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after all this is labeled 'General Discussion'
Anyone here sold a boat before?
I'm selling a year 2000 17' sterndrive bowrider and get calls from people who want me to take them out for a 'test drive to see how it handles' before they buy it. I bought the boat new from a marine dealer and obviously they don't give people the privilege of taking boats out for a test run. Start and run sure, but no lake cruises. The reason I'm selling the boat is because I have no time for such pleasures anymore and that includes the investment of 3-4 hours to launch and cruise on the river (I live in a crowded metro area, waiting lines to launch a boat) in contrast to test driving a car which usually doesn't take more than about 20 minutes.
Any ideas?
Anyone here sold a boat before?
I'm selling a year 2000 17' sterndrive bowrider and get calls from people who want me to take them out for a 'test drive to see how it handles' before they buy it. I bought the boat new from a marine dealer and obviously they don't give people the privilege of taking boats out for a test run. Start and run sure, but no lake cruises. The reason I'm selling the boat is because I have no time for such pleasures anymore and that includes the investment of 3-4 hours to launch and cruise on the river (I live in a crowded metro area, waiting lines to launch a boat) in contrast to test driving a car which usually doesn't take more than about 20 minutes.
Any ideas?