Used boat prices............OMG

[wildkat7]

The market is CRAZY RIDICULOUS.....20 year old boats selling for anywhere from 10-20k. I toyed with the idea of selling my 2021 z21 to lose the monthly boat payment and use the money I'd make to buy another rig but I would barely have anything left for upgrades, electronic changes, etc....guess I'll keep my rig.

[Mark Perry]

You are correct. Some of these prices are almost laughable.

[Luke]

Bought my 2003 4 years ago paid 14k for it.
Probably have double that in upgrades.
It dosent take long to get a ton of money in one when your talking $3500 Trolling motors, $2000 each for graphs, Lithium battries, power poles etc.

I have come to the conclusion that im jsut keeping mine and doing upgrades etc.

[Ckfishin]

I literally see boats like mine listed for more than I paid for it in 2019...

[Bill2e]

I literally see boats like mine listed for more than I paid for it in 2019...

I was offer what I paid for mine in Trade. Grated, I had upgraded the electronics.

[JBIGUNS]

I am tempted to sell my 2013 Cougar but I dumped $11K in the motor last year.

[Dixie-Raven]

They can get it too in some cases since the new boat prices are even more outrageous!

I've thought about doing the same but then realized how much I would have to pay for a newer one.

[Ckfishin]

They can get it too in some cases since the new boat prices are even more outrageous!

Lack of inventory too.

[skeeterator]

Lack of inventory too.

All the dealers here now have full showrooms, first time in a few years though.

[Ckfishin]

All the dealers here now have full showrooms, first time in a few years though.

Yeah, this is the most stock we have seen in prob 2 years.

[berudd]

I almost got rid of my Triton to get a more general purpose bay boat but then I realized if I did that I'd never be able to afford a bass boat again. Same boat is 50% more than it was 4 years ago

[Highcentered]

I see 2016 Trackers like mine listed for more than I paid for mine brand new and that's with bone stock rigging still on them. They do have fewer hours and look way less used than mine though but I bought my boat to use not sit in the garage and take up space.

[TritonJT]

Asking price and selling price are entirely different.

[Crankin]

Lets flip the coin though. Even for those that are asking and getting high dollar for late model rigs , what are you really going to get with the extra 8-10 k you get for your boat? For example: My 2004 Ranger 519 vx., Merc 200 EFI (270 hours) I purchased the boat in a depressed market and paid $18,000. Two 998 HB's, 80#Ultrex, Cover, and in very good condition. I added a 36 volt Ultrex, Helix 10, and Pro Series II power poles.
I have been offered $25,000 as recently as last week on the lake and last year $28,000. If I sold the boat for the increased price of $28,000, now what??? Even if I added 10k, what am I getting for $38,000, not much. Heck , if I add 20k I guess I could upgrade from a 19' Ranger in great shape with most of the bells and whistles i would like to a 20' footer but it would be a hard search.
The used market is crazy but I feel it's mainly due to the insane cost of new boats rigged with the expensive toys.

[juice780]

I bout a used 18ft 2000 javelin in 2005 for $8k. I doubt you could find one now for that price. Almost 20 years later.

[Luke]

I bought a new 2006 Champion 198 and paid 43k
Upgraded the graphs to color units at the time
And it had a Yamaha 225 HPDI.

Now days you cant buy an 18' boat for that.
Crazy how things change.

[tcesni]

I bought a new 2006 Champion 198 and paid 43k
Upgraded the graphs to color units at the time
And it had a Yamaha 225 HPDI.

Now days you cant buy an 18' boat for that.
Crazy how things change.

"Nowadays" is 17 years later. 17 years is a considerable amount of time.

[Quillback]

It's transitory.

[Transom]

It's transitory.

That is what little red lying hood said.

[Mach]

It's transitory.