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[QUOTE]whynot - 5/5/2009  9:14 AM

Look at a lot of boats at a lot of different places.  You'll get a good feel for what you can reasonably expect pretty quickly.  Also, if you're on a budget, look for a boat that comes with a trolling motor and a sonar unit or GPS/Sonar unit and all of the batteries necessary so that you don't have to dump money into that right away.

Good luck!  Boat shopping is fun!

-Chris[/QUOTE]

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Posted 5/5/2009 9:14 AM (#376144 - in reply to #376028)
Subject: Re: Cheaper Boat

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Lots of decent boats out there for $5000 and under, just make sure you look around. Not sure what the market is like out in Indiana, might have to drive to get one. Check out CL in Minnesota, boat trader dot com, fishing mn dot com, star tribune classifieds, etc. Don't be afraid to check other states as well, my first boat was a South Dakota boat. No sales tax over there! This is not the time of year you are going to get the best deal on used boats, but you should be able to find something decent in that price range. Probably looking mid-90's or older with a 60-90 hp or smaller on a 16' boat. One mistake I made when I bought my first boat was buying a boat that was underpowered. The boat itself was a tank and could handle Mille Lacs and Vermilion no problem, but it had issues getting up on plane in big waves with a 40hp on the back.

Look at a lot of boats at a lot of different places. You'll get a good feel for what you can reasonably expect pretty quickly. Also, if you're on a budget, look for a boat that comes with a trolling motor and a sonar unit or GPS/Sonar unit and all of the batteries necessary so that you don't have to dump money into that right away.

Good luck! Boat shopping is fun!

-Chris