Buying A Used Boat

GregK9 · 09-13-07, 05:11 PM

If you were looking to buy a used boat in the $3,000.00 range, would like it to have a working sonar on it so you could go fishing on the way home from picking it up or would you rather install the sonar of your choice on it?

lizardsrule · 09-13-07, 08:31 PM

I wouldn't buy any boat based on whether or not it has a working sonar. That might be a bonus, but the boat is the critical issue with the motor. Steering and trolling motor are the next items of concern. I don't need a sonar to go fishing or to catch fish, but I do need a operational boat.

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GregK9 · 09-13-07, 11:36 PM

Everything else is in good working order. It's just that I took out the Lowrance I had in it to put in my newer boat. I'm just wondering if it'd be to my advantage as a selling point, to put another sonar in the boat. I can get a brand new Eagle FishEasy 245DS for 80 bucks.

leroy · 09-14-07, 10:25 AM

A lot of people dont want to have to add anything aftermarket when they purchase a boat. They usually only have the money for the boat and not anohter 100$ to turn around and get a depth finder. You'll prolly be better able to sell it with a decent depth finder on the boat but I wouldn't break the bank.

09-13-07, 05:11 PM	#1
GregK9 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 57	Buying A Used Boat If you were looking to buy a used boat in the $3,000.00 range, would like it to have a working sonar on it so you could go fishing on the way home from picking it up or would you rather install the sonar of your choice on it?

09-13-07, 08:31 PM	#2
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	I wouldn't buy any boat based on whether or not it has a working sonar. That might be a bonus, but the boat is the critical issue with the motor. Steering and trolling motor are the next items of concern. I don't need a sonar to go fishing or to catch fish, but I do need a operational boat. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

09-13-07, 11:36 PM	#3
GregK9 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 57	Everything else is in good working order. It's just that I took out the Lowrance I had in it to put in my newer boat. I'm just wondering if it'd be to my advantage as a selling point, to put another sonar in the boat. I can get a brand new Eagle FishEasy 245DS for 80 bucks.

09-14-07, 10:25 AM	#4
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	A lot of people dont want to have to add anything aftermarket when they purchase a boat. They usually only have the money for the boat and not anohter 100$ to turn around and get a depth finder. You'll prolly be better able to sell it with a decent depth finder on the boat but I wouldn't break the bank.

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