Finally listed it.

[Way2slow]

Finally made the plunge and listed my Javelin Renegade 20 DC on craigslist.  

Granddaughter is not going to be happy with me though, she was almost raised in that boat.

[A-Jay]

Congrats on what had to be a tough decision.

Good Luck with your sale.

A-Jay

[Jigfishn10]

I know what you're going thru, I recently traded in the one I watched both my kids grow up in. There were a lot of memories in that boat. 

I'm sure like you that you're ready to make new ones.

[Way2slow]

Yea, still got mixed emotions about it, but that boat has only been in the water three times in the past two years and it's kind of a pain to keep it up and it just sitting there.  I run it every couple of months on the hose or in the tank for 20 minutes or so and buying $400-$500 worth of batteries just to get a few couple of fishing trips out of them sucks also.  But then, my wife hits me with "I wish you wouldn't sell it, that's going to break Ashley's heart". (my granddaughter) 

The lake I grew up fishing and the one I prefer fishing is 95 miles.  There is a closer lake 45 miles but it is very heavily fished and a million recreational boaters, and about all you are fishing is boat docks and  I just don't like fishing it.  Plus it's just not much enjoyment out of going by myself.  I guess I've just gotten to be one of those grumpy oldfarts. 

 

Then you have to put up with all the scammers and all the reason they want to send you a fake check to sell it to them.

 

Son of a gun, just got an email from a merchant marine wanting to buy it, but he's still at sea and wants to send me a check.  How stupid do they think people are.

[Jigfishn10]

I did the Craigslist route. I had 1 serious buyer out of a bunch. The quickest way to weed the people out that I found is I ask to take a pic of their license and registration then pray the 2 match. Then I request certified funds or cash. Then hope they weren't produced on an HP Deskjet.

 

Good luck @Way2slow.

[GaryH]

Hope it goes smooth for you wts. Selling when there’s heart strings attached is tough. Good luck

[Way2slow]

Guess I was selling it too cheap.  1st guy to look at it, loved it and offered to give me some to hold it pending test drive.  I told him he didn't need to, it wasn't going to make me mad if I didn't sell it.  Going to meet him Sunday at lake for test drive and he plans to take it home from there.  

 

 

[Biglittle8]

12 hours ago, Way2slow said:

Guess I was selling it too cheap.  1st guy to look at it, loved it and offered to give me some to hold it pending test drive.  I told him he didn't need to, it wasn't going to make me mad if I didn't sell it.  Going to meet him Sunday at lake for test drive and he plans to take it home from there.  

 

 

Bass boats are selling like hotcakes here in N.C. if you're not in the first couple of people to look at it, you won't get it... Unless it's a piece of junk. Sorry to hear about your tough decision to sell, hope all works out!

[WRB]

Sold my last boat in 2020 that I will ever own after boating for over 65 years. I always thought owning a boat was a hole in the water you poor money through, now it’s a hole in my heart.

Tom

[Way2slow]

I'm not exactly going to be boatless, just one boat less. Just decided I don't need and 80mph bass boat anymore to just sit at the house.  Still have a 24' pontoon, 1436 jon, 17' canoe, a 12' jon, and a 17 Stratos my brother keeps at the lake he lives on, which he just asked if I still wanted it because he doesn't use it anymore and was wanting to bring it back to me.  I haven't even seen it in seven years so I doubt there's much left to it since he says he hasn't used it in a couple of years.

I've had a boat since I was 13 and I'm sure my wife will have a couple to get rid of when I'm gone.  What I need to start getting rid of is all the motors, and parts of motors I have.

 

Just this one had a lot of memories, since I bought it because of dual console for my dad, and he loved that boat and have a ton of memories of him and then my granddaughter (that doesn't know it's sold).  She was almost raised in it with me and her gramps (my dad). 

[Way2slow]

Test drive put huge grin on his face, most of it anyway.  I guess that was the first time he had been 73 mph in a boat.  I drove it first just to make sure everything was good and when I aired it out, he was just starring at the gps, mph reading on the sonar, he had tightened up and had the look of a bit of fear in his face so I backed it off at 73.   He drove it and after a bit he got up to 61 and I told him he could go for it if he wanted,  he just commented, no I'm good.

He drove away as one happy boat owner towing his bass boat.  He got a steal of a deal but I didn't feel like messing with getting it in perfect condition, didn't even wash it, just sold it as is.  Could have easily got a couple thousand more if I had wanted to make it perfect.

[Way north bass guy]

1 hour ago, Way2slow said:

Test drive put huge grin on his face, most of it anyway.  I guess that was the first time he had been 73 mph in a boat.  I drove it first just to make sure everything was good and when I aired it out, he was just starring at the gps, mph reading on the sonar, he had tightened up and had the look of a bit of fear in his face so I backed it off at 73.   He drove it and after a bit he got up to 61 and I told him he could go for it if he wanted,  he just commented, no I'm good.

He drove away as one happy boat owner towing his bass boat.  He got a steal of a deal but I didn't feel like messing with getting it in perfect condition, didn't even wash it, just sold it as is.  Could have easily got a couple thousand more if I had wanted to make it perfect.

Good on ya for helping out a new bassboat owner ??.Tell him to get some pics once he’s got it all cleaned up and loaded the way he wants, and throw it on here so we can all see his new joy. 

[A-Jay]

3 hours ago, Way2slow said:

Test drive put huge grin on his face, most of it anyway.  I guess that was the first time he had been 73 mph in a boat.  I drove it first just to make sure everything was good and when I aired it out, he was just starring at the gps, mph reading on the sonar, he had tightened up and had the look of a bit of fear in his face so I backed it off at 73.   He drove it and after a bit he got up to 61 and I told him he could go for it if he wanted,  he just commented, no I'm good.

He drove away as one happy boat owner towing his bass boat.  He got a steal of a deal but I didn't feel like messing with getting it in perfect condition, didn't even wash it, just sold it as is.  Could have easily got a couple thousand more if I had wanted to make it perfect.

Congrats on your sale.

Surely that gentlemen got a great rig.

A-Jay

[Way2slow]

To be honest with ya'll, I sold it "As Is" and just reduced the crap out of it for that, because I knew if I got it all cleaned up and everything good to go, I would have changed my mind about selling it.  I considered selling it last year when I recovered the seats, for a whole lot more money, but after getting it perfect to sale, I changed my mind.  It sat another year and never got put in the water.   I did pull most of my $5,000 worth of electronics out and that $1,600 trolling motor off the front, but did leave the $600 unit I had mounted in the dash, and sold if cheap enough he could put what he wanted and still have a good deal.

[Ski213]

Congratulations on the sale. I imagine it’s kind of bittersweet. The guy got lucky. You having been it’s owner I’d say it would’ve been next to impossible find and more mechanically and structurally sound ride. 
 

Parting with something that has so

many memories can be tough. Always has been for me.