The boat at Kent Narrows does not show well, indeed. She is, however, a decent boat and will survey well. I sold her to the current owner 2 years ago. The boat had only minor problems, the most significant of which have been repaired. She shows poorly because the owner now lives in Texas, and the boat is in Maryland. No broker is taking a serious interest in the day to day care of this boat because the owner does not wish to sign an exclusive listing. The previous owner of that boat, a physician, spent lots of $$ on the right stuff. Paint, window retrack, engineroom updates, new refrigerator, etc.
What that boat needs is either new canvas, or the current canvas repaired and new zippers (probably get a few more years out of it), a good exterior clean and wax, new aft deck carpet and furniture. She has a few scattered blisters on the bottom. Not many, no show stoppers. The interior was re-done by the current owner, but it lacks any personality. He is a single guy who worked as a corporate pilot. He bought the boat as a liveaboard for when he was stuck in Maryland between trips. Plans changed, career has changed.
Up until recently, he was somewhat insistant that he recover his purchase price plus some of his repairs and upgrades. I had a recent conversation with him where we discussed the market and he agreed to reduce the price. Again, she is a better boat than she looks like.
Just so you don't think this is a commercial posting- This boat is on ebay GO BUY IT THERE RIGHT FROM THE OWNER! I know the boat because I sold it to him. Interyacht also has an open listing on the boat, as I do.
Again, If I was looking for a 43, I would run, not walk to the 43-1979 that Frank Gordon has in Coral Gables. She is a moviestar with "all the right stuff" (no FB though) for $99K.
