I’m in the market for a glass boat but the pricing is all over the place, most in my price range are either beat up or 15+ years old. Is it even worth my trouble, or do I stick with aluminum until my budget is bigger? I love the platform of bass boats and it’s tough to find aluminum ones, that’s the whole reason I want to go with glass. 

 

I’m still gonna be on the lookout, but what should I look for when justifying price? For instance I found a 97 Nitro 700lx with 120hp Mercury for $8000. Looks clean in pictures but I’m going off of zero knowledge. Thanks in advance!!

Try here: https://www.nadaguides.com/Boats

23 minutes ago, OnthePotomac said:

Try here: https://www.nadaguides.com/Boats

I’ve found nada to be very unreliable.. says the hull is worth $3000 and the 120hp outboard is a $200 add-on. That can’t be right.

 

Bummer.

Look for a late 90’s Ranger R series. They are quality boats and will fall in your price range.

Nada is just a guide, and you can search for listings to see what other folks are asking for similar boats.  How long have you been looking?  I found that I eventually got a decent feel for a rigs value after searching long enough.

 

12 hours ago, Dirtyeggroll said:

Look for a late 90’s Ranger R series. They are quality boats and will fall in your price range.

I also like rangers for a rig that's pushing 20 yr old.  They were well made boats that held up.

Shop around until you find a deal. Facebook has taken alot of used boat sales away from other sites that used to be used as such. Shop around and good deals can be found. Bought this Xpress with a 125 for $5500.

In my experience, if someone else has it, it's really good as new with a little age on it. If I have it, it's worthless, but someone will take it off my hands for $1000. 

On 2/18/2020 at 12:57 PM, Matthes25 said:

Shop around until you find a deal. Facebook has taken alot of used boat sales away from other sites that used to be used as such. Shop around and good deals can be found. Bought this Xpress with a 125 for $5500.

HOW? thats quite the deal

Saw it on craigslist and drove their that day and picked it up. Heck of deal, super nice guy and ran out of their like I stole it.