IMMACULATE 450DA NOW FOR SALE

I don't often check in on the forums anymore Frank since we sold our 260DA back in 2015 but I was surprised to see you were selling your beautiful boat. But I do understand your reasoning and wish you the best as you plan out your next boat. And thank you again for all the help you provided to me when I had my Sea Rays.

Dave
 
Thank you Dave, it is nice to hear from you.

We are pondering what to do next but am in no hurry.......not many nice boats available, those that are are over priced, our marina is undergoing a major building project am I'm not in a hurry to begin washing construction debris and dirt off another boat. Meanwhile, I'm catching up on projects in Tennessee.

Thanks again for the note.........


Frank
 
fwebster said:
SOLD!.........

We closed the sale of our 450DA last week to a local couple. We decided to sell her ourselves rather than to use a local broker, so I ran ads on Boat trader, Facebook (a waste for this type of boat in this price range) and on CSR. We had no problems getting the phone to ring, in fact, properly following up on leads turned into nearly a full time job. Going the FSBO route was trying but worth doing financially and because I got to meet a number of very nice folks, who for one reason or another couldn't pull the trigger.

The new owner is a fascinating family who have become good friends thru this process. He is an Italian who has become a US citizen who married a Southern girl and moved to Panama City Beach. He is a seasoned maritime captain in Venice, Italy. Until Covid essentially shut down their entire Country, The buyer runs 75 ft + tour boats (300+ passengers) in Venice during their tourist season. It was a real pleasure working with a buyer with his level of understanding boats and their systems.

The boat was surveyed buy a hull and a mechanical surveyor simultaneously. The hull surveyor found no moisture in the hull or deck and his only negative finding was a "bad GFI"......we later found that the test button was just stuck behind the cover plate. The mechanical surveyor took oil samples, transmission fluid samples and coolant samples, all of which the Cat labs found clean and "no problems with this sample; continue sampling at normal interval." After a 2 hour sea trial the surveyor found all temperature readings and engine performance to be normal and told the buyer "If you want a 45 ft Sea Ray, buy this one; it is mechanically perfect."

Thank all of you who participated in this thread. It is interesting that a lot of the prospects we talked to were following the discussions here. When I get caught up a bit, I'll post a thread on the For Sale By Owner process



Frank
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Congratulations on your sale Frank!
 
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