Having just purchased a similar boat (2001 390) I will tell you that your 90k number is not realistic, especially in this market. Plan for 120-140 for anything you’d want, assuming it is priced somewhat based on condition.
Condition matters greatly. We purchased our 390 never seeing it, a full priced offer written by a buyer’s agent with plenty of conditions. It was good timing and a lot of trust. Thankfully I found some good people and we worked everything out. And I got a great boat!
If you do find one, plan for an additional 10k of “stuff” just to get safe and in the water. And then have all your other fees like slip costs, maintenance, improvements, budgeted for and sitting waiting to spend. Notice I did not mention fuel? It’s the least of all the costs on a boat like this.
If you are DIY you can save a lot. As I’ve learned here…when you DIY tools and parts are free! Marina help is expensive but sometimes the best option for advanced stuff.
In this market if you aren’t familiar with what things are selling for and can’t gauge conditions from hopefully current pictures and data, you will have a tough time buying a boat. I studied this site for years and was watching the market for years to gain this knowledge.
If you wait to go see it, 5 of us will have written offers and the boat will be gone. It’s not ideal, but how it is right now. I wanted to go boating, and I was willing to pay extra to get what I wanted in this market. Some may say crazy, if so, then im happy to be crazy!
In our case we got lucky and got the offer accepted. The rest of the shoppers here called the day after me and got on the wait list haha! The selling broker literally said he got 5 calls a week for the boat because the boating sites lag and don’t take ads down.
Post what you find here and we can help. I learned a ton here and still do daily!
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