Buying a used boat

(redhawks123rd)

So I found this Supra launch for sale. It's a 99 with 250 hours on it and the guy wants 19,000 for it. I have a budget of 22,000. Is this a good deal or should I stay away? Also, could anyone tell me which boats hold their value better than others?

(crghou) · (crghou) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 05-12-2006, 1:52 AM

depending on how good the boat is I would say it is pretty good deal. I found an 00 that went for 23,000 and a few 01, 02's for around 26 +. I think supra's keep there value pretty well from what I have seen. As long as it has a towre and should have ballast if it was added from the factory.

(Message edited by crghou on May 12, 2006)

(redhawks123rd) · (redhawks123rd) **Join Date: May 2006** 05-12-2006, 6:45 PM

Thanks Chris. That's helps a lot.

(Message edited by redhawks123rd on May 12, 2006)

(rvh3) · (rvh3) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 05-14-2006, 8:42 AM

Alan,
Have you tried NADA?

http://www2.nadaguides.com/SectionHome.aspx?LI=1-28-0-5000-502-578-50250&l=1&w=24&p=0&f=5601

(bradenb12) · (bradenb12) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 05-14-2006, 2:41 PM

$19,000 seems pretty fair for a '99.

(redhawks123rd)

I tried NADA but I wasn't too sure about it. It doesn't ask for the number of hours or the condition of the interior/exterior. It gave me a low value of about 19,000 and a high value of around 26,000 for a 99 launch.