decks. I wish him the best of luck.
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby Cooler » February 12th, 2024, 12:25 pm

Yes, I agree. There are various levels of survey. Explain the situation to the surveyor. Would be worth a few hundred $ to make sure the seller does not leave thousands on the table. That is an extremely popular vessel, and if it has well maintained Crusaders in it, the hours are not scary. Good luck! 8-) er
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Re: Newby needing advice

Postby ColRon » February 12th, 2024, 4:57 pm

I agree with cooler and bud37 on getting a survey. The survey could also be used as a selling point. Especially for someone in the in the OP’s position. While I would never rely strictly on a sellers survey, there are people who will. But it does give the prospective buyer a good idea of what they are looking at.
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