The plan wasn't to buy a new boat after selling the Ranger, it was to find and buy a used 'cash" boat and pay off an outstanding debt, unforeseen ac compressor and air handler for house. After not turning up many suitable choices in used boats the wife said she actually preferred I look at a new boat again for
HER peace of mind, warranty and all. She quasi fishes with me but loves tagging along with a Bluetooth speaker and/or a book, so who am I to deny her request
. Upon looking I found a 2019 Nitro Z18, The Tracker I bought, and a 2019 Ranger RT198 that were below market all at the same Cabela's. I wanted the Nitro first but it was sold the night before I went to look. I came down to the Tracker and Ranger. Tracker had the ProXS and the Ranger had the regular 150, moot point in my book so it came down to the wife. She didn't like the coin box in the Ranger..... Ranger was 31K, Tracker was 28K.... she said I like the red one better, I said yes ma'am. I did tell her about the transom on the early models but to my knowledge it hasn't been a problem since, so I feel good about it. I also know Mercury makes good motors, they all do, just like kicking ant piles I guess. It will be my first Mercury ever so there is a lot riding on this ones shoulders. One of my brothers bought a Z18 last year and his first Mercury has been a pleasant surprise as he told me this week. So I guess it does seem weird to pay off your debt to get into debt, but who will ever so
NO to the wife when she says lets just buy another
NEW boat.