A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

[ezmobee]

Every month when I peruse the pages of that worthless rag Boating Magazine, I look at all the new boats being "reviewed" (hah!) there and usually when I see the prices I'm like OMG Granted there is usually a Stingray ad which lists prices and those boats are very fairly priced I think but they also don't look like anything to write home about. This month there is an ad for, and a review of the Chaparral H20 19 Ski & Fish and man does that look like a super nice boat for the price-as-tested of around $24k. It's got a 4.3 (granted it's carbed which I would never buy in a brand new boat, I don't see how much the MPI upgrade is), a full fiberglass liner, looks like lots of freeboard, real sturdy looking upholstery, nice striping, nice fishing features, and a powder coated trailer with a swing-away tongue.

Like I said, it struck me as a heck of a nice boat for the money and if I was looking to finance a new boat, it would definitely be on my short list.

http://www.chaparralboats.com/2011/chaparral/Chaparral-Boat.php?boat_id=32&page=home

http://www.boatingmag.com/boats/sport/chaparral-h20-19-ski-fish

 

[oops!]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

wow......what else do you want in a boat that size.

that is a pretty big bang for the buck......and 50 mph out of a 3l

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

EZ - A glasser I could almost understand, but you and an I/O. What's the world coming to.

On the flip side - The "no haggle pricing". I walked out of Saturn dealers a few times because of that and GM has killed them too. With the boat show season coming up, I wonder if there will any deals on these? Looks like a nice package.

 

[rallyart]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

oops, the 50 mph was with a 190 hp 4.3

 

[ezmobee]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

On the flip side - The "no haggle pricing". I walked out of Saturn dealers a few times because of that and GM has killed them too. With the boat show season coming up, I wonder if there will any deals on these? Looks like a nice package.

Meh, it's a boat. It's all haggling!

 

[Philster]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

Of all the features that make that boat enticing, the one that novices will not recognize as important beyond belief is the full fiberglass liner.

I pray these novices can afford a cover and ten minutes of their lives to cover it when done, and it should last them a darn long time. That boat is a winner. Reminds me of many boats from the 70's, when times were tough and simple boats kept basic workers boating ...but it's ready for the long haul.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

Of all the features that make that boat enticing, the one that novices will not recognize as important beyond belief is the full fiberglass liner.

I agree. That's one of the things that really caught my eye.

 

[tpenfield]

Re: A new boat that actually seems worth the money...

Every month when I peruse the pages of that worthless rag Boating Magazine, I look at all the new boats being "reviewed" (hah!) there and usually when I see the prices I'm like OMG Granted there is usually a Stingray ad which lists prices and those boats are very fairly priced I think but they also don't look like anything to write home about. This month there is an ad for, and a review of the Chaparral H20 19 Ski & Fish and man does that look like a super nice boat for the price-as-tested of around $24k. It's got a 4.3 (granted it's carbed which I would never buy in a brand new boat, I don't see how much the MPI upgrade is), a full fiberglass liner, looks like lots of freeboard, real sturdy looking upholstery, nice striping, nice fishing features, and a powder coated trailer with a swing-away tongue.

Like I said, it struck me as a heck of a nice boat for the money and if I was looking to finance a new boat, it would definitely be on my short list.

http://www.chaparralboats.com/2011/chaparral/Chaparral-Boat.php?boat_id=32&page=home

http://www.boatingmag.com/boats/sport/chaparral-h20-19-ski-fish

We need people to buy new boats, so that in 10-15 years there will be a good supply of used boats. Since so few new boats have been sold in the past 5 years, there will probably be a shortage of decent second hand boats in about 5-7 years.

I just configured the H20 19 with a few essentials (and there is prep & destination charges) - comes up to $27,150 or about $1,428 per foot. Not too bad.