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When is
the Best
Time to
Buy a
Boat?
Ask anyone in the retail boat business, “When is the best
time to buy a boat?” and they’ll answer, “Today.” Probe
a little further and you’ll find there’s more to consider,
including where you live, whether you’re buying new or
used, and the time of year and the time of the month.
Conventional wisdom says that boat sellers havemonthly
quotas, just as car sellers do, and that better prices can
be negotiated near the end of the month. But that’s not
necessarily true in the boat business.
The new model year begins each late summer, and
boats for sale in the spring may sell for a lower price as the
date approaches for the new 2019 models to arrive at the
end of August or September.
Even in a rising market, builders like to prime the pump
for the new model year and will often offer dealers short-
term incentive to sell their new 2019 model for the price
of a 2018 model. But these models may also be sold out
quickly. “As a result August or September for the Lake
George Boat dealers is a very strong sales month, since
many of themhave one or two year old boat rentals for sale!”
says Roger Phinney, Director of the Lake George Boat Show.
“Whether you’re after a new or used boat”, says Phinney,
“the time to buy the boat you want in 2018 is whenever
you can get your hands on it.” The used-boat market is hot
right now because the economy is doing well and there is a
scarcity of boats for sale!”
Those 6 or 8-year-old boats you might like to buy now
simply don’t exist in adequate numbers. As Phinney puts it,
“If you see that 2012 model you’ve been looking for, buy it
now. If you wait until tomorrow, it may well be sold.”
To some extent, every boat-buying decision involves
emotions, but Fall on Lake George is different! The weather
is cool, the scenery spectacular, and the Lake George boat
dealers, offer a great opportunity to take advantage of demo
boats in the water for free trials of new and used boats.
On top of all that many hotels, motels and cottages in the
Lake George area discount their weekend packages thus you
save both ways, while enjoy fall on Lake George, a never to
be forgotten wonderful experience!
THE LAKE GEORGE
BOAT SHOW
SEPTEMBER 15
th
& 16
th
by
James Sorenson