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2012 Checkmate Pulsare Brx 24ft Boat / Mercury 300XS Optimax

It is far

knarloid said:
And it's quite the roadtrip to get home! :rof:
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Thank goodness i bought your boat on a holiday otherwise with my schedule it would be so tough to have squared things away on your boat. That 24 would be a nightmare for East Coast people. When i went to see your boat, my wife was like its New Years Eve.... Your looking at a boat??wtf
 
282 said:
Thank goodness i bought your boat on a holiday otherwise with my schedule it would be so tough to have squared things away on your boat. That 24 would be a nightmare for East Coast people. When i went to see your boat, my wife was like its New Years Eve.... Your looking at a boat??wtf
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My missus had the same mindset "He's coming all this way to look at a boat on New Years Eve?"
:cheers:
 
They don't get it

my wife will never fully understand my obsession with cars and boats, she has tried but no luck yet. Plus the drinking doesn't start till around 5 on New Years, so i had a whole day to kill:)
 
corey331 said:
I can't think of a better way of ringing in the New Year than setting in your just bought Checkmate with a party hat on, making "vroom vroom" noises!!!
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Umm, isn't that what you do everyday?

Oh wait, you save the party hat for special occasions.

Now I need a party hat!
 
282 said:
But i think its priced a bit high, its clean but it is 4 years old.
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Just my opinion but, I think it’s a good price. I bet he paid high $60k’s for it. He’s got about a $6,000 trailer under it. Only 37 hours it’s basically new.

-Craig
 
I hear ya

Craig said:
Just my opinion but, I think it’s a good price. I bet he paid high $60k’s for it. He’s got about a $6,000 trailer under it. Only 37 hours it’s basically new.

-Craig
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Problem is its a boat, good thing is its not real common, but its a buyers a market, I passed on newer one with a 300 in the 37k range because it was far and adding another couple thousand was not worth it at the time.
 
282 said:
Problem is its a boat, good thing is its not real common, but its a buyers a market, I passed on newer one with a 300 in the 37k range because it was far and adding another couple thousand was not worth it at the time.
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Yep I agree it's a buyer's market, except that there’s a lot less almost new Checkmates out there. The market is definitely flooded with 10 year old run-about type boats, not to mention the ever-coveted pontoons.

One thing to keep in mind about hours is there are some dealers out there selling “new” never registered boats with more than 37 hours on them.

-Craig
 
I think there is another low hours watchout...motors are made to run, not sit. Granted this is a newer boat, but super low hours could mean problems for older motors
 
Here is why my opinion is what it is

I bought a 2005 Active Thunder Savage in 2006 out of a divorce, 120k package for 67k boat had 40 hrs on it, bought a Cobalt 282 with 60 hrs that was a bank repo 100k plus boat for 34,500.00. So I am spoiled. My active thunder sold for 72k 4 years later and my Cobalt sold for 35k 3 years later. I have owned 10 boats in the last few years and owned 4 at one time, so I have no emotional attachment to any of them. If it's a deal I would buy it but the price is probably what it's worth, but not to me.
 
There are opportunity buyers and those that buy exactly what they want. If you want a "like new" 24 Checkmate w/ 300 for $20k less than new, you got this one to choose from, and I'm guessing maybe a hand full of others in the country. Unfortunately with the low demand for speed boats, this dude will probably have to come down another $5k but he has to start somewhere.

-Craig
 
And i left out

I Coach so many of my kids teams I can't spend a lot on a boat now because there is no time to use it. I will be luck to use the Starliner I just got 7-10 times this season.
 
282 said:
I Coach so many of my kids teams I can't spend a lot on a boat now because there is no time to use it. I will be luck to use the Starliner I just got 7-10 times this season.
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The poor boat hasn't had such little use in 3yrs! :poke:;)
Although it hasn't looked so good since it came off the showroom floor. :thumb:
Let me know if you need a janitor to keep it moving. :cool:
 
Thanks

knarloid said:
The poor boat hasn't had such little use in 3yrs! :poke:;)
Although it hasn't looked so good since it came off the showroom floor. :thumb:
Let me know if you need a janitor to keep it moving. :cool:
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I had someone detail the boat, I have to say its looks brand new. Inside and out! Checkmate builds a heck of a boat!
 
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