so i went to the Chesapeake bay to go fishing for cobia with my uncle. we didn't do very well with the cobia but we caught a lot of flounder and croaker,wen we get back to his house he gave me a 115 Yamaha eng , controls ,and steering system to help me on my quest for a decent boat.so i gather up some side money i have been saving for this very reason to go buy a boat and head in to town to the local boat dealer.when i get there i find the boat i want and track down a sales person.i tell the lady that i want to buy the boat with out the eng because i have one.well she says they can sell me the boat with out the motor but it will cost me 5000 dollars extra or buy the boat with the eng for another 5 grand.now mind you the boat i want is worth 7700 with out the eng ,with the motor is 17700, the engine i worth 10 grand alone, but the want to charge me 12700 for the boat with out the motor .wtf is wrong with these people i told them there was no way i was buying an eng or paying for half of it as a penalty if they wanted to sell a boat today i would pay full retail but not a dime for the motor i would not be getting any way.i a m assuming these guys / gals dont get paid comission because we could make a deal this lady would budge a dollar.any way no new boat yet i have one more to check then i guess i will buy a used boat and keep my motor setup for a back up

lol why dont you just order a boat online? i mean im sure you can build a boat with out a motor and just put the motor in when you get it O.O you kno im sure they have sites for things like that...like newegg and tigerdirect for computers. I know a boat and computer are totally two different things but im sure you can.

quick google search... i built my own boat lol i dont know if you have the pick the engines they give you but also not sure what kind of actual boat your lookn for either :)

http://www.mastercraft.com/home/dab

http://www.tritonboats.com/build/

http://www.cobaltboats.com/v11/index.php (This one go to "Our boats" pick out a type/series you like then click on design your dream)

Grats on the motor and good luck hunting down a boat

well the problem is they simply just send wat you build to a local dealer and they call you and pull the same shit ive tried withe the brand and type of boat i want

Never buy a new boat if you can help it. Boats are like most furniture. Get it second-hand and you save at least 50-75% every time.

Gman is spot on with this. I've been around boats since I was born. My parents have owned several 40+ ft boats and we're now down to about 22' jet boats, and not once have we bought a brand new boat. My father usually tries to get the previous years model, or like the oldest model on the lot. They're like 50% off, and they're never used. But brand new? Those are expensive as F*CK.

i agree how ever i wanted to get a new one so i knew what i had and will take good care of it and hopfuly have it the rest of my life and the fact i have every thing i need except the hull.tried finding used with out motor but no luck on anything decent

Agreed you can can always find what you want practically new from some schmuck that had no clue what owning a boat was or didn't have the time to use it.But im not laying in a couch that someone else had,my luck id end up with the piss couch from Seinfeld.LOL

I gotta agree there with super id never buy a couch or anything id lay/sit on otherthan a kichen table/chairs

I buy everything used. I got a great deal at a thrift store for underwear with the bacon strips already installed.

You've got to shop around to find a really good deal and a good boat. When I bought my 19' searay...I looked at a lot of boats. Most people don't take of of them. The guy I bought my boat from had an unexpected new edition to the family. He was one of those guys whose garage was perfect. I knew right away that the boat had been well cared for.

sold a boat just for an abortion? seems like a waste.

No, he missed the boat for an abortion.

Good one,sick but still...