For Sale: Jon Sayer fast cruiser For SALE

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Adonf46

I was just being facetious, I think that if you check it is actually KUBOTA !

Oops! Sorry about that... didn't pay attention, did I? I should know, after all, 'cause I own one!

Jim

[Jackflash252]

Can’t be a real for sale for that money, or someone would have snapped it up already!

[Bcoianiz]

It is real for sale. I just posted it and I am the owner..

cheers

[Jackflash252]

My apologies on my comments. I wish it was here in the states. I believe for that kinda money you would have a line down the dock with people wanting to buy it. Someone is going to get one heck of a boat for the money!

[Bcoianiz]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Good question, Fred. I know that on our slightly larger Sayer finding space for those items would surely encroach on storage and living space. The reported tankage on Siren (500 L water, 150 L diesel) is possibly adequate but not generous... especially if one is running the gen set to keep the a/c going.

And I wonder if the quoted displacement includes those heavy items?

But, she would be a really fun boat to sail!

Jim

I modified her in a shipyard in Danao. I made a lot of storage places. Because I do not like stuff around. Plenty. Regarding water 400 liters but I had a watermaker. Fuel 110 lt. but seldom motored because she is fast with light winds. However, always took spare fuel. she has a huge back storage for almost anything. There is also a hanger for shirts in the front cabin. I was particular. Many boats do not have storage. I wanted storage. The storage place are flush but if you look nicely there are plenty. But once again. weight is negative for performance

cheers

[Bcoianiz]

The engine is actually Beta Marine based on Kubota

[Bcoianiz]

Originally Posted by Jackflash252

My apologies on my comments. I wish it was here in the states. I believe for that kinda money you would have a line down the dock with people wanting to buy it. Someone is going to get one heck of a boat for the money!

I am actually thinking of sailing it to the states

[wingssail]

Originally Posted by Jackflash252

My apologies on my comments. I wish it was here in the states. I believe for that kinda money you would have a line down the dock with people wanting to buy it. Someone is going to get one heck of a boat for the money!

Repeat:

Someone is going to get one heck of a boat for the money!

Yes, exactly. But the problem is that many, if not most, potential cruisers have been sold on the "heavy is good" philosophy for cruising. They don't, many of them, really know much about sailing, and don't care to. When they board a boat to check it out they immediately go below to look at the interior layout.

And they look for center cockpits, in mast furling mainsails, bow thrusters, and arches with dingy davits. They want a nice captain's chair directly behind the steering wheel and a large chart plotter right in front them. Great for motoring, which is what they will be doing. So this is what they line up for when looking for boats.

But cruising is not all fun. It is hot, boring, hard work and lots of fixing and dealing with issues with little reward. If you take sailing fun out of it nobody should be surprised that people, a high percentage of them, drop out early on. You see many of these cruising boats, with long lines of prospective buyers on the dock, which have had 4-5 owners in 5-10 years.

So this is why a really nice sailing yacht like this Sayer has to be offered at a low price; there are few knowledgeable buyers who want to actually sail.

Somebody will get a great yacht at a bargain price, and have a blast sailing it

It makes me happy to think about it.

[Bcoianiz]

That was a very realistic observation. I call them port sailors. However, not all. Yes, I agree that is why the price is lower.

However, is that not better for the general market of real sailors ?

cheers

Bryan