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1998 Beneteau Oceanis 36 CC "SEQUOIA", Jack London Square Marina, Oakland, CA

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Ability analysis

Everything below is costed to cross the Pacific.

Specifications

All-in, cruising

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not analysed

All-in, offshore

$162k–$167k

offer + full refit

Length

36.42 ft

Draft

5 ft

Capability

5.8 · 5.8

cruising · offshore, of 10

Capability is scored for both standards from the same design research, re-weighted. The money is not: a coastal refit has to be costed on its own, which is why it can read “not analysed” above while the score beside it is real.

Assistant's read — an opinion, not a source

  • Cheapest all-in in the fleet, and the least examined.
  • 2025 standing rigging and 2023 seacocks are real assets; centre cockpit and shaft-drive Yanmar suit the passage.
  • But eleven systems are unassessed, sail ages are absent, and there is no radar, AIS, autopilot, solar or safety package.
  • Check headroom in person — 6ft 1in is marginal at 6ft 3in.
  • Worth inspecting; do not trust the price until you have.

Costed to cross the Pacific.

Finance

Offer$72,000
$36kasking $72k

At the asking price. Drag down to model a lower offer.

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Likely refit cost
$90,175

each line × its odds

Holding / yr
$12,552

slip $6k · ins $1k · tax $792

All-in departure cost
$162k–$167k

offer + full refit

Worst case, every line landing in full: $95,010. Planning figure is the likely cost above; this is the tail, not the expectation.

Resale

The gross figure flatters: Australian duty and GST fall due on sale, and brokerage is charged on the sale price.

Expected resale

$105k

in Australia, gross

AU duty + GST

$11k

on sale, not arrival

Brokerage

$10k

on the sale price

Recouped value

$83k

what actually comes back

Taxes and brokerage, total

$30k

incl. $7k CA use · $792 CA property/yr

All-in after resale

$130k–$134k

cash gone once sold in AU

DIY savings

$45 an hour of your own time, blended. Not folded into any total above — every figure on this page assumes the yard does the work.

Labour saved

$3k

across 3 jobs · $2k more must go to a pro

Hours of your time

73 hrs

about 5 weekends

Where the money goes

  • Purchase $72k
  • Use tax $7k
  • Refit $78k
  • Risk $17k
  • Unknowns $22k
  • Holding $17k
  • AU import $11k
Purchase
$72,000

contemplated offer

CA use tax
$7,200
Required refit
$74k–$84k

1 items still unpriced

Risk, expected
$16,625

9 open · $158k if all hit

Unknown reserve
$22,449

systems not yet looked at

Holding
$16,736

slip $8k · insurance $2k · tax $1k

Cash to Pacific-ready
$186k–$231k
All-in by Australia
$209k–$254k
Net after resale
$130k–$134k

assumes $105k resale

Where to open

Suggested opening offer$50,265

Asking price less $21,735 — the negotiable share of $19,600 in disclosed and suspected defects plus $16,625 of weighted risk. Offshore upgrades are excluded on purpose: a watermaker and a liferaft are your ambition, not the seller's problem, and the next buyer wanting a Bay daysailer would pay near the ask.

Negotiable defects
$21,735

from $19,600 of defect work

Weighted risk
$16,625

9 still open

Max at high case
$53,156

the ceiling, never an offer

Schedule

A boat that cannot be ready is not cheaper, it is a year late.

ready in 20 weeks58 weeks spare

How much of this is actually known

A boat priced from guesses is a different risk from one priced from quotes, at the same total.

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