Nate5.0

You can take a 2005 Sonic 358 under a 2013 trailer home right now for that.

1MOSES1

this is probably the best answer you will get...we all know depreciation is non linear thus people who buy brand new cars/trucks lose 15-25% of the value when its rolled off the lot. in terms of decay from that point forward is anyones guess. i tend to agree with tom after 5 years id say the value is nearly half gone and depreciates at a much slower rate after that based on brand, power, etc. when purchasing a boat that would definately factor into my decision....i havent been fortunate enough to be able to buy a newer boat but i would tend to think that the investment into a new one isnt a wise one if the buyer is trying to protect their financial losses. now if that same person plans on having the boat a long time...then that obviously might sway the decision. not sure what other answer you are looking for. if you are looking for an exact number, you wont get there.

Jupiter Sunsation

Also consider the brand......comparing 2 Fountains with identical power 2 years apart is somewhat possible but 2 Avantis not so much.

PARADOX

You still missing the point and the question. THis has nothing to do with the Avanti and there is NO comparison to the Fountains VS Avanti. Fountains have no chance holding a candle to the Avanti as far as build anyway. Fountain.. great name.. mass production, Avanti.. custom, not known well but goes where no fountain has gone before. lol.. With in the same size range.

bck

You'd have to get a copy of all the old NADA guides and check the same boat year after year. Say for example a 2002 Top Gun. Now look up the boat in the 2003 guide and see what it's worth. Then look up the same 2002 boat in the 2004 guide then the 05 guide etc. Edit- I'm sure your insurance agent could tell you about depreciation rates. Ask this in the insurance section.

PARADOX

THanks, Pretty much in a nutshell, but like my previous post, I was hoping to avoid the research effort.

bck

I'd do it if I had all the guides laying around. You might get a real quick answer from one of the insurance specialists on the site.

1MOSES1

still not going to get an accurate number with this approach. cigarette changed many things throughout the years ranging from motors to cabin/cockpit materials.

I.e. in the early 2000's base level top guns were equipped with standard 575's hooked to bravo xr's. in later years the 500's, and 525's were introduced. now 525's aren't even produced.

not to mention inflation...

bck

That's why you have to look up the same model same year in multiple guides. You are always looking up the same 2002 575 XR equipped top gun. This will give you the rate it depreciates at.

Jupiter Sunsation

Actually you missed the point.......A Fountain is a production boat, therefore the values are comparable between two boats. They were built by the same factory, built by the same owner (back when Reggie ran it) so the boats are essentially identical with the exception of the model year.

You have an oddball boat. Your boat was partially assembled at a factory, rigged by someone else and then finished. Can you say any other Avanti was assembled that way? There was no "production line" assembly, no quality control so at that point you will have to assess each boat individually making the model year a very minor part of the equation.
BTW before you trash the capability of a Fountain, you might want to look at their trophy collection........I can't recall Avanti having many.