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06-21-2014, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Chasing fat girls in the dark
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Markup on new boats
Anyone know how much markup there is on a new boat? Is it like buying a car where you can negotiate down, etc? I'd imagine they have a quite a bit of room to move.
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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06-21-2014, 09:46 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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You're not gonna like this but, IMO, you shouldn't consider a new boat. You can get great deals on slightly used boats and don't have to deal with immediate depreciation. Average first year depreciation on resale is 20%. So if you pay $30K you lost $6K as soon as you splash it.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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06-21-2014, 04:53 PM
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Yah, figured that but I don't want anyone else's headaches. This would be the boat I would have for a long time so I'm focussed on getting the best deal I can on new. I've got them down to 8% below sticker with a Lowrance HDS10 and VHF thrown in for $0.
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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06-21-2014, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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I love that new boat smell! 
Curious, what hull you looking at if you don't mind me askin. |
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06-21-2014, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Chasing fat girls in the dark
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Nautic Star 2500 XS. Big center console.
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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06-22-2014, 02:27 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Check out The Hull Truth. Lots of info on the Naut 25 comparing it to a Sea Hunt 25 and Cape Horn.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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06-22-2014, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Liv2Fish
Nautic Star 2500 XS. Big center console.
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Phew! Great looking ride.
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06-22-2014, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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IIRC its about a 20% margin to the dealers.
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06-22-2014, 08:58 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: marshfield
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I really like the 25
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my 1st wife didn't like me fishing so much
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06-22-2014, 09:39 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
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Beauty but out of my league price wise. Got to be $60 to$70K without power. Six figures with twin 250 Yami 4 strokes.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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06-22-2014, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
IIRC its about a 20% margin to the dealers.
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Is that 20% of the invoice price of the boat back to the dealer as a kick back for moving one or does the dealers put 20% on top of the invoice and keep as much of that 20% as they can in the transaction? |
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06-23-2014, 07:20 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Liv2Fish
Is that 20% of the invoice price of the boat back to the dealer as a kick back for moving one or does the dealers put 20% on top of the invoice and keep as much of that 20% as they can in the transaction?
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Their cost is about 80% of the list price. |
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06-23-2014, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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yes I was told they like to make between 15-18% after neg. I negotiated down about 10% off list price when I bought mine. Also make them throw in all the little things. Cooler, storage, whatever little add ons they offer.
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06-23-2014, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
You're not gonna like this but, IMO, you shouldn't consider a new boat. You can get great deals on slightly used boats and don't have to deal with immediate depreciation. Average first year depreciation on resale is 20%. So if you pay $30K you lost $6K as soon as you splash it.
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To paraphrase from the "National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation", where Clark Griswald heads back to the blackjack table with a boatload of money, and the dealer says to him:
"I'll tell you what, why don't you give me half the money you were going to spend on a boat, we go out back, and I kick you in the nuts and call it even?"
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