Dad wants a boat

I would appreciate any leads on a boat for my Dad. He wants a 15 or 16 footer with a 4 stroke motor and power tilt. Tiller or steering wheel doesn’t matter but a decent fishing boat. He has a budget of approx. $5000. He lives in the St.Cloud MN. area but willing to travel for the right boat. Thanks

It’s best to watch CL, I just saw one last week close to that. tough time of year to be looking though, not as much selection as a couple months ago. There will be quite a few of these come spring but the prices will be higher, on something like that though you should be able to wheel and deal on a few of them in the spring and see if one bites. good luck.

Also watch CL around boat show time when people get the itch to upgrade.

My wifey and I are looking for something similar to that even a 14 foot model.
Email me if ya have something.
Thanks,
Roger Heywood

walleye central is good on line place to look for used boats

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If you’re looking for a $40,000 ranger.

Try Stark’s in Prairie du Chien. They always have a lot of used boats, the better ones are stored inside .

In that size, I would suggest a tiller boat. It will seem like there is a lot more usable space than a wheel boat.

I agree with Targa as far as watching walleye central.

FDR

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On a good day you can get a steal on an older one for $35000

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X2 I’ve bought 2 new boats from Starks. Price wise, it was well worth the 5 hour round trip drive for me. I have never priced a used boat there but they do have a lot of them.

I haven’t looked recently, only house payment type boats? That’s too bad..

In that price range I would wait until the spring so you can test run it and see what you are getting. You might be able to find a better deal this winter but you could be buying someone else’s problems.

I buy used boats all the time, fix them up and remarket them.

Most all of the problems i find are cosmetic. ONly once have i found a hull problem.

I’d say buy in the winter while prices are low.

Come spring time I may have a very nice Princecraft Pro 176 for sale. 115 HP Yamaha oil injected, Merc 9.9 Kicker with electric start and remote controls & Steer, 24V bow mount trolling motor, Trollmaster for the kicker, New batteries, 4 seats, Bimini Cover, 2 Fish finders, lots of other extras.

Thanks for the input. Dad scored a nice boat from LakeLink.com