[C320-list] Recent traffic

[Martin Rosenberg]

In our area (NJ), a lot of boats were destroyed by Sandy and the owners
decided to keep the insurance check and get out of boating due the expense.
Martin Rosenberg
Avalon  #823

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 9:33 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> We here on the Chesapeake Bay are experiencing something of a phenomenon
> re. boating. Some years ago, marinas were experiencing pressure for
> seasonal slips to the extent they began to run short of transient slips.
> Obviously, a season rental beats occasional transients. It was getting hard
> to find available slips, especially on week ends. Then the recession of
> 2008.
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> Just in the past year or so, we are noticing many marinas with empty
> slips. Our own marina with over 300 sailboats usually with a waiting list
> now has maybe 20-25% empty slips. I asked the manager what he thought was
> happening in the industry (in Maryland.) He said they would like to know
> and are wondering where all the boats have gone that were previously in the
> empty slips. Good question.
>
> What are y'all seeing in other parts of the sailing world? Anything what I
> describe?
>
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: argates2nd at comcast.net [mailto:argates2nd at comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:02 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic
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> A 320 seller took a deposit this week on South Shore of Boston.
> Turnover is not a bad thing. Rollie #182
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "John Meyers" <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:53:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic
>
> AND there are 5 of them for sale with a broker here on Lake Michigan.
>
> John Meyers
> Muskegon, MI
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > WOW! Traffic has really been light lately. Where is everyone?
> >
> > Can anyone remember a period when there were so many 320's on the market?
> > There are 2 more at a broker in Havre de Grace, MD
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> > Warren and Pattie Updike
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> > 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
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