when i sold my last boat it was not quite 2 years old and had a little over 200 hours on it. this boat came from the factory to the dealer and i picked it up the same day and brought it straight to my indoor storage. the boat had never sat outside over night a day in its life. now mind you i am overly anal and clean my boat a little beyond most "anal" people. i actually used the term "better than new" in my add and had multiple huge pics to date with the add to back it up. the reason i stated the condition that way is because it was. as i told many looky leu;s, go look at any boat sitting on a lot, there hammered most of the time. they all sit outside getting beat by the elements and sun and occasionally get covered. i have seen it so much i would never by any new dealer boat that has sat outside. the boat i sold was properly broke in with all receipts, was re-propped, had a professionally installed system, extended warranty, and had never been towed farther than from the dealer to my storage, than 1000 yards to the ramp to launch and a price you could not argue with, (thats the key). the trailer the boat, everything was MINT!! the boat was perfect. it still had a new boat smell. when the buyer came to see it from out of state, i gave him my word as a fireman that if the boat was not exactly how i stated and seen in the pics i would pay for his flight. needless to say he left me a deposit on the boat before he flew home. my point is there are a lot of B.S. adds out there and people just want to off s--t and they have no remorse or ethical values. you can tell a huge amount from someones add #1 by how well it is written and #2 by current up to date pics. all in all you just have to get a feel for the seller by talking to them and feeling them out. i spent countless hours on the phone with the guy who bought my sanger. why, because i was telling the truth and extremely into what i was selling. so to wrap this up, the term like new is always used to gain your attention and 9/10 its total b.s as a seller you should not use this term unless your prepared to back it up. and as a buyer you should be doing your homework so you know what a like new boat should look like.
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