Rice Hauler did sell for less than 99K from Coopers.

I'll just keep my little Magnum for now. It outruns the TS's on my lake anyway.

It may have, but it could have sold for $50k. Would you think it's only worth $50k? Just becuase he got a smokin deal on it doesn't mean he has to pass it on tot he next guy, I know you'd like that but it's not the way it necessarily works. If you can make a buck on it, why not? There is a fair market value for everything....it's more than $99k.

How come you didn't buy it?

Bad year last year. I probably would have made more money, if I wouldn't have spent 50% of every work day trying to figure out how to buy that boat.

Another one will come along. They always do.

I am glad these things are worth what you guys say, so that when I finally get one bought right, I can sell it to you guys. :evilb:

One went for 34K because the dealer had his buddy standing there with him and it was going to be his personal car. :evilb:

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I am going to purchase either a 38 TS 36 Gladiator or a mid 30' catamaran (skater MTI). I have been planning this purchase for about 10 months. My original plan had me buying just after Christmas as I felt that would be pretty well the bottom of the market.

I am a cash buyer but in talking with my banker and some in the marine business it appears there is very little money to lend for boats and high performance is some of the least desirable paper. This means that most deals will need to be cash or home equity loans. With this in mind I am taking a wait and see attitude. I went through this in 1991 and bought to soon. When is too soon? I guess just before the first upturn.
Steve

To soon is the day you do it. Like meeting the girl of your dreams at your own wedding reception. :evilb:

Yep one of the worst feelings in the world is when you make an offer and they take it in a 1/2 second. I like to be asked to leave or never call again on my first offer then work up from there.:drink:

YEP. :ernaehrung004:

I am so sick of Rice Hauler . Just make it go away again, please.

Hate to be Capt. Obvious on this one but the one that pulled more money had a "Mercedeshowroom" tag on it. I heard the owner of that dealership only sells top notch stuff and a Mercedeshowroon tag is equal to a Lipship Edition.........:drink:

Been there! I am a bottom feeder I like to buy at the bottom of the market so I can get out easily without much cost or hassle. Selling a boat is always difficult.
Steve

While you guys are all talking about buying, I got mine and went BOATING yesterday!!! Gotta love it!. Might even go AGAIN this weekend!
Quinlan

I am not that bad with cars and trucks and motorcycles because I have been in this biz for 22 years so I get the hook up and hardly ever loose $$$ but the boats, the first few were fixer uppers and I made money then I got to busy to work on my own stuff that much for it to still be fun, but when I made the mistake of buying new from a less than par dealer that had NO customer service after the sale and so bad at what the did do I had to put on a trailer I'm sorry 2 trailers and take it 900 miles to the factory to get it done right. Then buy another trailer now on #3 for the same boat in 10 days time.

The only deal I ever felt was a good one was my Nortech from Terry Sobo, he got me what I needed for my trade then treated me great and still does.

Too many dealers are looking at margin to much and not volume they wont pay anything for a trade if they would take it at all then jack it up so much it sit's till it's junk. The ones that are fair like Fastboats will be around but the others can go under for all I care, but it's tuff to sell when you only have a 6 -8 month season. It seems to me that the dealers that are not in Florida are the ones that only want to sell you a boat and the ones that unless you stole the boat you couldn't trade it to them for what they offer.

I have 3 Boats and have been boating twice in the last 7 days. My Corsa is in the water now and will serious duty over New Years. So I am hardly sitting on the sidelines.
Steve

Steve, if your looking for a Gladiator I have a nice one??? 2005 36' Gladiator with 750HP Sterlings......priced right!!!

That is a beautiful boat!
I actually talked to Mike at Sterling just yesterday about the engines and what a maintenance schedule would be. While some I saw would rather not have Sterlings over 525's I am fine with them.
My 1st choice is actually a low power MTI or Skater w/bravos and silent choice. The river I live on is shallow and prop strikes happen so number six drives could get very expensive
Steve

Bravo XR's with sortshorties, it has a pretty shallow draft?? At slow speeds it might have less draft than a 39' MTI w/bravo's? and it's price right.................FIRST $135,000.00 no trade takes it.

I agree on the draft staggered helps it also. It being lighter and staggered should make it draft less then a 38. I actually would add a rub rail. Saddly this will be a beater boat left on lift 365 days a year and going to Hooters etc. for dinner.

I have a boat without rubrail it is hard to not damage when used frequently (i boat about 200 hours a year)
Steve

Nice beater boat.

Every boat Miklos owns is a "beater" boat. That's nothing special.:evilb:

Hey now!