what to look for in a drift boat
- Thread starter Rum Buddies
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load the boat up and you can easily get to $10,000.00. Get a galvanized trailer instead on painted metal. Paint the ourtside of the boat instead of having no color at all on the boat, get a heater, have the factory put on Gulvit, etc. Yes, Willie sells packaged boats for under $5,000.00us but if you get a number of options you can easily make the price of the boat push near $10,000.00, that's why I said a boat with a lot of bells and whistles can push $10,000.00.
go on the Willie boat website and check out pricing. 16'x54" hull is $3395.00 ( 17"x60" is nicer at $3895.00), Walk through front seat is $545.00, Rowing seat with 3 compartments is $450.00,Reat seat (if wanted) is $410.00, couple of padded fish on seats for the guys in the front is another $320.00,$185.00 for bottom coating,10' sawyer sxg oars are $600.00, front level diamond plate floor is $995.00, forced air heater is $795.00, under floor fish box is $625.00, $240.00 for a 4 pulley anchor system, galvanized trailer is $2595.00, 2 color paint is $1095.00. That appears to add up to $11705.00 usd. Do you need all this stuff? most likely not, but some guys do buy loaded boats. Their boat packages work well and are what most people purchase but I have been in the loaded models that also have auto bilge pumps for the rainy days,gunnel guard, tilt trailers plus other options. Check out the link for the pricing I am quoting.
http://www.willieboats.com/Drift%20Boat%20Accessories%2017'%20&%2018'+.pdf
http://www.willieboats.com/Drift%20Boat%20Accessories%2017'%20&%2018'+.pdf
Rln actually wille is very good when it comes too dealing!!Tellem what you need and they give you a price but you dont need half that stuff it just gets in the way anyway!!The 60" bottom is too wide for the island rivers anyway i personally prefer the 16ft 54" bottom!For 4995 you get the river ready package with everything you need!
