Price of Dinghies….. what is happening

[Blueone]

This is a new 2016 for $25k….. a new one is $50k ?……. What happened to the good old days… wood floor a 5hp….couple of beers and putting around the marina ?

 

[Skybolt]

... What happened to the good old days… wood floor a 5hp….couple of beers and putting around the marina ? ...

That still exists, just going to cost $10K to do it instead of $2500.

EDIT: I mean unless your touring some where and need that, who's buying these things @$25K and up?

 

[J.Wilt]

Pretty stylish for a dinghy, more fiberglass and less rubber.
You will have to buff and wax your dinghy now !
Hand it to the Italians to redesign dinghies.

 

[Fill Ess]

I bought a new dink last year for $700. New.

Granted it's plastic and rides like a sheet of plywood. A little over 2K for a new Merc 9.9 and I run it at least a few times a week, all over the place. With a 6-gal tank, I only have to fill the tank a few times all season.

Last year I passed a guy fishing out of a kayak and he yells: "I guess that's all you really need, right?" Yup!

 

[jmcdboater]

I bought a new dink last year for $700. New.

Granted it's plastic and rides like a sheet of plywood. A little over 2K for a new Merc 9.9 and I run it at least a few times a week, all over the place. With a 6-gal tank, I only have to fill the tank a few times all season.

Last year I passed a guy fishing out of a kayak and he yells: "I guess that's all you really need, right?" Yup!

Sounds good, @Phil S , what brand? We had a real nice Avon a few years ago, that was very similar to the 25K one, albeit older..it was stolen.
We’ve been talking about a replacement…..

 

[370Dancer]

The same thing that happened to center console fishing boats...........

 

[Skybolt]

The same thing that happened to center console fishing boats...........
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Yeah, ~2M for a center console these days, is well, CRAZY! IMO. There are a lot of boat's you can get for under 1M that IMO are much nicer. And then you have some money left over to cruise with.

 

[Stee6043]

Shoot, I put 100,000 miles on this bad boy, w/wife and 3 kids, before you guys convinced me it wasn't cool enough!

I paid <$3k for this setup back in 2016 +/-. I checked this morning - $2300 for the boat, $1150 for the outboard. Still not too terribly bad. There are times I miss how easy this thing was to deal with...

 

[Blueone]

Shoot, I put 100,000 miles on this bad boy, w/wife and 3 kids, before you guys convinced me it wasn't cool enough!

Thats not right .....if you were bullied...I can say something

 

[my3sons]

Yeah, ~2M for a center console these days, is well, CRAZY! IMO. There are a lot of boat's you can get for under 1M that IMO are much nicer. And then you have some money left over to cruise with.

At 1M, I'd have nothing to cruise with and I'd be in debt for the boat.
But I hear you, everything is crazy expensive.

 

[my3sons]

Shoot, I put 100,000 miles on this bad boy, w/wife and 3 kids, before you guys convinced me it wasn't cool enough!

I paid <$3k for this setup back in 2016 +/-. I checked this morning - $2300 for the boat, $1150 for the outboard. Still not too terribly bad. There are times I miss how easy this thing was to deal with...

Easy is good.

 

[Pirate Lady]

This is a new 2016 for $25k….. a new one is $50k ?……. What happened to the good old days… wood floor a 5hp….couple of beers and putting around the marina ?

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That is not a dinghy. That is a 2nd boat. This is a dinghy.

1300 for the rubber, 800 for carbon emitting propulsion. Easily does 8 miles on a summer morning. while y’all working I might add.

 

[Skybolt]

At 1M, I'd have nothing to cruise with and I'd be in debt for the boat.
But I hear you, everything is crazy expensive.

Same here, just saying if I had 2M to spend on a boat it wouldn't be on an over priced CC.

 

[jmcdboater]

Sounds good, @Phil S , what brand? We had a real nice Avon a few years ago, that was very similar to the 25K one, albeit older..it was stolen.
We’ve been talking about a replacement…..

This was our little sweetheart, only had to pay $2,500 (used) and loved, loved ,loved her!

 

[Stee6043]

That is not a dinghy. That is a 2nd boat. This is a dinghy.
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1300 for the rubber, 800 for carbon emitting propulsion. Easily does 8 miles on a summer morning. while y’all working I might add.
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A couple years back I was working my way upstream against a 6kts current...doing about 7kts, full throttle. It was quite hilarious...

 

[Steve S]

That is not a dinghy. That is a 2nd boat. This is a dinghy.
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1300 for the rubber, 800 for carbon emitting propulsion. Easily does 8 miles on a summer morning. while y’all working I might add.
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I have a console dinghy. Originally bought one like yours PL but had issues getting in and out with my chemo neuropathy balance issues so I upgraded. With the center console I have something to hold on to getting in and out. Works great. But using post anywhere near what that one costs….