How to buy a new boat?

Wakeboy551 · Posted: Mar 01, 2003 10:20 pm Post subject: How to buy a new boat?

OK, I was wondering how you all do it. How do you lay down $50-60 on a boat, and get away with it? How long do most people hold onto these boats? Then what do you do when you wanna get rid of it? Can you get enough to cover costs, and then buy a new one? Is there some sort of a lease program you can do. A lease sounds best to me, if your going to pay that boat off for the next 20 years and you'll probably wanna get a new one like 4-6 seasons later (more or lesss for most people), you might as well lease it and just get a new one every 2 or so years. You'll just be paying it off for the same amount of time, right? I could have all of this wrong, and probably do, but from what I understand this is how it works.

Just trying to figure out how i'd be able to do it in the future.

Thanks for helping me out

JER

shaun187 · Criminal Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 58 City: Augusta, GA

About six years ago Nautiques had a lease program. I was in a ski club and we checked into for info. It was bad.
For a 12 month lease it was 3k down and 1k a month for 12 months. Turn it in when your done. 15k for one season. RIIIGHT not me.

It was a 30k boat.
Good luck!

Mullet Man · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 132 City: SoCal

You can overpay for the MC or CC. The best bet is goi with the Malibu. I have been able to sell my boats after a couple years of use for only a little below what I buy them for. The trick is keeping them in great condition. Make sure to start a goo dlong term relationship with you dealer.