One of our local guides here on the river got a 17ft blazer sport with a 75 etec, big extended front deck, minnkota maxum 80lb thrust, trailer, dual live wells, 18gal tank, for just under 16,000 brand new. You can just buy the boat and trailer from the jet dr and deck it out with whatever you want for I think 3800.00. I got mine used and it normally sold for 14,000 new, and I paid 10,500, but no trolling motor or batteries. But I would suggest going with the 75horse at least.
Heck buy it bare for 3800 and make it a tinboats project!
Better yet, wait til November when he gets some of his 1 or 2yr old used stuff back. Then you can really get a deal. I saved about 3000.00 on a new boat. Drove out there in December, test drove it (brrrr), signed the papers and Merry christmas to me! LOL!
If you are seriously interested, pm me and I'll shoot you my phone number and fill your brain with all the info you could probably ever want.
Hey all, look what time it is! Guess where I'm going this morning! Ha ha! Have fun at work today suuuuckers!
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