New Boat Fever

[samwise2u]

Bottom line: 2016 RT188, White, Merc 115, HELIX 9 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G2N at bow, HELIX 7 CHIRP SI GPS G2N at console, south of $22,000 plus tax, title and registration. Seems too good to pass

 

 

The rest of the story: Pull into the driveway after fishing, straightening up the days clutter on the boat and my next door neighbor brother-in-law comes over and says...

 

hi, you want to sell your boat?

I said - huh?

Hear you want a bigger boat and this one is just the size I am looking for. (My neighbor and I both have boats and talk fishing regularly, I did mention to him that I...)

Really want more storage and a bigger casting deck. This one runs good and only 3 years old.

How much for this one?

What ever I owe, payoff.

How much is that.

Let me do some checking and I will get back with you.

Okay

 

Park the boat, fire up the computer, I start looking for a replacement boat cause I ain't doing without a boat this time of year. Find the RT188 online, fill out the "I want more information" form, hit send. Turn on the TV to watch the playoffs, pop a top and get supper started. 30 minutes after hitting send the phone rings, it's a salesman. We talk about the RT188 and I let him know that I gotta sell my boat first then I will buy. We talk about what he has in inventory, several boats to choose from, all looking like a doable plan. Get back on the computer, check payoff and text the info to the neighbors brother-in-law. Crickets. I can understand cause upside down on my boat. No problem.

 

Two days later I get a "friendly reminder" email from the salesman asking how things are. I let him know that I am no longer in the market for a new boat. Next day another email asking how much is payoff on mine. I respond. He took a picture of the sticker price, $24,998, +Prep and Freight, + tax, says he will take $1,000 off the sticker price, lets me know the trade in value and that his service dept will need to do a trade eval. My email back to him was thanks but no thanks. He responds with "I talked to my sales manager and we will payoff your boat". Instant new boat fever. I let him know what electronics I want added and ask about the bottom line and terms. He gives the bottom line above.

 

Seems too good to pass.

[BrianinMD]

RT188 is a great boat, great storage, rod locker for 8ft 6in rods, stable, and Ranger quality. You would not be disappointment with it. Paired with a 115hp it will run upper 40's out of the box.

[Kaptag]

Sounds like a very good deal to me.  I looked at a Ranger aluminum boat last week at the Cabela's in SC.  It had one of the new Evinrude 150hp outboards on the back end.  Salesman told me the engine comes with a 10 year warranty.  I asked the price of the boat as it is a really  nice boat. North of $34K.  I told him thank you for showing me the boat.  Which Mercury 115 Four Stroke or Pro XS?   Either engine is fine, personally I prefer the 4 strokes these days. 

[BrianinMD]

Kaptag, the new Pro XS is a 4 stroke, this started with 2016 models.

[samwise2u]

yep, the RT188s are nice boats. Just not sure ifn I want to go into debt for another 6+ years. Don't need it, but sure do want it.

 

3.5 years left on my Xpress sounds good. With a little more storage and some electronics it could be my first and last bass boat (ifn you don't count the 2 jon boats I've had). My son could inherit this boat when Jesus tells me "Come here, boy!".

 

Just can't seem to get over the "new boat fever". Y'all know anything I could take to get rid of this fever? It's starting to burn a hole in my pocket!

[12poundbass]

13 minutes ago, samwise2u said:

yep, the RT188s are nice boats. Just not sure ifn I want to go into debt for another 6+ years. Don't need it, but sure do want it.

 

3.5 years left on my Xpress sounds good. With a little more storage and some electronics it could be my first and last bass boat (ifn you don't count the 2 jon boats I've had). My son could inherit this boat when Jesus tells me "Come here, boy!".

 

Just can't seem to get over the "new boat fever". Y'all know anything I could take to get rid of this fever? It's starting to burn a hole in my pocket!

Don't take beer to try and get rid of the fever....IT MAKES IT WORSE!!!

[samwise2u]

Deal fell through, fever has broken.

[fishnkamp]

Then it was not to be!  I have learned one thing for sure in my life. When I want something, maybe even REALLY want something and it does not work out, often there is a hidden reason why it does not work out.  That reason has shown itself later and I am usually better off for it. Maybe there is a better deal coming your way, it just has not revealed itself yet.  My wife and I had locked in on getting a brand new Champion boat many years ago. We even went to the factory, had a tour and sat down with the factory regional director. We custom laid out that boat, returned to our home state and sat down with our semi local dealer all he had to do was confirm the deal the factory rep had made with us, have us sign the order and wait for it to show up.  The dealer refused the deal, we left heartbroken and mad!!  We had traveled from PA to TN and back to have this jerk cut us off.  Two days later my wife's transmission failed and we decided not to repair it.  We had already been preapproved for a loan on the boat. The bank was happy to do a tiny bit of paperwork and change the type of loan and we had a new car in days.  That could have been tough if the boat deal worked out.  Keep your eyes peeled, maybe a nice used fiberglass is in your future.

[12poundbass]

45 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

Then it was not to be!  I have learned one thing for sure in my life. When I want something, maybe even REALLY want something and it does not work out, often there is a hidden reason why it does not work out.  That reason has shown itself later and I am usually better off for it. Maybe there is a better deal coming your way, it just has not revealed itself yet.  My wife and I had locked in on getting a brand new Champion boat many years ago. We even went to the factory, had a tour and sat down with the factory regional director. We custom laid out that boat, returned to our home state and sat down with our semi local dealer all he had to do was confirm the deal the factory rep had made with us, have us sign the order and wait for it to show up.  The dealer refused the deal, we left heartbroken and mad!!  We had traveled from PA to TN and back to have this jerk cut us off.  Two days later my wife's transmission failed and we decided not to repair it.  We had already been preapproved for a loan on the boat. The bank was happy to do a tiny bit of paperwork and change the type of loan and we had a new car in days.  That could have been tough if the boat deal worked out.  Keep your eyes peeled, maybe a nice used fiberglass is in your future.

I'm not a religious person by any means at all but everything happens for a reason! It may not be what you want but it's in your best interest.