[Rhodes22-list] Certified Used vs Recycled

[Mary Lou Troy]

Todd,
I believe the Certified Used Boat is sold by General Boats.

The certificate of support comes into play when a boat is sold by a 
private seller.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 09:54 PM 10/5/2011, you wrote:
>OK now I am really confused.
>  Is there a difference between buying a "Certified" used boat and 
> buying a used boat with a "Certificate of Support"?
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>  (anyone with correct answers, please chime in)
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>  A certificate of support---- IIRC --- means that someone sells you 
> their boat and pays General Boats a 5% commission...regardless of 
> the media used to advertise. Stan then issues a numbered 
> certificate of support, which entitles the new owner to some level 
> of factory support. Since General Boats is in business to make 
> money of the sale of new and "recycled" boats, this fee cover their 
> time and labor when providing parts, consultation, etc., etc.
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>  .......or something like that.....
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mark Osterbrock
>Sent: 10/04/11 04:08 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Certified Used vs Recycled
>
>  When I bought my Rhodes about 4 years ago from Stan I knew I could 
> not afford a recycled Rhodes. I also suspected that in a few years 
> due to changing circumstances I might want to move up to a larger 
> boat. So I told him I was looking for a nice boat about fifteen 
> years old that didn't need recycling. He eventually came up with a 
> '94 and set me up with all the add on options I wanted and could 
> afford. H e painted the hull and put on new bottom paint. When the 
> boat was delivered I was very pleased . The cabin interior was 
> beautiful not much different from brand new. The hull looked new, 
> the deck and cockpit had a few minor gel coat stress cracks at the 
> pulpits and mast step and had not been buffed out to a gloss but 
> still looked very nice but not new. The boat came with no explicit 
> warranty but every piece, sheet, line, and standard gadget was 
> included. Everything on the boat worked as it should and still does 
> today and it still looks great. I f you think you will be keeping !
>  the boat 10 or more years you could justify a recycled boat that 
> has a warranty and looks brand new. We could not have been happier 
> with our boat and like I originally suspected I have my eye on 
> another beauty just a few feet longer and hope to move up by next 
> spring. Good luck, Mark On Oct 4, 2011 9:41 AM, "butterchurn" 
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