Bruce wrote:

... Low balling boats is soon to be a thing of the past and watch for a dramatic price
increase in good used boat prices. ...

I hope you're right since I already own a boat. IMHO much depends on the
stock markets which in turn control 401Ks and other investment funds. I
was unwilling to exhaust my savings or sign up for payments after the
near crash following Bush's election knocked 25% out of my retirement
savings. Today, I'd have bought/financed a newer, bigger boat that
needed less work - tho I'm quite pleased with our old Catalina 30 - or
even paid the asking price for it instead of 40% less. When the DOW goes
over 10 again, just befor the election, prices will no doubt climb
accordingly. After that ... who knows?? Only thing worse than
tax-and-spend Democrats is a borrow-to-spend-more Republican.