Jim wrote:
purple_stars wrote:

Jasper Windvane wrote:
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my limited experience so far has been that boats have to be one of the
easiest things in the world to get a good deal on.

Wrong, boats are very easy to get a bad deal on. You can buy a lot of
boats that aren't worth the money (or effort) to make it functional,
sometimes, any function.

Want to buy an old wooden Chris Craft? You can get a lot of GREAT deals.

But most will never be a boat.

i never said lowest price = best deal, you did.

the definition of "good deal" is getting the highest value/quality for
the money.