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Old 07 February 2011, 09:06   #41
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Looking through the For Sale section, I've spotted what appears to be the sort of boat that fits the bill. It has enough seats, is a fair size (6.5m) and looks in decent condition. Trouble is, it's been for sale for a while and reduced by £4.5k.
Now is that because it was vastly overpriced to start with, or is there something more sinister that I haven't picked up on, being new to all this?
I don't want to directly link to the advert in case I breach some forum rules/protocol, but the boat is a Humber Destroyer. I have mailed the seller, but am awaiting to hear more.
Can anyone shed any light?

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Old 07 February 2011, 09:09   #42
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Humber Destroyers are good boats, not fancy but solidly built.

The price sounds good, not necessarily "too good to be true" but on the appealing side.

Given your cruising area I would want to know lots about the engine.

Edit: Just tried to find it, my eye was caught by the Channel Islands based 6.5 Humber for 6,500 - nice boat that one.
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Old 07 February 2011, 09:56   #43
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I would think it was a bit pricey to start with, and now seems quite good value. I don't know the age of the hull though, and I don't know either the boat or the vendor so I'm only going on what I've read.
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Old 07 February 2011, 10:50   #44
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Edit: Just tried to find it, my eye was caught by the Channel Islands based 6.5 Humber for 6,500 - nice boat that one.
I think that is the one he is referring to - it was originally on at £11k.

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I don't want to directly link to the advert in case I breach some forum rules/protocol
No issues with linking to boats either here, or elsewhere that you are considering. Here's the link for anyone else who has a view: http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35845
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Old 07 February 2011, 11:04   #45
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I think that is the one he is referring to - it was originally on at £11k.

No issues with linking to boats either here, or elsewhere that you are considering. Here's the link for anyone else who has a view: http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35845
Yes - that is the one. Reason I didn't want to link was in case I offended the owner by querying it on the forum.
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