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Old 05-31-2020, 07:25 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by garysanfran View Post
That buying a new boat is not a good idea. Buying a slightly used boat (with a documented history) is the way to assure these issues are not present.
Well-maintained, well-built used boats are a great way to go. They don't have to be slightly used either. I bought a 1992 Tollycraft with 1600 hours on the engines last year. It's built like a tank and I can't find any structural deficiencies. Our first time operating it was a 16 day/1000+ mile cruise that went wonderfully.
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