To me that seems to be exactly the problem, boats are just too expensive now for the utility they offer. We bought a 1998 Sea Ray 280SS new in the late 90's. A 280SLX today costs more than double what we paid for that boat 20 years ago. I understand inflation, and the new boat has a lot of new tech, but it's not that much nicer and it's so hard to justify that price. So we bought a 2008 300SLX instead last summer, for a fraction of the cost of a new boat, and looks brand new to us.
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