The replies came back over the next few days ; No longer available for sale. Offer accepted and sale going through.
Sold yesterday. That boat is sold but we might get another in the future.
No reply at all.
Wow. Not what I was expecting. There were 2 boats still on the market, both needing time and money spending on them. We didn't have the time and how deep would our pockets have to be?
We pinned markers on the map where each boat was and wrote down the reason it was 'unavailable'.
So pretty fruitless. We decided that we would have a go buying in UK. The Agents info was good online and it was easy to communicate with them. But
living in the North if England isn't ideal as most of the biggest marinas and the yachts in them are on the south coast.
We made a few enquiries and yes, the boats we were interested in were still for sale! How to get down there? Bus, train, car, aeroplane.
We went for a National holidays coach trip. Genius.
We booked a 5 day hol to Eastbourne and once there an included excursion to Brighton would allow us to visit Brighton Premier Marina, where the two boats were moored.
The day came for the marina visit and the very helpful coach driver, Eric, dropped us off. The weather was awful, blustery wind and torrential rain.
The 1st yacht was a mega disappointment, being in very poor condition, pretty much everything was tired or broken. The 2nd was better and in good condition. But the makers had tried to cram so much into it that it was like being in a dolls house.
Not a good day but a reality check.
What are we going to do next?......
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