For $25000 Aud I was tempted. The fact I've never heard of any Mac36's here meant a query re parts. What did get my goat was the fact that the sole bidder upped his bid 3 times before the time limit expired. You don't bid against yourself, or did I miss something here?

If you are talking multis in OZ its 15 to 20k for a seawind 24. Most other multis here seem to start from about 100K with the occasional urgent/quickie sale from 35 to 75k depending on condition. Stepping from a beach cat to a trailerable monohull is easy- finding a cheap multi to sail in comfort on extended journeys within the same price range is near impossible.