....unless you like to buy your stuff new and take care of it. If, like me,
you keep things forever, resale value doesn't matter.

"Capt John" wrote in message
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Dave, the best advice you can get on a new boat, don't buy new.

Take a look at the used boats one or two years old. The drop in price
on most new boats is unbeleavable. And if you look around you will find
the boat you want, with low hours, electronic equipment already
installed, all the bugs worked out, and save a lot of money in the
process. I know lots of people who have been into boating for many
years, very few of them would ever consider buying a brand new boat.
And these people don't have money problems. They just hate taking that
big hit when it comes time to sell the boat, and that hit can be really
bad.