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    Boat prices are depressing me

    Using Washington logic, does that mean if I get a doctor’s note stating that will a boat dealer sell one to me at a price that won’t depress me?
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    I had to stop at my dealer earlier today and they had the most stunning Phoenix color combo I've ever seen. It was pretty tempting but my '21 Skeeter ZXR20 is paid for and still looks brand new and is about as loaded out as a boat gets. Makes zero sense to trade it in. Plus prices these days are stupid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Perry View Post
    I had to stop at my dealer earlier today and they had the most stunning Phoenix color combo I've ever seen. It was pretty tempting but my '21 Skeeter ZXR20 is paid for and still looks brand new and is about as loaded out as a boat gets. Makes zero sense to trade it in. Plus prices these days are stupid.
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    Haha, will not happen.

    My logic, If motor is still good keep the boat.

    I use two buy every 18-24 months.

    The boat I have currently is a 2012.

    If anything happens, I will replace motor or sell.

    Getting older, bad back, don’t fish as much as I used to.

    My tournament partner for over 20 years has boat.. tad younger, and he likes to take his boat…..thank God😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Perry View Post
    I had to stop at my dealer earlier today and they had the most stunning Phoenix color combo I've ever seen. It was pretty tempting but my '21 Skeeter ZXR20 is paid for and still looks brand new and is about as loaded out as a boat gets. Makes zero sense to trade it in. Plus prices these days are stupid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by joebw View Post
    Haha, will not happen.
    What if I was a Senator?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dean c View Post
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    You got Phoenix fever Dean ?

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    Dont let boat prices be depressing, use them as motivation. When I bought a bass boat years ago, I used that $40K price tag as motivation to quit smoking. Use today's prices for motivation to quit eating
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    Quote Originally Posted by dean c View Post
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    I don't think it's on their site yet. It looked like it was just off the truck. I'll call in a bit and ask if I can. It was a six figure price tag. I don't "need" it that bad.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by zelmo View Post
    What if I was a Senator?
    you’d be too old to go fishing.

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    I will say, if I was in the market now I'd seriously consider a 1-2 year old rig for a big discount. When I was looking in 2019 for mine, if you wanted a newer boat with a 4 stroke, prices were so close to new you might as well have bought new. Prices on lightly used boats have gone back down to earth a little bit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by River-Bandit View Post
    You got Phoenix fever Dean ?
    They’re nice rigs…I always have boat fever. Acting on it is another subject altogether.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mcjenson View Post
    I will say, if I was in the market now I'd seriously consider a 1-2 year old rig for a big discount. When I was looking in 2019 for mine, if you wanted a newer boat with a 4 stroke, prices were so close to new you might as well have bought new. Prices on lightly used boats have gone back down to earth a little bit.
    Just sold my bay boat…tried the Covid asking price initially, no takers. I did eventually get exactly what I paid 4 years ago. So it was a win.

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    Wait till all the auto workers get a 20-30 % raise. Spending will go up along with Inflation. We will be back in where we were a couple years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dean c View Post
    They’re nice rigs…I always have boat fever. Acting on it is another subject altogether.
    I hear you,, always said when I get rid of my Ranger it will be for another Ranger ,,, but have to admit Phoenix and Caymas have me looking hard

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    Saw a 23 Ranger 518 on Craigslist this morning, 51K.

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    Doesn’t depress me. According to current pricing my 08 is worth 10 k more than I paid for it 10 years ago

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    I don’t think anyone has figured out the point of this thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zelmo View Post
    I don’t think anyone has figured out the point of this thread.
    I have, I was just trying to think of something clever I could say without getting it locked up
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