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Core Sound 20 #102 - fair selling price?


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Hi all,

 

Very long time since I last posted. I hope everyone is well. Sorry to post out of the blue, but I'm in the midst of another boat build--a 28' river cruiser with sleepaboard accommodations--and since our last girl was born five years ago, we've barely used our Core Sound 20. I hate to part with it, but I have too many boats, no garage space, and probably another year to go on the river cruiser/houseboat. I'm wondering what you all think might be a fair selling price?

 

The boat is made with top quality materials and several nice touches (drop in berth boards, a little gimbaled cook stove, Lowrance GPS/depthfinder combo unit, a basket for binoculars/horn/anemometer, etc.). All parts are BS1088 Okoume plywood except the bottom panels, where I took another builder's suggestion to go with denser, more dent-resistant BS1088 Meranti. All exterior surfaces (hull, deck, open cockpit) sheathed in 'glass. Raka epoxy. Bow/keel trimmed in stainless steel for impact resistance. Transom has custom outboard mount that attaches/removes almost like a trailer hitch receiver (but nicer, custom built by a steel fabricator). I also have a nice frame for a dodger with mounts on the boat, though we never had time to get it canvassed. All parts are built to the original "Mark 1" plans, except that I took another builder's suggestion to add about an extra inch of curvature in the forward deck for aesthetic reasons. At another builder's suggestion, I also slightly increased the profile of the slim keel to reduce slippage in waters too shallow to drop the CB very far (works great!). The aluminum masts are built from top-grade parts supplied by Graham/B&B as spec'd, except that the foremast has a custom milled removable extension at the top so the overall length of the mast is easier to fit on the trailer and in a garage (I have a folding tongue on the trailer, as well). Fungus resistant VC Performance (teflon impregnated) paint on the hull. Easy to apply Systems 3 WR-LPU paint in the cockpit. Mahogany rub rails, hatch trim, and cockpit coaming trim. Sails are slightly oversized and were purchased from Graham/B&B as well. Sale would include everything: boat, trailer, sails/rigging (which show some wear but have a lot of life left), 2008 3.5hp Suzuki outboard (perfect match, in my opinion), GPS/depthfinder, battery system with integrated charger and master off switch--basically, everything you need to go sailing right away. I might even be able to dig up my old web files which where I had meticulously detailed the build years ago, as they have a lot of great information about materials, etc.

 

The only "issues": needs a good cleaning and would probably benefit from fresh varnish on the bright deck. Keel near the stern has moderate damage where the paint was rubbed off by scraping rocks or jumping off the keel rollers, but in every case, the area was immediately dried, fixed, and re-sealed with epoxy (i.e. purely cosmetic--only matters if you care about the look of the keel under the water, with a few epoxy-wood blemishes showing through the white hull paint). There are a few random scrapes and dings, but nothing significant and all very minor cosmetic issues--about what you would expect to see after a boat has been in the water a dozen times. Always well cared for, there is zero rot, and really, the boat is darn near 'like new' except for the dust. Motor was properly winterized, but has not been run in ~ 2 years, so it needs the fuel and carb drained in my opinion (that's a long time for gas to sit, even though it has a good fuel stabilizer).

 

Off the top of my head, I'm thinking maybe ~$14K, which would recoup most of the materials/equipment, but none of my labor, of course (I chalk that up to the fun of the build).

 

Wes

 

By the way, you can find several videos of the boat (with dubious production value) on YouTube here:

- Sample setup time: https://youtu.be/DRecZZU8Pus

- Drop in berth panels: https://youtu.be/FzTfw0f-I4g

- Sample sail outing: https://youtu.be/Pdg1o8cfErk

- Gimbal stove (DIY): https://youtu.be/FvHYlfJa6Y0

- Demo of motor noise/performance: https://youtu.be/96rN3Feankg

 

A couple pictures (not recent... hasn't left the garage in ~2 years, but has been stored safely away from the elements/UV it's entire life, on trailer).

 

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I completely forgot to come back and mention this, but I listed the CS20 on eBay. If someone gets this at the minimum bid, they'll be getting an unbelievably good deal. I can live with that. I really need the space back in my garage with other projects underway. Less than 24 hours left:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-B-B-Yacht-Designs-Core-Sound-20/254349076205

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