Our old Wellcrafts have value!

[Larryrsf]

Today I pulled into the fuel dock near Harbor Island on San Diego Harbor. The attendant sees big and little boats all day every day, of course. He sees slick Chaparrals, and other 20 foot boats that sold for $40K up! He remarked and kept commenting, "that is a nice boat!" I told him it is 40 years old, etc. and he knew all about it. He said the "deep V" hull shape is increasingly unusual today-- and accordingly very desirable for those who encounter rough water. He said he wants "first refusal" if I ever want to sell it. I promised.

I shouldn't have told I had gotten boat, motor, and trailer for free and later bought that huge Bimini top and those leather Chaparral seats for $100 on Craigslist, ha.

So I swaggered back into the Marina, proud to be driving an old Wellcraft among 30 foot sailboats, whose canvas alone would cost multiples of my whole rig!

Larry