re: Sell the boat? Dilemma

I have a 7 month old. We're still trying to decide if we're going to have another. My yak is good enough for now. Not that I can't afford a boat, but I'm waiting till my son is old enough before I get one.

Sell it, 8-10 years from now you may be able to afford another one. When the kids can go on the water with you.

Sell pf and buy a pontoon boat till kids get older.

Win win

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Makes me frickin sick to say this.... Payoff is right at 50k. Boat is loaded out w every option besides pwrpole. I know PFs hold their value but i dont know what its worth

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ouch!
can u wait 2-3 mos on a buyer? i MAY be interested if u decide to sell

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Makes me frickin sick to say this.... Payoff is right at 50k. Boat is loaded out w every option besides pwrpole. I know PFs hold their value but i dont know what its worth

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Yow! How much did you pay for it new? That'll give you an idea of how much you're upside down.

You never know, you might find someone willing to assume the note if it's a reasonable monthly note. Some people don't care about the "total" cost, just care about how much a month.

NADA has it for $54k, I know I wont get that but it is close to my payoff. I think Im gonna go ahead and let her go come October

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some people dont care about the cost, just the montly note

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That's what happened in this situation, we had just got together and got stupid and bought it. Im not saying we cant afford to keep it, we do ok financially. But the way im looking at it is whats the point in having this expensive arse boat and payin the note on something that I really wont use like it needs to be used for 3-4 years, if not longer. Im just thinkin, let her go now... actually save my pennies and make a smarter decision down the road with the lil ones get old enough.....

Put it for sale now with your dream price on it. Come down later in the summer. I just sold my ranger for the same reason. I didn't want to sell until September, but put it for sale for the highest I could find online. Ended up selling for more than I purchased (I didn't buy new though, had 30 hrs when I got it)

From a boat addict: Been there done that (5kids) Do not think another second. Sell the boat, another day will come and you can get a boat later,

This is about family not about self. Those kids will be and should be your world. Your wife should be your priority and she needs to know that.

Your main priority right now is family. Build it, work on it, focus on it and a few years down the road when the kids are bigger- the conversation will come up about a boat and time will be right to get another one.

One other piece of advice- Unless you are filthy rich don't buy a new boat- there are so many boats on the market with less than 60 hours it will blow your mind.

Well if any of yall are interested in a REALLY nice boat that has barely been used, let me know. I'll be thru Dularge atleast til Oct, then its gona have to go. Thanks for the advice fellas.... Guess ill stick to deer hunting for now, def a lot cheaper

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Used ones are cheap as hell

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And fun as hell. They are called party barge for a reason, it's pretty impossible not to have a good time on one.

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They are called party barge for a reason

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HAHA, my wife would shoot me, like i said, she would go fishing before she would do anything else. Basically raised on the water, so if anything, itll be another fishing boat, just one that is more affordable.