what to use to blue book a boat

(redracer2003) · (redracer2003) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 03-26-2007, 5:00 PM

NADA , ADOS or Kelley Blue Book. I'm trying to buy a boat from a dealer and he said they don't use NADA they use ADOS and I've never herd of ADOS. Could someone lighten the subject for me please

(tyboarder03) · (tyboarder03) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 03-26-2007, 5:25 PM

NADA

(tyboarder03) · (tyboarder03) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 03-26-2007, 5:25 PM

Never heard of ADOS prolly just some way for them to bend you over

(curtisco24) · (curtisco24) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 03-26-2007, 5:28 PM

Tell him NADA is what everyone else uses, and that is what you would use to resell the boat. A decent deal would be somewhere between low and high nada value. People very rarely pay full retail. The only time that happens is on old boats in great shape.

(kristin_ware) · (kristin_ware) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 03-26-2007, 6:21 PM

What kind of boat,hours,condition,price etc. I'm sure with that info more than a few people on here will give you a real good idea on price.

(wake_upppp) · (wake_upppp) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 03-26-2007, 6:23 PM

Say ADIOS to ADOS!

(redracer2003) · (redracer2003) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 03-27-2007, 3:50 PM

it's a 2001 Correct Craft Super Air Nautique 21' 320 h.p.
cover, cd, depth finder, heater, a pair of board racks, rear teak platform, NO perfect pass, it has 500p of ballast in the rear and a 500p fat sack for the ski locker, so not much for a true ballast system.

(curtisco24) · (curtisco24) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 03-27-2007, 6:55 PM

29k to 32k depending on hours and location

(cbrown) · (cbrown) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 03-27-2007, 6:57 PM

Actually Ados is the marine blue book that virtually every dealer uses. It is probably the closest most accurate blue book strictly for boats.

(lrbs_xstar) · (lrbs_xstar) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 03-27-2007, 7:19 PM

nadaguides.com

(wake_upppp) · (wake_upppp) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 03-27-2007, 8:59 PM

...every dealer? Not the dealer I traded my old boat and bought my new boat from...or the banks my two boat loans were through, or the marine surveyer that appraised my last boat...

(jmv) · (jmv) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-27-2007, 9:42 PM

My bank uses NADA to determine the loan amount for my boat. So Nada.

(cbrown) · (cbrown) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 03-28-2007, 5:54 PM

Sparky, sorry not every dealer but quite a few do. Most banks check NADA for values.

(factory) · (factory) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 03-28-2007, 7:31 PM

ADOS
another dumb ol' salesman!!!!!

use nada.com to see the real value.

(longhornfan) · (longhornfan) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 03-29-2007, 2:07 AM

I'm pretty sure my bank used ADOS. I remember the loan officer saying it was basicaly the same as a Kelly Blue Book but for boats. Why not reference both for a better idea?

(red) · (red) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 04-04-2007, 7:40 PM

Is $26k a decent price for a '98 Maristar 225VRS with 170 hours with no tower or ballast? NADA is suggesting b/w $21-$23, but I haven't seen any Maristars in that price range.