We backed out of buying a 2001 Chris Craft 328 yesterday. The survey went well with minor issues that the broker would've repaired. Due to some strange circumstances (long story, please don't ask for details) with the market value in the survey, our deal fell through.
We've continued to shop for boats and have narrowed things down to exactly what we want and the CC328 has exactly the layout we like. However, most of the brokers and dealers we talk to seem to want to discourage us from buying any old Chris Crafts, citing that they've gone bankrupt, under new ownership that doesn't make similar boats any longer, parts availability, quality while owned by OMC, etc.
But these are all salesmen and I keep thinking of that old joke, "How can you tell when a salesman is lying?.......When his lips move". Apologies to any salesmen out there.
We've looked at 32' - 33' boats from Rinker, Regal, Sea Ray and Maxum, but the CC328 is pretty much the way we want to go. We've found several others that we're starting to look at and are making contact with the brokers. Is there any reason we should stay away from Chris Craft? Also, why can't we find any listings of boats for sale by owner? They're all listed through brokers or dealers. Am I looking in the wrong places? I did see some at local marinas, but most of them are on sale through the marina.
We've continued to shop for boats and have narrowed things down to exactly what we want and the CC328 has exactly the layout we like. However, most of the brokers and dealers we talk to seem to want to discourage us from buying any old Chris Crafts, citing that they've gone bankrupt, under new ownership that doesn't make similar boats any longer, parts availability, quality while owned by OMC, etc.
But these are all salesmen and I keep thinking of that old joke, "How can you tell when a salesman is lying?.......When his lips move". Apologies to any salesmen out there.
We've looked at 32' - 33' boats from Rinker, Regal, Sea Ray and Maxum, but the CC328 is pretty much the way we want to go. We've found several others that we're starting to look at and are making contact with the brokers. Is there any reason we should stay away from Chris Craft? Also, why can't we find any listings of boats for sale by owner? They're all listed through brokers or dealers. Am I looking in the wrong places? I did see some at local marinas, but most of them are on sale through the marina.