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Is this boat a good deal?

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timmi
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alright i found a 2001 mastercraft x5 for sale. 440 hours 310 hp. phat sacks and stereo. all for 19000 bucks.

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just wondering, has anyone ridden behind this boat? i know its an older model but the price seems okay ish. im sure i could talk him down.

i think my primary concern is talking my dad into it.
Aug 15 2008 11:19PM
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k-rob
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19k sounds like a ripoff to me, but then again the only boats i've ever been in have been bought at sick bargain deals. wicked boat though.
Aug 15 2008 11:22PM
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Dylan_
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get it down to 16kish. and i hope you;re going to drive it before you buy. my friend just got an amazing deal on an 03' MC maristar for 22k.
Aug 15 2008 11:24PM
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timmi
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i plan on driving it and taking it to a marine mechanic. i was thinking talk him to 17 with the trailer. it worked out well cause i looked on a large scale website (autotrader) and this guy happened to be on my lake.
Aug 15 2008 11:28PM
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Bigwoods
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If he's on your lake you should definitly ask him to test drive it. And 19,000 sounds like alot, a little too much. I've seen those boats on the lake before though, i'm pretty sure you can also wake skate(?) behind them too.

Aug 15 2008 11:31PM
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Dylan_
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yeah 19k is to high, deffinatly talk him down lower than 17k with a trailer, id say 16
Aug 15 2008 11:33PM
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salomonskiier12
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def is a nice boat, but i'd have a marine mechanic check it out

Aug 15 2008 11:37PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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I say yes, thats very high. I dont know why wakeboats are so pricey, your not getting much of a boat, unless most of it is for the horsepower.
Aug 15 2008 11:42PM
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Dylan_
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this boat you're paying alot for the name aka mastercraft
Aug 15 2008 11:44PM
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.makuma.
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def too pricey..i would try to get him down to around 14ish..youre right, its an older model and when boats get old they depreciate. but no matter what you do, dont pay 19 for it
Aug 16 2008 12:22AM
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Alkyy
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the hotel i work for has the same boat basically just a 2007 its really sick and i love when i get to spend my 8 hrs driving people around on the lake, other then that i got nothing for you haha
Aug 16 2008 12:26AM
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Rosski423
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how long is it? it looks like a 14-16 ft. and for 19k thats a ripoff.
Aug 16 2008 1:03AM
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chimp
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hey its a good deal, but you shouldnt be buying a boat right now with gas being so flexible you should use your money on something else
Aug 16 2008 1:05AM
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Dylan_
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you're absolutly retarded. im gonna say 19
Aug 16 2008 1:16AM
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BcPowderHunter
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i say 16ft
Aug 16 2008 8:35AM
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C-Burg
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boats are just holes in the water you throw money into
Aug 16 2008 10:03AM
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Bangor
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I'm just curious where the $19,000 is coming from?
Aug 16 2008 11:24AM
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ryan.c
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well hes gotta convince his dad so...im assuming the dad
Aug 16 2008 1:56PM
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BRMN
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as someone who is an avid wakeboarder, lived on a lake my whole life, and WORKED for a mastercraft dealer in minnesota, i would have to say that boat is awesome. So quick outa the water because its not a V-drive. really good all around boat too, plenty of room, not just a wake monster, so pops can ski behind it really well if thats what he's into. I personally have to put some more sacks in there for a bigger wake, but not a must at all. The hours arnt bad on it for the price. i would like to see that boat go for less $, but you have to remember mastercrafts depreciate much slower than any other comparable boat company.
just ask to make sure the sack pumps work, they go fast if they get clogged/ if ur careless, and make sure the perfect pass works, thats what buying a 2000 or newer boat is all about, setting that perfect pass and just let it ride. I recommended this boat for a wakeboard/ski school called WakeTonka, and they love it. This boat is simply the best overall watersports boat u can have, it does it all, and is super fast.
Aug 16 2008 4:21PM
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Rosski423
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hey bud you gotta get your facts straight before you go off calling someone retarded (clever comeback btw) otherwise you just make yourself look like a little faggot.
Aug 17 2008 2:35AM
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Jwalk
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ya go 17 then you got it for a good price
Aug 17 2008 2:40AM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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well you could get about 1000 hours out of that engine at the least so how much do you want to use it
Aug 17 2008 10:42AM
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grifter
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Then you're gonna want to put a mast and some sails on, then you'll have a real boat!
Aug 17 2008 11:08AM
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scott-skis
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ye tim its a sick boat is that the one john has? cause if it is i was gonna go behind it but i didnt get around to it.  but check out the muskoka store down in gravenhurst they have a brand new moomba outback with a tralier for like 15,00 i think but not quite sure on the price u should drive down and take a look at it
Aug 17 2008 1:25PM
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t-rent
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thats too much for it i would say get it down to 16k-15k
Aug 17 2008 3:21PM
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cmeriptahoe
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Try to get them down around 15. What are you going to be using the boat for mainly? It's a great direct drive if that is what you are looking for.
Aug 17 2008 5:57PM
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Scolson
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Im gonna guess wakeboarding
Aug 17 2008 6:17PM
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cmeriptahoe
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Good one smart ass...

There are actually many other things that you can use a wakeboarding boat for besides wakeboarding and some of them lend themselves better to certain things than others. And actually if he is going to use it for wakeboarding then there are other boats that he should be looking at over that one even at that price point. So next time you want to make yourself look cool try knowing your shit first.
Aug 17 2008 6:36PM
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timmi
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i apreciate the help, guys.
dude if this is the roughly the year you guys used what would you say the wake was like? i really wanted something with a tall poppy wake. i havent had a chance to ride behind it yet but i will.

oh and to those guys discussing it, the boat is a 21 footer. really shoulda mentioned that.
i went and looked at it today and i gotta say, it looks like a sick boat, but it barely has any beam. its only like 6.5 feet wide or something.
Aug 17 2008 9:02PM
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timmi
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im from central ontario. but if you knew where to get a deal that was worth the trip i would be willing to drive it.
Aug 17 2008 9:06PM
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Dylan_
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my facts are straight, unlike you! o0o0o0o

like i said, buying a master craft you are defiantly paying alot for the name, and yes i knew it wasent 16 ft, so i said 19 and it turns out being a 21 foot boat, so i think my facts are pretty straight if these are considered facts, because i also own a MC.

oh btw noob you've only been here since august 5th so GTFO touchhole
Aug 17 2008 9:14PM
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Lemuel
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that price is a little steep. 410 hours is average, u should get that down to like 15 of 16k like that one guy said. mastercrafts hold their value though
Aug 17 2008 9:20PM
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infedel_one
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hahah i agree..fuckin noobs these days think they no everything...u r right....its all about the name u pay for...just like in everything
Aug 17 2008 9:27PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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seems like a decent price...or at least it would be in canada for sure
Aug 17 2008 9:28PM
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Scolson
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Well he was asking if people had ridden behind it after all.
Aug 18 2008 12:07AM
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=Worf=
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440 is alot of hours for 19k  it loks like only a 16ft i wouldnt pay more then 12k 

but here is my advice passed down from generations, if it flies, floats or fucks, rent dont buy
Aug 18 2008 10:57AM
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Scolson
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he said it was 21 ft....
Aug 18 2008 11:46AM
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BRMN
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try to get it for 18K if its in really good condition. and ive rode behind that exact boat a hundred times, sac in the back and ski locker is a good wake, but i put two more on each side and another over the ski locker or in the back depending. And that wake is so nice, very poppy and steep, but not redic by any means
Aug 18 2008 2:33PM
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=Worf=
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all i know is that is a deceiving picture, it def doesnt look 21ft.  it doesnt look an inch longer then 16ft.  though i just looked it up 2001 x5 are just shy of 21 ft.   i used to have an 19.5ft bayliner (my first boat) that i would think would drarwf that boat.   any way 3 boats later i am up to a 32ft proline express off sure fisher

Aug 18 2008 2:52PM
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BRMN
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ok guys i worked for mastercraft like a said earlier its 21 feet for sure. no doubt case closed.
Aug 19 2008 3:55PM
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