Anybody got any good places to check used boat values. I went to NADA to price a used 07 pro-v. They only give you a price based on a 115 hp and this particular boat has a 175. Anybody got any reccomendations?
NADA used to value the boat, motor, and trailer separately.
Maybe a dealer could help you out.
It’s a tough market to rely on recent sales figures.
Good Luck.
At least your not selling a Ranger. Im looking for a second boat I own a 05 620 with 225 E-tec and I want to buy a Tiller boat for smaller lakes some, no wait,most of the guys selling Ranger tillers think their boats are worth way too much: 2005 620T 115 Yamaha and they want 25,000.00 My boat with the same electronics (225 H.P. + kicker In my opinion is worth 29,000.00. I guess what I am saying is I see alot of boats for sale for WAY TOO MUCH. Price it right it will sell, but you cant be firm, Its a buyers market
NADA you will have to price all three seperately. However, that number should just be a reference point. If you are patient, there are some really good deals to be had.
One question. Why Lund vs. glass? Almost every Lund I’ve seen on the market lately is priced(asking) higher than an equivalent year/power/size Ranger/Skeeter. Not trying to be rude, but I’m curious to why spend the extra for a tin boat?
Good luck shopping!! 
I am sure I’ll get some blistering PM’s on this post.
IMHO, boat prices, both new and used are WAY OUT OF CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do feel bad for those caught in a bind now due to overspending and paying way too much for tin and wood or fiberglass and wood that doesn’t even have the fit and finish of a 10K Kia.
Plus, no wood in a Kia. Look at the technology in a new chevy truck or ford F-150 at a comparable(or cheaper) price as these new boats?
boats should cost a 1/3rd of what they do and now guys are sitting on stuff they will never sell.
Like I said–I see the posts a comin’.
Good luck.
Hey, I don’t think observations are out of line. I mean look at the price of a used 2009 Lund 2075 Pro V with a 275 Verado on it. $58k asking price. Whoa. 
That’s darn near two new 1/2 ton trucks.
Most used 09 620’s are going for low to mid $40’s asking price anyway. Still way more than I paid for my F150, and it’s pretty loaded for a Lariat. 
Doc,
Don’t you think that at some point in time, people have to be held accountable for their actions? Have ANY of us ever been FORCED to buy that shiny new boat? Would I like to have a new 2075 in my garage, heck yes! But, not at the expense of making the mortgage payment, buying groceries, or funding my kids college expenses.
Sometimes, we just need to look in a mirror to see who the enemy is.
HRG
Hot Runr,
You are absolutely correct. I do have compassion for those caught in such binds, but you are right-no one forced them into their purchases. With this current market, only thing that makes sense is saving up and purchasing something outright with zero loan. For most of us, that means years of saving and then living with our purchase for 10-15 years.
Joe, get the nada for the 175hp….then the price for the 115hp….subtract for difference and add the difference to the package price….should get close that way……DocFrigo spend your moldy money and get your Ranger!
Giving up the tiller Joe?
Tin over fiberglass? Tin uses much less horsepower and is less costly to maintain over time. I take tin every time. As far as cost of boats, the dealers will not be happy with me, but I buy mine privately off the street (lots of them out there) spend a little fixing them up and wind up with a boat that is paid for and catches just as many fish as those over priced monsters that cost an arm and a let to tow and run. They don’t catch any more fish than I do and often less. If you follow that scene, have the motor checked by a competent marine mechanic. You can frequently buy a boat for the cost of a decent motor.
Fishing is about fishing, not about the latest hot rod that runs like a drag racer. Pick something utilitarian and spend the rest of the money on that trip you have always wanted to take.
Welcome to IDO!!!
After reading your response, I’m questions your logic.
How is a glass boat more expensive to maintain than tin? Leave the motor out of it, they should be equal.
What is the weight difference between a ProV 1900 vs. Ranger 619?? The ranger is 90lbs heavier. So I don’t understand how one is easier to pull/haul or push efficiently on the water??
Again, welcome. Would love to hear more on your thoughts.
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What is the weight difference between a ProV 1900 vs. Ranger 619?? The ranger is 90lbs heavier. So I don’t understand how one is easier to pull/haul or push efficiently on the water??
That glass boats are heavier than their tin counterparts is a common misconception that I encounter all the time. This may have been true in years past, when the prevalent construction practices resulted in thinner, lighter tin boats and heavier glass boats. The weight difference has closed significantly in recent years, as tin boat makers have trended towards thicker, more reinforced hulls while glass boat makers have made their hulls more streamlined to better shape the spray coming off the boat as it moves through the water and optimize the ways that the bow handles approaching waves.
The real shocker for me, and for many people, has been how the pricing of top-of-the-line tin boat has caught, and in many instances bypassed, the parallel top-of-the-line glass counterparts. As much as anything else, this fact is bringing more people into the glass marketplace.
I’m hoping to go back into debt on a boat next year. As I sit and watch the used market, I can only relay what I see currently. Lund is consistently more than any glass out there right now. Crestliner/Alumacraft are slighty less. Now keep in mind, these are asking prices. What they truely sell for, I’ll never know.
But, from my perspective. An apples to apples comparison(year, length, HP), the glass is rarely more than Lund and almost always competitive to the other top manufactures mentioned above.
If I can spend just a little more and get a better and drier ride. I’ll go that route.
Now you see there, that is a function of my age. I have seen glass boats pretty used up by the sun and there are always instructions available and also products for redoing the gel coat. The only way to get rid of aluminum boats is to put them through a crusher. Any boat given half decent care will last a life time.
There is no argument about the astronomical cost of any type of new boat. One thing that caught the manufacturers is metals going to the moon. They have to use high quality, high priced marine grade aluminum that is very expensive, forced even higher by the spike in metal prices. Then when the market fell apart, they were left holding the bag on expensive boats they had terrific costs in and no market.
I talked to a marine dealer during the past month and he told me they have only one used boat in inventory but you can get all the new boats you want.
Why do fishing boats have to be 21-25 feet anyway?
I still like a used aluminum boat I can fix then spend my money on the Rainy River.
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