“A BOAT IS NOT OLD BECAUSE OF THE YEAR BUILT: ... METERED HOURS OF USE, OVERALL CONDITION, MFG/MODEL, DETERMINE VALUE. AN OLDER BOAT CAN HAVE LESS HOURS (OR USE), AND THUS BE A BETTER BUY. DO JUDGE THE BOOK BY THE COVER WHEN BUYING A USED BOAT. IF THE UPHOLSTERY IS TORN, STAINED, TARNISHED, OR IF THE BOAT PAINT IS COVERED WITH A HARD-TO-CLEAN BUILD-UP OF GRIME AND DIRT, OR IF THE METERED HOURS OF USE IS HIGH AND IS DIFFICULT TO START, YOU COULD BE LOOKING AT A BOAT WORTH LESS AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE SOONER, THAN A BOAT MUCH OLDER. ...... THE BOAT I HAVE FOR SALE IS EXACTLY AS YOU SEE IT IN THE PICTURES. LESS THAN 300 HOURS OF USE, OWNED BY BACK TO BACK OLDER PEOPLE WHO USED THE BOAT FOR PLEASURE ON LOCAL LAKES. THIS IS A GREAT BOAT FOR FAMILY OR JUST THE TWO OF YOU. THE TRAILER HAS FOUR NEW TIRES DUE TO AGE, NOT USE/ABUSE. THE CONDITION IS OUTSTANDING (JUST AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES). IT LOOKS, RUNS AND HAS THE FEEL OF A NEW SEA RAY MODEL 230, COSTING $100,000 PLUS..”
1999 SEA RAY SIGNATURE 230. NO SURPRISES HERE. AS YOU KNOW, THE SAME SIZE USED MFG/MODEL CAN BE BOUGHT IN RANGE FROM MORE THAN $100,000, DOWN TO $22,000 AND EVEN MUCH LESS. MINE HAS AN OUTSTANDING CONDITION WITH LOW METERED USE TIME. RECENTLY HAD MAJOR HEART ATTACK AND CAN NO LONGER DO THINGS LIKE UNLOAD AND RELOAD THE BOAT, SO MUST SELL. MY SEA RAY CAN BE BOUGHT FOR $18,900 WHICH IS LITTLE HIGHER THAN SOME, AND LESS THAN OTHERS. MINE IS USED, NOT ABUSED. IT HAS LESS THAN 300 METERED HOURS OF QUALITY USE BY OLDER PEOPLE WHO LIKED TO GO FOR PLEASANT RIDES ON LOCAL LAKES. IT HAS DOUBLE STAINLESS PROP WHERE MOST HAVE ONLY A SINGLE, AND BIMINI TO COVER DRIVER AND PASSENGERS FROM THE SUN WHILE RIDING. COVERED CANVAS FOR WHEN NOT IN USE. ALSO THE GREAT QUALITY FEATURES AND MATERIALS THAT ARE PART OF THE WORLD CLASS SEA RAY SIGNATURE MODEL 230 SERIES.
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