Buying a used boat
Submitted by Lennoxjake on Tue, 2012-09-11 12:40
Hi there I have 5k to spend on my first boat. I am just wondering the do's and donts when buying a small boat. I no 5 k ain't breaking the bank but I wanna make sure I'm getting a decent boat for what I have to spend. Any info an help would be a great for me.
mr_meks
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Well I would suggest not
I would suggest not stretching your budget for the intitial outlay. The extras will mount up quickly.
Rig
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Boat
Few things to check if Ali are cracks around the transom, small holes in the hull.
I bought my first boat for 8k still have it. The boat was a big rough around the edges and needed some work but I was prepared to do this myself. Depends on your situation you could do the same but if the motor is a dud it will just be $$$$$$$ and
I have probably spent about $4k on fixing it up since then and I recon I could sell it for about 12k so well worth it in my case
Lennoxjake
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Cheers fellas
Cheers fellas
pale ale
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Make sure the trailer will
Make sure the trailer will not fall apart from going over a bump in the road
Olliej
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What type of boat? For
What type of boat? For anything other than a small tinny you will just be buying problems at that price. Save some more and aim around 10k for something fibre glass. When I get the new boat I'll be selling my 93 cruise craft 470 spirit for around that amount and looking what's in the market at that price there's good choice (cuddies/runabouts/etc)