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That’s my boat with me driving it. (They used it/me for a Mercury photo shoot)

New in 2021. Used it for 2 charter seasons. 2 moose hunts. 20 deer hunts. Wolf trapping. Family camping. Bear hunting. Commercial salmon trolling. Shrimping.

Has 800+ hours and could sell it tomorrow for more than what I have into it. Boats always aren’t a hole in the water you throw money into. In this market prices went up faster than boats deprecated. Not sure they will come down.

I agree with Calvin. I bought a Willie river boat 10 years ago and could flip it right now for more than I paid for it.
Aluminum boats don't depreciate like glass boats do.

Beauty Calvin. I don’t see many of those in Minnesota but when I have groups down on the flaming gorge I see them there. Good looking floaters.

Osky

Very nice Calvin, exactly what you need for the Pacific. Where do you fish?

Craig. W side of Prince of Wales

"More water outside, than inside the boat."

I just ordered a Lund SSV 16. Sometimes I like the basics. Brand new with galvanized trailer set me back $8600.

Those are a standard here. We do things that shouldn't be done in them.

Gooch did that include a motor?

No, it was just boat, galvanized trailer, battery, and the fuel tank. I have a 2016 Mercury 40hp 4-stroke for it.

I agree with the previous that many boats had held their value
Mainly the ones that people want to buy today

There are some other boats that have not because the trend is away from what they have
But solid fish boat with 4 strokes are a winner when it comes to resale

Calvin that is a beauty we are starting to see some of those around here I fished off one this summer really awesome boat

Hank

I hope Bikinis are involved :o)

KB

There are a lot of components that make one brand more desirable than others. Some brands have transom problems, some have bad welds, some have poorly sealed rivets, etc. I would also research how a dealer rigs a boat. A hot boat can cause all sorts of problems too.

Crestliner is a great Walleye Boat as well.





KB

By hot boat, do you mean one that's not properly grounded and suffers from electrolysis?

What are these, walleye, you all speak of ?

This is a very large one with my better half. No boat required. lol

I have heard of these phantom fish also. However, I have yet to see one. Many have talked about the elusive walleye , and rave about their taste , but to catch one in Wisconsin has yet to be seen.

Hmmm, be this be them?

I am a fisherman. A boat to me is about fishing first, pleasure second.
The problem is I love all fishing, trout, salmon, bass, walleye, rockfish, lingcod, crappie, perch etc....
Rivers , lakes , streams, reservoirs, ocean etc.... well in theory this would require 4 or 5 different boats. And that is the path I was heading down.
Finally I came to my senses and decided to stop the insanity.
Sold all my boats, and at I profit I may add. And bought this boat to do it all.
It's a heavy gauge welded aluminum , with a jet pump outboard with tiller steering. It has a Minnkota Terranova bow mount electric wit auto pilot, spotlock and cruise control.
No gas kicker this time. I use two Lifepro lithium batteries to power it and can troll for several days at 1.5 to 2mph.
The jet allows me to power up rivers in 4" water. The 10 degree V with good freeboard allows me to use it on large reservoirs such as Ft Peck. The light weight allows me to launch on small lakes with unimproved ramps.
It's not perfect for everything but it is damn good!!