I am looking for an older used bass boat, I have a motor and just want to upgrade my boat. I saw a 1980' s quantum for $ 500 just boat needed some TLC but was safe, should have jumped on it but did not. Any one know of any cheaper under 1 k bass boats?

I know this is a unreasonable amount but just wondering if not that's fine I love my boat I have now

Craigslist. Especially if you already have a motor, could probably find a decent deal on a boat with no motor or a blown one.

Craigslist is loaded with them here in Florida. Not sure about other states, but here in Florida people are begging someone to come drag the old boats away. That's how I got mine! Spent all last winter fixing it up too, but that is another story...

Florida has alot of them I saw thanks, one problem I am from Wisconsin.  But I might find one and I will be down there next spring so it might work out thanks alot for the help

A couple of things to consider when buying an older boat. If it's one of the early models, it will most likely have raised compartment doors. Try find one that at least has level decks. Another thing is the older boats usually have small front decks. Try to find one that has as large of a front deck as you can find. It would be nice if you could find one that had a full front deck. Don't by one and think you are going to make the front deck larger, most don't lend themselves to that idea.

Then comes the major concern, what kind of shape the transom is in. A weak, rotted transom pretty much makes any older boat junk. The cost of repair is way more than the value of the boat, even doing it yourself requires know how, tools and equipment that would be expensive to acquire. Then comes the know how.

Next is the condition of the floor, soft, rotted floors can be extremely hard/expensive to replace and a lot of times rotted stringers go along with rotted floors.

Another thing you have to be aware of, when they first started putting floatation foam in them, they used open cell foam. Boats that are left outside, uncovered can have saturated foam (it absorbs water like a sponge and doesn't turn loose of it very easily. Making it weigh several hundred pounds more, and ride like a barge. To get it out and replace is another difficult and expensive project.

Make sure you are very aware of how to check the transom and floor BEFORE you buy it.