My old boat blew a piston and is dead. So, I'm now in the market for another boat and I think I found one... '99 Nitro 640, with a 90 horse Merc (looks virtually unused), a trolling motor and two depth finders. The boat and trailer are in near pristine condition.

My mechanic says the retail value of the boat with that engine is around $6,300 so I'm not getting the steal of a lifetime, but it is slightly below market.  The seller only wants me to pay off the remaining mortgage of $5,700.

The boat is kinda short at just 16' and the storage is limited. But I love the nice engine on the back and overall the boat looks emaculate.

Anyone have some thoughts on the Nitro 640?  :-?

I have the same model just a little older. You are correct it is small and storage is at a premium. Question to you that you have to think about. Are you going to be fishing big water? If your only fishing 1000 acre bodies of water and smaller that might be a good boat for you. If your fishing big water, you might want to look at something bigger. I have that same size, most of the ponds I fish are in the 200-800 acre size. Yes, I will admit Id like a bigger front deck and storage space. The thing is it gets me out on the water and on fish and ITS ALL PAID OFF.

Dog is dead on.  I'd like to have the price tag of a smaller boat, but I fish huge texas reservoirs and other large fisheries so I had to find at least an 18footer.  But if you fish small water, then it should be good for ya.

A friend of mine just bought a 1995 Skeeter ZX150 18' State Team Addition with a Yamaha Pro-V 150 HP for $5300.