Slider70
Senior Member
I have boated for 48 years. Every used boat I purchased needed work. Some substantial. I had the skill to do most of the work myself other than engine & gear rebuilds, though I did pull and re-install them. Reading though your post I think I have been in your shoes at a point in my life?
Every boat I sold was in far better condition on sale than when purchased. I made money on the commercial licenses I had on many of those boats but never on the boat. Very few people recover the cost of their up grades. You either have to mostly enjoy the complete process revolving around owning and using a boat or your doing the wrong thing with your short time you have on this earth.
One thing that always bothered me was once I decided to sell my boat I became nervous even using it. Simply the more you use a used vessel the more likely some other repair will be required. So my advice is IF you have decided to sell get the boat into sales condition ASAP and sell as quickly as possible.
However, this likely will be the worst market in many years to sell any used boat. Plus I suspect a year from now it will even be worse?
Every boat I sold was in far better condition on sale than when purchased. I made money on the commercial licenses I had on many of those boats but never on the boat. Very few people recover the cost of their up grades. You either have to mostly enjoy the complete process revolving around owning and using a boat or your doing the wrong thing with your short time you have on this earth.
One thing that always bothered me was once I decided to sell my boat I became nervous even using it. Simply the more you use a used vessel the more likely some other repair will be required. So my advice is IF you have decided to sell get the boat into sales condition ASAP and sell as quickly as possible.
However, this likely will be the worst market in many years to sell any used boat. Plus I suspect a year from now it will even be worse?