Older original tubes vs brand new retube?

[CaptainBeachBoy]

Hi all,

Interested in people's opinions of whats better to buy and then re sell. Would you rather have 10 year old original factory fitted hypalon or professionally refitted hypalon tubes?

Do buyers tend to prefer original or prefer the perceived safety of new tubes?

It seems to me post covid a lot of people are re tubing their boats just before selling on I guess in the hope of getting more money by rejuvenating their boat?

Thanks!

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by CaptainBeachBoy

Hi all,



Interested in people's opinions of whats better to buy and then re sell. Would you rather have 10 year old original factory fitted hypalon or professionally refitted hypalon tubes?



Do buyers tend to prefer original or prefer the perceived safety of new tubes?



It seems to me post covid a lot of people are re tubing their boats just before selling on I guess in the hope of getting more money by rejuvenating their boat?



Thanks!

New tubes every time! assuming they are good quality & well fitted . Tube material has a finite lifespan & new tubes will prolong the life of the boat

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[Poly]

Originally Posted by CaptainBeachBoy

Hi all,

Interested in people's opinions of whats better to buy and then re sell. Would you rather have 10 year old original factory fitted hypalon or professionally refitted hypalon tubes?

Do buyers tend to prefer original or prefer the perceived safety of new tubes?

1. New tubes if done properly by a quality supplier with material of equivalent spec to the originals. Things become a bit less clear if it is cheap new tubes v very good old tubes.
2. 10 year old hypalon tubes should have plenty of life left yet. I doubt you'd get your money back on replacing tubes v's resale price.

It seems to me post covid a lot of people are re tubing their boats just before selling on I guess in the hope of getting more money by rejuvenating their boat?

Were the tubes knackered though? Have they been in a covid backlog? Have they replaced the tubes and then realised boats are expensive so flogging on?

[EmmG]

Hello, if the tubes are structurally sound then you can enhance the look and protect the tubes with a paint called 'Ultraflex' check out Ocean Art (protective coatings) for more info
Could be the ideal solution for you

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by EmmG

Hello, if the tubes are structurally sound then you can enhance the look and protect the tubes with a paint called 'Ultraflex' check out Ocean Art (protective coatings) for more info
Could be the ideal solution for you

Painting the tubes makes the boat value plummet.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by EmmG

Hello, if the tubes are structurally sound then you can enhance the look and protect the tubes with a paint called 'Ultraflex' check out Ocean Art (protective coatings) for more info
Could be the ideal solution for you

Lipstick on a pig

[Voodoo]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Lipstick on a pig

Saw quite a lot of that in my younger years....

[EmmG]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Lipstick on a pig

Thankfully never knowingly been called this.... yet!

[EmmG]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Painting the tubes makes the boat value plummet.

Whilst I agree bad paint jobs and constant application of paint products are never nice, this paint is very different and its good enough for the NZ coastguard (you can't tar all with the same brush)

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by EmmG

Whilst I agree bad paint jobs and constant application of paint products are never nice, this paint is very different and its good enough for the NZ coastguard (you can't tar all with the same brush)

It could well be functional & do a good job, and in a commercial/rescue environment it wouldn’t matter. Who cares if the boat plucking you out of the water looks nice or not? But the majority of owners are leisure owners & their boats are their pride & joy, rightly or wrongly, we want our boats to look good. You would only ever paint tubes to solve a problem, usually with porosity, so painted tubes are a big red flag to potential buyers, it screams “knackered tubes”.