For the first time in a long time I went out to Skeeter’s website to see what’s new…so a standard WX1910 is now $70k and a ZX200 is $59k….good lord…no wonder I never see any used Skeeter’s for sale, it turns out gold floats!
I know all manufacturer’s are raising prices, not just Skeeter, just surprised to see even the entry models being so expensive now…
I wish they were still making the MX. I have a 2013. If I upgraded boats it’d be to a newer MX in my same layout a year or two before they were discontinued. If they still made em I’d be tempted to bend over and get one.
New and used boat prices are nuts. I could sell mine for more than the price I bought it for four years ago and that’s with a lot of hours put on it.
I wish they were still making the MX. I have a 2013. If I upgraded boats it’d be to a newer MX in my same layout a year or two before they were discontinued. If they still made em I’d be tempted to bend over and get one.
New and used boat prices are nuts. I could sell mine for more than the price I bought it for four years ago and that’s with a lot of hours put on it.
Still love fishing out of my 2013 MX as well, its just the perfect layout imo, not too big, not too small… nothing really changed from the 2013-2019 model years other than new motor choices, paint colors and the Drydock air circulation system for throughout the compartments…
Take a look at Ranger prices, Skeeters are cheap.cough…cough.
I have a friend who has been looking at a new boat pretty seriously the last 2 years now. He wants a Lund or Crestliner in the 18 foot category that he can use as a combo fish n ski type rig. We have been to the boat show a couple times to look at them in person and sit in them.
In February, he contacted a local dealer to get an estimate. A 2023 1775 Lund Adventure with a 90 hp 4-stroke, trailer, 2 graphs, and a bow mount was quoted at 58,000 bucks after prep and delivery. The conversation ended pretty quickly after that lol
The boat market is nuts. It does seem like it is hitting a wall slowly.
I have a friend who has been looking at a new boat pretty seriously the last 2 years now. He wants a Lund or Crestliner in the 18 foot category that he can use as a combo fish n ski type rig. We have been to the boat show a couple times to look at them in person and sit in them.
In February, he contacted a local dealer to get an estimate. A 2023 1775 Lund Adventure with a 90 hp 4-stroke, trailer, 2 graphs, and a bow mount was quoted at 58,000 bucks after prep and delivery. The conversation ended pretty quickly after that lol
Man, I must have gotten a heck of a deal 
Man, I must have gotten a heck of a deal
Certainly possible. I only quoted what he told me and did not do the estimate myself.
Yeah, the cost of 18.5′ Lund/Crestliner/Alumacraft is right around $60K now too, I would pay an extra $10K for a 20′ Skeeter. I am sticking with what I have for now, I don’t anticipate prices going down materially any time soon.
As long as banks keep providing financing, prices from the manufacturer will keep going up. I’ve heard you can get a 10 year loan on a boat nowadays. Wowzers.
As long as banks keep providing financing, prices from the manufacturer will keep going up. I’ve heard you can get a 10 year loan on a boat nowadays. Wowzers.
They’ll even offer 15 years.
At the Muskie show about 5 years ago there was a ranger with a price tag of around $100k with a 30 year loan option. It’s like taking a mortgage out for your boat.
The government giving out nearly free money to the banks with super low interest rates for years along with all the Covid money pumped in to the system caused for the perfect storm for inflation. That’s why boats and trucks are 50-100k+ now.
Everyone was happy with their free Covid money and I told them it will be a financial loss in the long run. I think some of those people are finally seeing that now. FJB
My credit union was 10 yrs for 50k or more, 15 yrs for 75k or more. The more you spend, the longer they will go!!! Not a great rate compared to years ago, but still got done under 7% for 10 yr.
As long as banks keep providing financing, prices from the manufacturer will keep going up. I’ve heard you can get a 10 year loan on a boat nowadays. Wowzers.
10 year boat loans are not new. Been offered for a long time.
10 year boat loans are not new. Been offered for a long time.
Shows you how much I look into financing toys. Seems wild to me but to each their own.
10 year and more boat loans have been here since the 80’s
Actual cost difference between a Skeeter WX2200 and a Ranger 621 Pro outfitted with the same options between 5-6K. This would be loaded up with a whole lot of options of the same make other than engine, but same HP. Not as much as some would believe, but still a lot of money. Given the actual price, your better off if looking at these two brands just deciding on what features suit you best as thats what really matters, and of course the dealer supporting you also.
On a side note didnt tracker buy ranger recently? Is quality still the same?
10 year and more boat loans have been here since the 80’s
The American Dream! White picket fence, 2.4 kids, brand new shiny boat and truck, and debt up to your eyeballs! ‘Merica!
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10 year and more boat loans have been here since the 80’sThe American Dream! White picket fence, 2.4 kids, brand new shiny boat and truck, and debt up to your eyeballs! ‘Merica!
You forgot the part about those things, then a divorce or two.
Then being 75 years old and your retirement runs dry. My biggest financial concern for the future is that not only are there people who don’t necessarily contribute, there are a ton of people who work really hard and have good jobs, but choose to not fully invest for retirement. They too will become a financial burden with cost of living increases and dried up retirement accounts with life left to live.
Given recent history of secondary market prices, a 10 yr boat loan makes a heck of a lot more sense than a 8 yr car loan.
well said Bucky. It’s a massive problem that is only getting worse. I think a lot of people would be surprised how many younger people don’t have a penny saved for retirement. I think two big things contribute to this; 1) financial illiteracy and 2) crippling student loan debt.
It amazes me how you can graduate high school without having any sort of class or education related to basic finance. It’s a huge hole in current curriculum.
I know people who don’t have a penny saved for retirement and dont think twice about it. But you can bet your bottom dollar that those same guys have a brand new truck every other year, a nice sparkly $50k boat, the nicest house on the block, and every other toy you can think of. They live in financial denial and will kick the ‘save for retirement’ can down the road perpetually.
Once these people start getting to retirement age, they’re going to spend their final years (and eventually die) as walmart door greeters.
Actual cost difference between a Skeeter WX2200 and a Ranger 621 Pro outfitted with the same options between 5-6K. This would be loaded up with a whole lot of options of the same make other than engine, but same HP. Not as much as some would believe, but still a lot of money. Given the actual price, your better off if looking at these two brands just deciding on what features suit you best as thats what really matters, and of course the dealer supporting you also.
The fact that Rangers come with Mercury’s unless you pay additional cost and Skeeters can come with Yamaha or Suzuki would make this a very easy decision to go skeeter for me and most people I know who’ve had lots of experience running the different brands of motors.
Either way they are both ridiculously priced.
If you think it’s bad in the Midwest go take a look at what some of the new salt boat cost these days.
Gitchi as I agree with 95% of your analsys I do not agree with crippling student debt. Not every one needs to go to college to have a good career. IMO children and young adults think the only way to get ahead is to go to college. So they sign up float threw college and don’t apply them self on the job market either they don’t want to move or that job doesn’t intreast me so they end up getting a job that has nothing to do with there college education. Well if the youth made that mistake I guess they are also responsible for paying the debt. I apoligize if this is not what you meant. I just get very tired of hearing all this trouble about student debt I paid to get my butt threw and worked hard everything worked out. But then again working hard is always hard to explain to the younger generation.
I paid to get my butt threw
Just out of curiosity how much did college cost when you went through it?
On the OP Skeeters are awesome boats, I hope to have one someday soon! And prices are never coming back down. Maybe on the used market if we hit a recession. But nice things aren’t cheap, and cheap things aren’t nice (usually).
Gitchi as I agree with 95% of your analsys I do not agree with crippling student debt. Not every one needs to go to college to have a good career. IMO children and young adults think the only way to get ahead is to go to college. So they sign up float threw college and don’t apply them self on the job market either they don’t want to move or that job doesn’t intreast me so they end up getting a job that has nothing to do with there college education. Well if the youth made that mistake I guess they are also responsible for paying the debt. I apoligize if this is not what you meant. I just get very tired of hearing all this trouble about student debt I paid to get my butt threw and worked hard everything worked out. But then again working hard is always hard to explain to the younger generation.
Back when college was 4k I bet.
It amazes me how you can graduate high school without having any sort of class or education related to basic finance. It’s a huge hole in current curriculum.
They might have room to teach about financial responsibility and such if they didn’t offer classes like gender studies, chemistry, art history, and English literature. Can’t recall the last time I needed to talk to Shakespeare, or had a desire to read one of his books.
I know many young men, both college educated and in the trades, who work their butts off. They save their money, contribute to the full match on 401ks and Roth IRAs, drive cars into the ground and don’t buy the biggest house for which they qualify. I also know young and older people who don’t save their money, borrow irresponsibly (in IMHO) and will be up against the wall when hitting retirement age. It’s not a generational thing, it happens in every generation.
Also, BigWerm’s question is interesting. I graduated in 1981 from a private college having paid $27k for tuition, room and board. That covered my son’s first year at the U of M after scholastic financial aid. Prices for college have multiplied at an insane rate.
Gitchi as I agree with 95% of your analsys I do not agree with crippling student debt. Not every one needs to go to college to have a good career. IMO children and young adults think the only way to get ahead is to go to college. So they sign up float threw college and don’t apply them self on the job market either they don’t want to move or that job doesn’t intreast me so they end up getting a job that has nothing to do with there college education. Well if the youth made that mistake I guess they are also responsible for paying the debt. I apoligize if this is not what you meant. I just get very tired of hearing all this trouble about student debt I paid to get my butt threw and worked hard everything worked out. But then again working hard is always hard to explain to the younger generation.
You’re right that not everyone needs college and getting a job doesn’t require college but many don’t just want to settle for a job. There’s more to life than just settling for a job. Many want professional careers in medicine, science, law, teaching, engineering and many, many more that require at least bachelors degrees if not more. Many want to be educated and like most of us, their parents can’t afford to pay for their college education. For many the only answer is college debt. Like BigWerm says, do you know what college costs nowdays, especially advanced degrees?
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