I never assumed there would be. You can still call "your" bank or any lender who does boat loans and find out the loan value of a particular boat. Once you find out the loan value use it as a bargaining tool. FYI... I WOULD NEVER PAY MORE THAN THE LOAN VALUE FOR ANYTHING! If the seller doesn't understand that and reduce the price then I guess it's really not for sale, is it?

Hey Nati whats the loan value of a Yenko camaro or an RS SS Z28 302 camaro? 2 grand maybe those old late 60'2 early 70s cars arnt worth any. Good thing the bank wouldnt loan more then a couple thousand.
-Mike

I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were talking about antique cars on oso today. I am not a collector and have no interest in buying a late 60's early 70's car. Unless juddmyers is interested in a late 60's to early 70's boat your comment is

And i quote: FYI... I WOULD NEVER PAY MORE THAN THE LOAN VALUE FOR ANYTHING!

-Mike

And for paying more then a loan would go for Look at an older Skater, Cigarette, Black thunder, or even the early OL Stilettos 97 or so. See asking price and check what is offered on a loan. So those boats are not worth more then a loan would be offered are you that jaded? Really?
-Mike

Loan value has nothing or very little to do with actual value. All it is a number that the bank knows they can recover if the boat is repoed. That is the norm for now at least. What a bank will loan somebody is also based on the individual and credit score....well, it used to be more so. The bank has loaned me more money against my last 2 boats than either one's NADA avg retail with options. NADA does not take into consideration many options that cost a lot of money. There is no check box for 6k worth of extension boxes or 12 speaker custom stereo, or 15k paint job, etc, etc.

NADA may be a decent guide for boats with high production numbers with little or no variance between them, but it is terrible for custom built performance boats.

#2 post nailed it!!

Take your time and compare. More than likely - that boat your looking at will still be for sale next month.