Getting 1st Bass Boat

[shawn]

Hi everyone. I've been lurking on this forum off and on for a few months and this is my first post.

I'm going to look at a bass boat tomorrow and wanted to get some opinions on it, what the guy is asking and what I should offer. This is my first boat of any kind so the whole experience is new to me.

I'll be using the boat near where I live in central Indiana so Summit Lake, Raccoon Lake, and I live about 5 minutes away from Geist Reservoir so I'll be fishing on that the most

The boat is a 1999 Bass Tracker 175 and the guy is asking $4800 for it. I'm thinking about starting with an offer of $4000 and going from there. I have $5000 budgeted to spend on a boat, but I really don't want to pay over $4500 so I can use the rest for other costs like registration etc...

Here's the listing on craigslist: http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/boa/1242703948.html

My question is... Is what he's asking for the boat worth it, and do you think my idea for a starting offer is good, or should I start higher/lower?

Thanks in advance!