How do people afford these huge awsome boats? Am I missing the big secret or some thing or what? Im only 25 years old and thought I was doing okay but shift I look around on this web site and compared to the stuff on this site my shift is junk! So please tell me what is the secret to get ahead and own some of this amazing equipment people own on this web site. Imean some of these boats on this site cost more than my house So what am I missing? Thanks Bill

When you find out , let me know too

Hard Work, Independent Wealth, Good Inheritance. Chose One.

Could also throw in "The right place , at the right time"

Woman with money

I lucked out.
First, I found mine sitting in a Wal-Mart parking lot with a For Sale sign on it. Owner wanted to unload it and the price was way below market value. Second, I had a small inheritance.

Hard work (two jobs for almost 20 years) and going in debt up to your eyeballs is the usual way.
At least that's the way I've gotten all I own. And everything but the house is paid for.

hard work, get your priorities straight and it helps that banks finance up to 20 years

Not everything here is worth a fortune (market value). Some were purchased at a depressed value for many different reasons. Lots are works of passion that the owner has, or is currently working on to make into an expression of one's self.
By the pound, a boat is way less expensive than.... say a custom Harley

Pimp out your women!!!!

I dunno how they afford these new boats at $200,000+, either there is a lot of wealthy people out there or there is a heck of a lot of finance owing on these boats!!!

I got my 1991 311-sr1 for a good price, it needs a bit of TLC but generally a real solid boat with many years left. Trouble is i got to try and afford to run it....Oooops..forgot about that!!