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check all listing 2 times a day.There was a pretty good looking 1973 23 CC console in the trader last week in fort lauderdale that sold in a day.you got to be quick with cash in hand on the good deals. good luck

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Geez,

We got all these young turks on board now.

I just want to second all the advice I have been reading.

1. Search hard & be persistant. I found my most recent boat after posting a ton of boat wanted's all over the Internet and the seller reached out to me.

2. Don't be over anxious.


Best of luck

Peter

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Like everyone said, take your time. I am in my mid 20's and probably just as impatient as you. Recently bought a 23' Seacraft. It took me about 8 months to find what I was looking for, but it paid off. You better believe I bought a boat for the mean time, while I was looking. You should see an increase in sales in the next two or three weeks!

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SO can people post the web addresses to these sights please?

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NO, technically they can't (although many do from time to time). If you read the "for sale" section posting rules here you will see that the administrator has kindly asked that out of respect for those that pay the fee to list boats here, links to other sites selling boats not be posted.

It's not rocket science finding them on your own. Or, hop in the car and drive up the road: I saw three different used SeaCrafts for sale between Key West and Marathon day before yesterday and I never left US1.

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a familiar story, i looked and looked for 2 years until i found my first 20'. i was 18. i found a 1975 20 w/ a worn out 150 merc. i'd been saving - got the boat and ran it hard all summer. come august off to college but came home once a month to use the boat. trailered it to key west 2 years in a row for spring break-- boy was i popular :cool:anyway graduated in 4 years got a job and repowered w/a 200 mariner. got the bug a few years later and bought another sea craft, sold it, bought another-- well now 35 with 3 kids. nice to see another teen with his priorities in line.

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I am pretty concrete on my ideas of what i want do purchase!

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As Mark said, we are not supposed to put direct links to boats for sale, but I do not think anyone minds if we put up general places to look, so here we go: (in no particular order)

Ebay.com
boattraderonline.com
yachtworld.com
cragslist.com (even better - download the craigslist search program to search them all at one time)
yachtsalvage.com
projectboats.net
http://www.keynoter.com/classifieds/index.inn
http://keysnews.com/classifieds/0662.html
http://boatstore.floridasportsman.com/
AND of course the best place to look is http://www.classicseacraft.com/forum...at=&Board=UBB4

It took me 5 years to find a 20 SF less than 1000 miles away that wasn't totally trashed. Being in FL you will not have that problem. I highly recommend being ready with cash in hand when you go to look at the boat or you will not have a chance. The guy I bought mine from said there were 25 other people in line to buy the boat waiting for pictures. I drove 500 miles sight unseen.

Good luck!

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I would jjust love to be the owner of a 18 or 20 foot SeaCraft! I have always had my eyes open for boats for about 3 years now, don't think that I just started looking. I was told this website from a friend and am really happy with it so far there are some AWESOME deals on here. I just need to kind the right one!!! I don't want to commit to any one boat because i would really like to see a boat and ride on it before i purchase it!

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Hey this is no slack fishing team from fs, i see your on classicseacraft

here's mine i just got for 10,000

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...973716_1-1.jpg