Classy Classifieds’ Rapid Response Takes Even Us by Surprise

It’s not often we feature a powerboat in a story, but of course, many of our readers go both ways or end up going to the “dark side” in the course of their boating lives. There were even five powerboats in the No Comprende Division of the 2021 Baja Ha-Ha. For this reason we often have powerboat owners advertising their boats for sale in our Classy Classfieds, with the boat below from our August Classifieds being sold before the magazine even left the delivery pallets!

Due to some logistical challenges and manpower shortages on our August delivery day, we needed someone to watch over the magazines destined for delivery on the Peninsula. Our friend Jim Tull of Passage Nautical offered to stand by our magazines while waiting for the arrival of our delivery driver. What’s a broker to do with a stack of new Latitudes on the side of the road? He picked up the hot-off-the-press issue to breeze through the latest Classifieds. The 36-foot Chris-Craft Constellation stood out as the type of boat a friend and customer had been seeking. He called his customer on the spot and days later, after inspection and survey, a new owner was on board. The boat was sold essentially before the magazine was even delivered.

Being a classic, she’s in need of some work, but we know the readers of Latitude 38 have a great appreciation for the beauty and heritage of wooden boats, and we’re sure she’s going to be restored to keep many friends and family happy on board for years to come.

If you’re looking to buy a boat from our Classy Classifieds, don’t wait too long to pick up an issue: The boats can move quickly. If you’re looking to sell a boat, the deadline to post your boat for sale for our October issue is tomorrow, September 15, at 5 p.m.

After posting your boat for sale you might as well start browsing the brokerage ads and our Classifieds for your next boat. It’s out there somewhere.