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Why would I do it? #6390710 07/12/11 04:17 PM
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I have a nice clean 2000 model Champion 186 with a 150 and have been looking for a 20'+ boat to handle the bigger water, but I have missed a few deals because I will need to sell mine first. Would you sell and risk being boatless for possibly several months or keep it? I can't decide - ya'll help me with the pros and cons helpsign

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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Patta-whack] #6390716 07/12/11 04:19 PM
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How many buddies with boats do you have? How bad would it hurt you financially to have 2 at one time?


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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Patta-whack] #6390720 07/12/11 04:20 PM
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I would say if you want another boat sell yours first, then you find what you are looking for... I'm sure you have buddy's you can fish with

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: B Lee] #6390727 07/12/11 04:21 PM
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Take the buyer when you find one. You'll only be boatless as long as you want to be. Buyers are MUCH more difficult to find than boats in this economy.


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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Patta-whack] #6390732 07/12/11 04:23 PM
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Unless you have plenty of cash and a place to store two boats, sell the old one first. Clean Champs usually sell pretty fast, so you shouldn't have too much trouble unloading it.


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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: patriot07] #6390763 07/12/11 04:29 PM
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I did the same thing recently and had 2 boats at once. I didn't have a note on my old boat. It was a good clean boat at a fair price and it sold very quickly. It seemed to me there was a good sellers market for fairly priced boats.

For what it's worth, it worked very well for me.

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: JPost] #6390812 07/12/11 04:43 PM
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My uncle is in this same situation right now he has 2 C


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My uncle is in the same situation right now he has 2 Champions right now, he has a 97 19ft and a 98 22ft (rare) and he is about to go to Oklahoma and buy a 3rd a 2007 20ft he said he will just have all 3 and decide which one he likes best and sell the other 2 must be nice!!!


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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: KickerFish29] #6390837 07/12/11 04:49 PM
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keep the 18 footer. she slides thru them bushes easier

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Manchu] #6391120 07/12/11 05:56 PM
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trade it in for a new / bigger one - I will keep my 1992 - 18fter it is good enough for me.

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Bassen] #6391172 07/12/11 06:08 PM
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I like your boat you have now

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Zach Starling] #6391317 07/12/11 06:47 PM
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To answer the questions - I could afford to have 2 boats, the Champ has been paid off for several years, but I don't have room for 2 boats without parking one outside.

Thanks Zach, I like it too, but want one a little bigger and a tandem trailer. The 18 footer definitely gets through brush better but when I list the Pros and Cons I am still on the edge. I like not having a payment but I got the itch.........

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Patta-whack] #6391337 07/12/11 06:53 PM
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you can just give me the one you got now.... Buddy smile

Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Zach Starling] #6391365 07/12/11 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted By: Zach Starling
you can just give me the one you got now.... Buddy smile


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Re: Why would I do it? [Re: Patta-whack] #6391374 07/12/11 07:01 PM
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I bought a second boat while still owning the first one...
Mistake.. I was making 2-boat payments,2-insurance payments, and a storage payment ect... It took 8-9 months to sell the first boat for what I needed to get for it..
Your situation is a little different, only having a storage problem is a pc of cake.. If you find a 20-footer you want, I'd buy it. Otherwise I'd take the Manthers(fouzman) advice and sell the present boat and move on..

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