Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Aldeer General Forum anybody purchased a boat lately?

Im in the market for a boat, im considering buying new if i can get a decent deal..i looked around online today and i seen new bass boats going upwards of 50k ...what im wondering is how rigorous wad the financing end of the deal? I purchased a house recently and that pretty much screwed my credit up for some reason!?! Any advice on loans/financing etc would be appreciated, im hoping to find something below 15,000 with a interest rate at 5% or lower..thanks guys...oh and im looking for a bass boat, fiberglass with a 150 or bigger

And i know i wont get a new boat like im looking for for 15k, i meant if i find a good deal locally on a used one.

I was about to ask if that skwerl whacked you with a baseball this time.

in that price range i would say you would be much better off getting a brand new bass tracker and not dealing with the headache of having an older ragged out boat. just think of it, for the same money you could have a brand new aluminum boat that is under warranty and cranks every time you turn the key and has everything a fiberglass boat does or you could have a 10 year old fiberglass boat that you have to work on all the time out of your pocket plus a boat payment.

^^^ good point, a aluminum boat is always a option

This^^^ plus your not freaking out about bumpimg into docks and such.

I bought a new G3 a few weeks ago but it cost more than $15000. They actually have a 3.99% interest rate going until the end of March. As for aluminum vs fiberglass, you need to decide what you want to do with the boat first. If I didn't pig hunt the delta or gig flounder I would have gotten a traditional bay boat. I also wanted a center console.

which one did you end up getting josh? i am still loving my 1860 but wish i had gotten a 2072

Well the last boat i had was a 21' triton bass boat, it handled good in rough water and was fast..ive never had a aluminum boat so i dont know how they would compare, im not so much worried about the speed as i am just having a solid boat that wont beat you to death, as far as my plans for the boat mainly bass fishing, running the river, catfishing etc, maybe one day get back into fishing tournaments

Where did you buy your boat josh? I emailed g3 along with about 10 other boat companies and should have alot of catalogs in the mail soon

I got the 1860 camo. There's enough room for a family of messicans in that thing.


Aluminum is gonna beat you up sometimes but I love metal boats. Sounds like a tracker is right up your alley.

Got mine from gulf shores power sports. Check out Dixie Sporting Goods in Frisco City as well if you are interested in G3 boats.

For 15k you can get an extremely nice used in great shape Bass boat. That's the way I went. Of course not all used boats are in great shape but I just couldn't make myself drop 40k+ on a boat. Although I would like to have one of them New Phoenix's or a new Bullet.

If i was gonna drop those kind of bills it would be for a new triton of a bass cat

I paid 16k for the 1999 21' triton i had with a 225 merc i had it was decked out, i regret ever selling that boat

Yea. Mine wasn't any where near 15k. But I guess if a man was willing to spend 15k, he may as well spend 15 more and get what he really wants with all the warranty of a new boat. Just go get a BassCat, Finance that joker for as long as you can with the smallest payments possible and trade it in every few years.

I'll outfish every one if yall outta my four winns 180.

Best decision I ever made was to stop fishing. Chit, I have saved "bill gates" type money since.

As soon as it warms up we are gonna have an alder inshore tournament. Bring your floating trailer on down.

Im not gonna come embarrass yall on yalls turf.