View Poll Results: is ypour boat paid off or on a loan ?
totally paid off
200
51.55%
I have a loan somewhere that helps me have it.
188
48.45%
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is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
12-17-2006, 04:53 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
[WHEN BUYING MY 1ST PERSONAL BOAT] My choice was a 87 fountain 33 with side by side seats 370hp trs drives repo for 40,000 take out loan, or a buddys 88 baja 240 ol 330hp mint pay 16,700 cash no loan. I'M HAPPY WITH MY CHOICE 
.THE BAJA, Over the yrs I went from 60mph to 83mph in the same boat went to a lot of overnight places in New England raced it, so 16 yrs no major problems some small a bad bulkhead for the last 5 yrs but I got my moneys worth out of it, putting some glass work in it this winter about 3,000 not bad for a 18yr old boat thats had twice the HP it came with over the last 10yrs, so in my book baja makes a pretty good boat 
Oh and for going out and running against bigger boats won 90% of the guys I ran against 
once I had the bigger power , best one was from a x racer who had a 31ft scorpion with trips 2.4s and said at the docks it did 86mph and I walked away from him I looked back to see someone punching the fairing 
.THE BAJA, Over the yrs I went from 60mph to 83mph in the same boat went to a lot of overnight places in New England raced it, so 16 yrs no major problems some small a bad bulkhead for the last 5 yrs but I got my moneys worth out of it, putting some glass work in it this winter about 3,000 not bad for a 18yr old boat thats had twice the HP it came with over the last 10yrs, so in my book baja makes a pretty good boat Oh and for going out and running against bigger boats won 90% of the guys I ran against once I had the bigger power , best one was from a x racer who had a 31ft scorpion with trips 2.4s and said at the docks it did 86mph and I walked away from him I looked back to see someone punching the fairing
12-17-2006, 05:28 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
Finance because it is a write off and I can use the money to make more money and not sit in a boat that depreciates. That is the name of the game in my world. I don’t buy anything I can’t pay cash for even though I don’t pay cash for anything that depreciates.
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12-17-2006, 05:37 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
To me you pay cash for toys, the write off is nothing compared to the interest you pay 
lets be real and if you need a loan then you get a better odds with a second against the house at least in mass you do, cars,trucks,bikes rvs.
lets be real and if you need a loan then you get a better odds with a second against the house at least in mass you do, cars,trucks,bikes rvs.
12-17-2006, 05:40 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
Originally Posted by crb76
Finance because it is a write off and I can use the money to make more money and not sit in a boat that depreciates. That is the name of the game in my world. I don’t buy anything I can’t pay cash for even though I don’t pay cash for anything that depreciates.
Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Make a home equity loan if possible.
Use the interest as a deduction.
Invest your cash wisley and earn more than your boat interest.
If things change you can always pay off the loan.
No expert just seems to work for me.
12-17-2006, 05:41 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
Originally Posted by JC
Paid for, but fuel and ins. feels like a payment.
12-17-2006, 06:06 PM
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Re: is your boat paid off or on a loan ?
Utilizing my equity line which basically gives me the freedom to do as I please w/ my boat. Since I don't keep things very long owning it outright isn't that important to me & the interest is deductible not to mention the fact that my equity line has an interest only option which comes in handy if I have some unexpected expenses in any given month.
