Boat Ownership Experiment Ending (rental, broker, house)

[az99]

Well I thought for our 1st year in the area that we really needed a boat. I got some good advice from members on here when I was getting it. Love the boat and it did everything we wanted.
Turns out that we use it so seldom that I am going to sell it. Just seems like there is always something else to do and I am not an avid fisherman.
For the few times we use it, it would seem smarter to rent.

So if anyone knows someone looking for a very clean, low hours 09 Sea Hunt 196 Ultra with a 115 Yamaha, let me know.

What would be a good place to sell it other than Craigslist or Fleabay?

Thanx

[mr&mrssunshine]

shame, we don't use ours that much, but as its all paid for the only outlay is the monthly marina fee (well and repairs but that's a sore point)

I justify it that if we use the boat once a month it covers a one time rental plus we can go when we ant at a moments notice...........

so in my tiny mind its worth keeping..........just

[az99]

That was what I was thinking. It is such a nice boat that I hate to sell it but now that it is soon time to take it out of the marina storage and put it in my garage, I decided to sell it. We are heading north for a few months.

[Harbor Hopper]

If the price is right, you'll sell it on Craigslist. If it's high and you need to advertise it, then boat trader is decent. You shouldn't need to pay a broker 10% for a boat that will sell itself, again, if it's priced right.

[Macgregorsailor51]

Good suggestions and information across the board as I see it.. I am in the same house as Sunshine & AZ99.. we too seldom use our boats , but I have very little $$ tied up in the powerboat.. We live on a sailboat canal full-time and when or if we want to take one out, its there. I may at some point change/trade the powerboat I have, for a smaller flats or bay boat , but I am not ready to entirely give up either boat YET.

[born01930]

I can sympathize with you...I bought my boat while working from home, then I had to hit the road again and haven't been able to use it much. Fortunately I have a lot on a canal and my own dock so I don't have to toss too much money at her. My wife likes the boat which is an added benefit.

[LakeLifePA]

They say the two happiest days of your life is the day you buy a boat and the day you sell it. No surprise I guess. I always enjoyed having a boat, but circumstance change, and you move on to other things sometimes. Good luck with the sale.

[MikeM8560]

Originally Posted by Harbor Hopper

You shouldn't need to pay a broker 10% for a boat that will sell itself,

agreed but if he is away for a few month and still has it then it is a option to still sell it.