I own a 1998 Stratos 285 Pro Elite. I am thinking about selling the boat to upgrade to a newer one and a bigger one. The boat has a brand new minn kota 65lb thrust, hot foot, wheel trim, 8in jackplate, and new batteries, and brand new trailer tires. What do you guys think would be a good starting place to try and sell it? Thanks Michael
Jason Phillips
Oh sorry that would help.. Its a 1998 johnson fastrike. Runs perfect and compression good on all cylinders.
That is a good reliable motor and a good hull. You shouldn't have any trouble selling it, except that this is not the best time of year to sell a boat ($$$ wise). You'd be just about as good off trading it in on what you want. It will save you time, money advertising, and save you on your taxes on the new one. Just a thought. As for a price on yours, you can check NADA.com but those values aren't 'gospel'.
You could always hook up to it and bring it to Nashville this weekend. C&O will be there making some great deals and they can always use good clean trades.
Jason Phillips
I am acutally going to the Greensboro's boat show. this weekend. But... i am looking at the stratos and the skeeter. Stratos is more along the line of my price range.
Good luck. If you don't get something worked out this weekend let me know.
Jason Phillips
Will do i have heard a lot of good thing about C&O!!!!!!!!!!!
First off, I wouldn't buy a boat from around here unless it was a Ranger or if I got it from where I got mine (Graham Marine). Not that I got some super deal, but I felt good walking out of there with a boat. And the ranger deal is because I know the manager and have bought from him before (when he was elsewhere).
You have one of the best hulls ever built, in my opinion. I've spent many a day fishing from that model. My partner from a few years back had one and I liked it as much as I did my Hydra-Sports of the same style (LS 185).
Hey, why don't you bring that thing to Tillery this Saturday morning and meet a few of us. Look on the NC/SC board.
Just my .02 worth, I'm heading down to C&O weekend after next to pick up
a used Stratos(273). Thus far I've been treated to absolutely 1st class service.
Hats off to C&O and especially Todd Morgan!!!
You might consider trading your boat in for one of their clean 2 or 3 year old
used boats and refinancing the whole deal. Like I said, just my .02 worth.
Just can't leave well enough alone!!
98 Stratos 273 w/ 150 Faststrike
Yeh i have thought about that. If I get one that will more than likely be how I do it. Everything that i have heard about them has been good.
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Bring it on down. Now's the time to make a deal!
Jason Phillips
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