re: So what is the boat market going to look like after this

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I want a top notch hybrid boat.

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26’ or 28’ Blue Wave

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we have been in the market now for a few months
Looking for 24 foot bay boats
Honestly have found a couple solid deals this week but they are out of town and travel isn’t an option at the moment

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Watcha looking for baw? I got one for sale right now.

Mine might be a little older than what you're wanting, 2008 sea pro with a 2008 225hp mercury verado

Boats are stacking up on thehulltruth.com for sale forum on their website

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Still gonna be cheaper to make friends and book charters.

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But that means you gotta go with other people and for some, me included, the greatest outdoor experiences often come when you are all by yourself and not having to talk to someone. My days of crossing the gulf stream alone and spending 3-4 days in the Bahamas fishing alone are probably behind me because with some age you gain some wisdom or temerity....but those trips are some of the best experiences in my life because I was alone and working it out on my own with no input from anyone. I still much prefer hunting ducks and geese alone and will only go with someone else if they have kid who wants to go and they want to get them in the field or a handful of people I have known for years and who can sit in a blind for hours and never utter a word.

The common saying about the happiest 2 days of your life - buying a boat and selling a boat - never applied to me. I bought a 12 foot fiberglass sears tri hull when I 8 years old with money I'd won in a family dime ante poker game.....that was 47 years ago and I have not been without at least 1 boat since...currently have 3 in the fleet but I have had 5 at a time in the past....there ain't no perfect boat...and I wouldn't be without one.

That being said they are a pain in the arse. The damned things ain't built to get wet....if you are new to boats I know that sounds crazy but it is a fact. I suspect a boat would go to wreck and ruin in afew years inside a sterile vacuum but outdoors and on the water? Forget about it....This is why we name them after women because if you don't spend an exhorbitant amount of money on them and most of your time paying them attention they will get even. I like for everything on my boat to work as expected when called for...it is amazing how seldom this actually happens....especially now that the electronics are networked and supposed to work together. I also can't stand a dirty boat but there has NEVER been any other kind....shite in the wrong place, terminal tackle in the most unimaginable places....it is a never ending source of FUN and ENTERTAINMENT.....