Buying a boat- need advice from experienced angler

southernpro · 03-25-04, 09:37 AM

The wife and I finally retired! Now we need a bass boat.
Classifieds show prices way over my head.
Want to spend about $5,000. Neighbor has one in yard. 1990 Lasser 19.5ft, 150 Yamaha,Magnum steel tailer,tandem. Wants $5,500. Nada says average $4,100
A} Is anyone familiar with this brand of bass boat? Good experience or bad? Reasaleable without losing too much?
Boat is not garage kept,looks a little salty,but ownersaid 3 new batteries,new bimini top,new axel bearings,etc. Will demonstrate on water.
We are only used to 14ft aluminum boat with 15hp, so a little scared of 150 horses! But, If we tackle Amistatd or Rayburn, we need to get from Pt A to Pt B before sunset!

03-25-04, 09:37 AM	#1
southernpro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Buying a boat- need advice from experienced angler The wife and I finally retired! Now we need a bass boat. Classifieds show prices way over my head. Want to spend about $5,000. Neighbor has one in yard. 1990 Lasser 19.5ft, 150 Yamaha,Magnum steel tailer,tandem. Wants $5,500. Nada says average $4,100 A} Is anyone familiar with this brand of bass boat? Good experience or bad? Reasaleable without losing too much? Boat is not garage kept,looks a little salty,but ownersaid 3 new batteries,new bimini top,new axel bearings,etc. Will demonstrate on water. We are only used to 14ft aluminum boat with 15hp, so a little scared of 150 horses! But, If we tackle Amistatd or Rayburn, we need to get from Pt A to Pt B before sunset!

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