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Yes – believe it or not, Plan B has been sold. We listed her at the end of last year when the activity is totally dead. But the first person who came and viewed her in March (the real start of the boat selling season) bought her. We had anticipated the sale to take at least a year and that we would have her for the 2013 season. Hmmm, same thing happened when we sold Alias 5 years ago.

 

Why sell? Well………we decided that we really wanted more of a cruiser than an express. And this was for the accommodations and primarily a bright salon with lots of windows to see out of. The express design (regardless of the make) is not exactly blessed with lots of window – just a couple of port holes. That is the primary reason to sell. It will be nice to sit inside and still feel like we can see what is going on around us. We have been torn between the sedan bridge and aft cabin – pros and cons to each style – unless budget and size have no limit…….Oh and on my wish list are diesels if at all possible. Now, on the down-side, I really love the styling on the big Sea Ray Sundancers – just so cool looking. And she really is like a sports car on the water. I think it will be a bit like going from a sports sedan (BMW M3) to an SUV. But since we spend more time at the dock than underway (around 30 hrs last year) we think this will be better for spending more time on board.

 

The boat was sold to a couple from the Bay City area of Michigan. They are moving up from a small bow-rider so a huge change in boating style for them. The survey went fine – passed with flying colours. They asked for a sea trial which obviously requires the boat be in the water rather than sitting in a shed. We launched April 19^th – a very windy day where the temperature started at 18ºC and then dropped to below freezing. The launch went fine and all the systems came to life after 7 months with no issues. We stayed on board Friday night as it snowed and ice pelleted through the night. Thank goodness for the great on board central heat. Saturday the decks were covered with ½” of ice and the canvas zippers were frozen, as were the mooring lines etc. Regardless the new owners showed up at 10:00 and we walked through all the systems. With the flood waters still flowing real fast and lots of debris and a 50 – 60 kph wind it was agreed to sea trial out to St Clair Harbor only and back. We stopped at the fuel dock and the new owners filled up to the tune of $1000. Then back to Rivers Bend where they signed off on the trial and we bid them good luck and happy travels.

 

So……what’s next? Well, you will just have to wait for the next post to get an update