Is that with a new boat, it's tough to prove thatĬlaims to higher quality are really valid until theĪgain we come full circle to fact that the used boat Speaking, repeat, generally speaking, higher You some very specific reasons why he likes his boat, The unhappy owner is usually a better source of accurate So irritated with the thing that he'll probably be People are willing to admit to making a mistake.Ī guy who says his boat is a pile of junk is probably Thing on the water, he may not be giving you the whole If a guy says that his boat is the greatest To admit that the boat they own is not all that it The local marina or launching ramp on Saturday and When the engine stops, all theĬooling water runs out by means of gravity, so internalĬorrosion is not the same problem as it is with inboard/sternīrands When it comes to quality and separating the wheatįrom the chaff, this is not an easy task. You're operating in fresh water, you do not needĪ closed cooling system and there's no point inĪpply to outboards? No. The corrosion damage occurs very, very quickly. Sea waterĭoes the same thing to your engine as salt on You're operating in sea water, the closed cooling vs- Raw Water Cooling Systems This applies Why? Because outboards canīe lifted up out of the water stern drives can't.ĭrives are fine for fresh water and those who vs- Stern Drive Many people still aren'tĬlear on this point, yet getting the right criteriaĪ boat is to be left afloat in sea water, outboardsĪre the best option. It will be a mistake that only costs about half as Inducement can be offered a first time buyer? AndĮven if your purchase does turn out to be a mistake, In mind that part of what you are paying for withĪ new boat is the fancy dealer show room, as well Higher the price, the greater the new/used price spread Of repair of any problems many times over. Used one, that twenty thousand will cover the cost You're looking at can be had for $40,000 straight Say that the new twin outboard, twenty foot runabout Take it from the more experiencedīoat owners who know value when they see it usedīoats are a tremendous value. Here boats of up to ten times the value of the typicalĮntry level runabout. Over 90% of all boats over 30 feet sold every That the warranty gets properly honored for a brand Heart aches do you want to go through seeing to it New boat has a warranty, you say? Sure, but how many Rivets, a quick glance at it will surely tell the Loose from the hull because it was fastened with aluminum Right, anything that's going to break, it is likely Used for a couple of years has been out there bangingĪround on the waves. In purchasing a boat that has been pre owned and pre Is that there are huge economic and reliability advantages Have problems? How many times does the typical newīoat owner have to lug his boat back to the dealerįor warranty work? Much too often, if our experience Heard the arguments about buying someone else's troublesĪ hundred times over. Won't sit too well with many first time buyers whoĪre intent on purchasing a new boat. To do? Well, our first recommendation is one that Heard the horror stories of first time buyers who Time boaters that have cruised the forums and have Has also led to a higher level of wariness by first Mainly though complaints on forums and web sites likeĬan information be rounded up and transmitted so rapidlyĪnd made available to such a wide audience. Said that the Internet has been largely responsibleįor creating better informed consumers. 1īasic Considerations for First-Time Buyers Getting sued by publishing negative information. Is that all of you who make internet searches for serious information onīoats, like we provide in our boat reviews, aren't We can't just line boats up on a counter topĪnd evaluate them they're too big and the boats can't That's why no one just give you a list of recommendedīoats. That's a feat no one has yet managed to tackle. More experts to assess the existing millions of usedīoats. Of new offerings every year, not to mention hundreds It would takeĪ cast of dozens of experts just to survey the field
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