TOPIC: Helping my father sell his boat

My father is 97 years old. 3 years ago, he purchased a 1959 Dorsett Mobile Craft 17 feet (At least I think thats what it is by looking at pictures on this site). The gentleman selling it was 86, and thought he was too old to go out, so a 95 year old man bought it. It wasn`t dad`s best decision, but it was a boat he would have loved to have had in his youth when he was raising 7 kids and couldn`t afford more than a 12 foot aluminum boat. First, he replaced the rusted mercury motor with a 50 HP Evenrude (reconditioned, 3500 dollars), and had the marina go through all the steering wheel/ linkage, electric wiring for the GPS pilot unit, instruments, fish finder, downriger, 2 way ship to shore radio, purchased an electric winch, etc - so that he has about 7,000 dollars into the boat. The problem: it is just too heavy and too much to handle for him. Where is the best place to advertise a boat such as this? Marinas rightfully are not going to be interested in a boat this old. He will certainly not regain the money he has in it, but I am trying to help him sell it so that he can get a simpler smaller boat he can handle. He is just not able to load this boat back onto the trailor on his own, and he can`t handle the boat safely.
Thank you for any suggestions you may have

blue moon,im sorry that your dad cant use his boat.
you can advertise his boat right here,in the "glassifieds",its free to do so,john

The fact that your dad could even think about getting another boat at 97 is incredible!! Most would have a hard time getting into a tub. My hat is off to your dad. He has my best wishes and godspeed on selling this one and getting him back out on the water. jim

bluemoon,

WELCOME to the forum, - good luck on selling your father's boat.

yours, satx

97! He can't handle the boat on his own? I'll be lucky if I'm around at 97 let alone handle a boat. God bless him. Check your local listings for a Boat recycler. Also craigs list is a good option. Also ebay, but, I'm not sure if there is a charge. If the boat is in really good shape, it might bring a good amount from someone who is looking for a classic and does't have the time to fix it up.