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Location: Portland/Madison | Ok,
I'm getting ready to buy a boat next month. I was wondering on opinons on a boat under 15k new or used. This boat will be used on the Madison chain 99% of the time. Used tuffy patriot etc.
Thanks
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Talk to Slamr here on the board. he has a Patriot 1690 Demo for sale that would be perfect for Madison, at a kick fanny price that would leave you about $5000 left over. New warranty on boat and motor, too. I have a 1690 myself, and love it. Mine is powered by a 40, Slamr's a 50. Mr Bluegill over at iceFIRST has a 1710 side console with a 125 for about $14K, a year older model.Slamr's is an '03 new in May. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Get a used bass boat. Your water isn't that rough that you need a big water boat. With bass boats you get a lot of boat for $15k. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I don't know if this is legal Mr Moderators, but, I would check out the classifieds on this site, most notably a 2001 Crestliner 1750 Fish Hawk owned by yours truly. A lot of boat there for $12,500. |
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Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | Rocket, I tried to e-mail you but it didnt go through.
For that much,You can get into a brand new 17' aluminum with maxed out HP and electronics if you are O.K. with 2-stroke carb's.
Is 4-stroke important to you??
are you only considering glass?
e-mail me at
[email protected]
thx much.,
Edited by GregM 2/3/2004 2:57 PM
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Location: Rockford Il 61108 | Alumacraft 165 navigator rated for a 75hp. Good deals with a fifty. Plenty of space and livewell. Nice warranty.
I ended up with a 2004 stratos proxl 17'6 93 in. beam with a 90hp for 16grand. I guess its whatever fits your boating needs. I would definetly consider Alumacraft though. |
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Best Boat for under 15k