Triton aluminum bass boats

[Stan Smith]

Lets change directions a bit. I still a pretty young guy BUT, I ve bought several new vehicles and in doing this i have found that one should never pay sticker price on a new truck/car. How much wiggle room is there on a new boat to negotiate a good deal? Is it similar to new automobiles?

[Further North]

How much wiggle room is going to depend on the dealer and where you live...

 

I don't buy new cars, trucks or boats (hate the depreciation, too much of a numbers guy), but can tell you there's just as much, if not more wiggle room in used boats.

11 hours ago, PECo said:

I must have missed the post where someone tried to tell the OP that glass is better than tin, but having owned both tin and glass bass boats, I can tell you for certain that glass boats have a much, MUCH better ride than tin boats.

 

Does it matter when you're motoring around slowly using your trolling motor while fishing? Heck no.

 

Do tin boats blow around more in the wind? Not that I ever noticed in mine.

 

Does it matter when you're making a five mile run down a tidal river against the incoming tide and wind during the winter in the northeast? Heck yeah!

 

Is a glass boat worth the expense and relative fragility? To some, no. To me, yes.

 

I'm old and comfort is more important to me than expense. Plus, I store my boat in a garage, and have a tow vehicle with four-wheel drive and a HEMI V8.

 

But could I be happy with a tin boat? Sure I could. If I had to store my boat outdoors, I probably would have bought another tin boat. Even with a garage, I'd bet if I had that 18 TX, the thought of trading it in for a glass boat would never enter my mind.

 

 

Good summary of the differences.

 

...and no, no one had popped in - yet - to sing the praises of glass over tin (or vice versa), but it always happens and I assumed the OP had run a search...

 

I'm also "old", and store my boat in a garage...but I tow with a smaller and less expensive all wheel drive vehicle...I'm not at a place where I feel I can discount expense...and I just don't find glass is more comfortable...but note my exclusion for folks making long runs on big water...much easier to have that be a critical part of the equation in those cases.

 

Here in the northwoods, the opportunities for long runs just don't exist, with very few exceptions.  Horses for courses...

[WRB]

Aluminum bass boats excel anytime the boat bottom makes contact with the lake bottom. If you plan on beaching the boat for any reason get a aluminum boat.

Stability comes with hull design and width + weight. Triton makes a good solid boat, Xpress makes a top of the line aluminum bass boat, Lund and Alumna Craft and several others make good V bottom and bass boats, see A-Jays Lund for example of high end aluminum V bottom boat.

Catt has given you great advice about learning to handle your boat. You can hire a good guide who knows whatever electronics you have and teach you the basics how to luanch and load your boat, how to control and use the trolling motor and how to operate your boat and engine, well worth the few hundred dollars it will cost. 

Good luck.

Tom

[slonezp]

20 hours ago, Stan Smith said:

Lets change directions a bit. I still a pretty young guy BUT, I ve bought several new vehicles and in doing this i have found that one should never pay sticker price on a new truck/car. How much wiggle room is there on a new boat to negotiate a good deal? Is it similar to new automobiles?

Boats don't come with a window sticker like cars do. Higher volume dealers tend to have more wiggle room. It's easier to negotiate on a showroom model than a boat you order. Finally, your best bet at negotiating is to get multiple quotes. I played dealers against each other to get to a price I was comfortable to pay

[Stan Smith]

Any recommended dealers to shop with in the southeastern US?