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doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

ok i am 16 years old and have saved a ton of money. i want to buy a used wakeboarding boat. how much could i get one for? like just an 18- 20 foot boat nothin fancy just so that i can have a boat to take out and do what i want with it. something that throws a good wake. not to concerned about how old.

Geoff Standish · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 843 City: Calgary

How much is "a ton." I think you need to determine a budget then go from there.

mkcarte2 · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: raliegh, nc

yeah i agree

Todd Armstrong · Addict Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 758 City: Battle Ground

90's Nautique Super Sports

doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

30 grand is that enough?

Josh R · Posted: Mar 30, 2003 2:27 am Post subject:

$30,000 at 16 years old???

Ray · Criminal Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 76

Damn, if you could save that much you might as well put a depost on a Naut.

mkcarte2 · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: raliegh, nc

mind if i ask how in the world YOU have saved 30 grand??

doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

yea a lot of people ask me that. well i got 10 grand from my great aunt who passed away. i have a company that brings in a lot of money. and i have been saving since i was about 8. all my b-day money chirstmas money everything that i would be set later in life. and i have been working a lot. thats how i have that much money. my dad taught me well on how to handle money

George · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 552 City: Chattanooga

gezz i am 16 and i barley ever have $100. What has yor dad said about you taking all that money and buying a boat. My dad would be like now your gonig to be paying for your collage.

doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

well i am a swimmer and i am pretty good and my college will be paid for. i am about to sign with Michigan U for a full ride. and so i can take my money and spend it on what i want. my dad didn't tell me to buy a boat though. thats just what i want to do. i don't want to spend everything on a boat though only like 15,000 the rest i want to trick it out and for my jeep. so now what can i get for that much?

AirMcScooter · Outlaw Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 150 City: AUSTIN

wow you must be an awesome swimmer because i know guys who have gone pro in baseball and not one of them got a full ride for college. and what year are you in high school? maybe arizona rules are different but here we arent aloud to sign until a certain date in your Sr. year.

but i do know what you mean about being taught to save at such an early age. i didnt have that much, but if you got it i would still keep saving and just spend some on the boat. For 15,000 i would look at an early to mid 90 sport nautique. but thats just because i love nautiques.

good luck

doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

i am aloud to sign in the summer like june or july. yea i was thinking early to mid 90 nautique or mastercraft

DRAGON88 · Posted: Mar 30, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject:

id go whith mid 90's Super Sport Nautique, same hull/wake as a 2003 SAN...or you could give me the $15,000 and save your self all of the trouble of buying a boat. Mr. Green

orzech · Posted: Mar 30, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject:

Dang!! well wutever you do let us know how it turns out.

Josh R · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 3:08 am Post subject:

Damn, I feel rich now I've got 6-700 bucks...

I always blow my money on Camera stuff though... Sennheiser Me-66 microphone, here I come.

criminally_minded · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 3:17 am Post subject:

I'm 21, and I currently have (let me see...) $12.10, and thats $AUD.

Then again, I currently have over $200+ in unpaid speeding fines, plus a $110 boat fine Neutral

Can I bum a ride Wink

I hope you enjoy the new boat!

doubleupboarder10 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 169 City: arizona

yea well i relized that i really don't have to pay for anything. think about it all you college guys and grown ups have to pay for a house car taxes bills and the most important food. all i have to pay for right now is my truck which i got for $100 and going out on the weekends which only cost me like $10 the rest my parents pay for so that is why it is easier for me to save. i bet once i am out on my own i will be broke

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

So your coming up here to MI huh? What's you major going to be? I know/work with a bunch of people that went there. The boarding season here is May-Sept, or April-November if you're more hard core. The lakes freeze in November and they don't reallly unthaw until later March. You might want to wait until your up here before you buy it so you don't have to haul it, also maybe your school will have something you can use. Also, boating is huge here, you wouldn't have a hard time finding someone to pull you. If you did get it, you'll have to deal with having something to pull it, storing it somewhere, insurance, maintenance, etc... Owning a boat has a lot of hidden costs and time requirements, you might just want to save your cash and ride with someone that already has a boat. It is nice to have your own boat though.

Nick
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J_DOGG · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 9:31 am Post subject:

You have money oozing out your ars, get a 210 Team Edition, you wont be disappointed.

Will your $100 truck tow it? possibly not but it sounds like you can afford an upgrade in that department as well..

"owning a boat has a lot of hidden costs" LOL....you can say that again bro...

PEACE

glsurf · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 117 City: Tampa, FL

Yeah, owning a boat is a lot more expensive than just buying one.

Zach M · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 4:33 pm Post subject:

If I were you, I would take that 30,000 and invest it. You're only 16, why do you need your own wakeboard boat right now. That money will grow and you'll have a ton more. Then, when you're older, you can buy a better boat and still have extra money for other stuff.

ewdwkw · Newbie Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 City: Bremerton

You should buy a 10k-13k boat and invest about 15k of that money. Starting at your age, 15K invested at 8% would end up being around 326k in 40 years without adding anything else to it. The full 30k invested today would grow to 652k over the same time span. you could have your retirment pretty much taken care of at age 16. Whatever you decide, congrats on saving so much at a young age.

i36hyperlite · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 10:04 pm Post subject:

Hey scott, this is adam. Sweet dude, I am looking to do the same thing in the next month or so. Or at least as soon as I get this darn cast off my arm.

I'm looking at early-mid 90's mastercraft prostars, ski nautiques, and malibus for about $12-15k like you said.

Late.
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i36hyperlite · Posted: Mar 31, 2003 10:06 pm Post subject:

Hey scott, this is adam. Sweet dude, I am looking to do the same thing in the next month or so. Or at least as soon as I get this darn cast off my arm.

I'm looking at early-mid 90's mastercraft prostars, ski nautiques, and malibus for about $12-15k like you said.

Late.
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