Most overpriced boats

A new 14 isnt no where near £22k

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Overpriced as in a lot of money for a boat that isnt worth it like a boat that has poor build quality, fittings, foils, spars etc for a lot of money. I agree the 505 costs a bomb!

Originally posted by WildWood Finn - £2000 masts, £800 rudders..... I14 - How much have you got? Flying 15 - OMG!!! Merlin Rocket - exotic, expensive, maybe overpriced??

 

It is a myth 14's are not TOO expensive and certainly not over priced, the 505 on the other hand makes a 14 look cheap

Depends whether you mean overpriced or expensive.....and how you classify overpriced!!

If overpriced means little speed for lots of money, I'd nominate the Optimist for kids or Solo for adults. However, in terms of the amount of profit the builders make on them, they'd be quite a long way down and speed isn't everything as these classes have some of the best racing there is.

As far as just overpriced goes, I'd probably nominate the Topper. Although its one of the cheapest boats around, the cost of the tooling must have been covered a long time ago and a few kilos of polyprop doesn't cost very much and there aren't really any fittings on it!

What always amazes me is actually just how cheap a bare hull actually is given the amount of work involved in making one. The cost of materials if you're using stuff like epoxy, carbon or kevlar isn't insignificant either! It's the fittings that make most boats expensive.