[C320-list] What comes with a 'base' price boat?

[Robert Seastream]

CRA:

A guy can wonder, can't he?  After reading the article, I thought  
$117K was pretty cheap, even for the base boat.
This set me wondering about what equipment came with the boat and what  
made up the rest of the sailaway price.
We, too, bought our 2002 in 2005 (November 19th, to be exact), and  
find it an excellent boat compared to others similar.
My wife has minor issues over the amount of fresh water tankage and  
clothes storage belowdecks, but not a show stopper.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906


On Mar 7, 2008, at 1:47 AM, <crashley at gte.net> <crashley at gte.net> wrote:

> My question is, why do you even want to know? I bought my 2002 C320  
> "presailed" in 2005 and am very quite satisfied.
>
> CRA
> Rosebud #882
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan S. Field" <allan.field at comcast.net 
> >
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] What comes with a 'base' price boat?
>
>
>> Bob - The starting point is with the dealer and getting a full  
>> understanding
>> of his "commissioning" price.  My sense is that is where the dealer  
>> makes
>> the big bucks - charging a high commissioning fee and delivering as  
>> little
>> as possible.  If I had it to do over again, I think I'd buy a used  
>> car from
>> a used car dealer before I'd buy a new boat from a new boat  
>> dealer.  The
>> games they can play are the moral equivalent of rolling back the  
>> mileage on
>> the car.  The difference is that the car manufacturers and state  
>> laws make
>> it difficult to roll back the mileage on the car; there is not much
>> protection to fall back on when buying a new boat.  Fortunately for  
>> Catalina
>> owners however, there always is Frank Butler to the rescue when  
>> things get
>> real bad.
>>
>> Allan S. Field
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>> Columbia, MD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Robert
>> Seastream
>> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:12 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] What comes with a 'base' price boat?
>>
>> All:
>>
>> I read the 320 MKII review in the March Sail magazine.  The price is
>> given as $117,200 base, FOB.   I bought my 2002 'pre sailed' which
>> brings me to the following question:
>> Does anyone know what equipment is included in the standard (base)
>> price from Catalina, rather than the equipment included in the
>> 'sailaway' price that dealers quote?
>> I'm guessing at least the boat, motor, and sails.  Possibly the
>> compass, cushions, and anchor.  Anyone know?
>>
>> Bob Seastream
>> Intuition # 906
>>
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