Gander Mountain to offer Tracker Boats

[sam]

Gander to offer Tracker 1/23/2007
The Gander Mountain Co. and Tracker Marine Group jointly announced that, beginning this spring, Gander Mountain stores will begin selling "popular Tracker Marine Group boat brands," including Tracker, Fisher, Sun Tracker, Nitro, ProCraft, Tahoe, Mako, and Kenner. Offerings will be tailored to locations.

Gander Mountain currently has 105 stores in 22 states, and a news release stated it would now be "the largest national network of outlets for Tracker Marine Group boats. That network will continue to expand with the planned opening of at least 12 new Gander Mountain stores in 2007."

Gander Mountain president and CEO Mark Baker said of the deal: "Bass Tracker and other top brands from Tracker Marine Group will put Gander Mountain in great position to take advantage of the large potential in the boat market. We've gained good experience in the boat business during the last couple of years. Now we're ready to make boats a big part of our business."

Tracker Marine Group VP of sales Dennis Revell said: "Gander Mountain has a great opportunity to grow their boat business by offering our best-selling brands in regional markets that their competitors have not entered. By covering those second- and third-tier markets so well, Gander Mountain has the ability to offer a lineup of boats that's right for every season of the year. We're looking forward to getting our boats in front of a lot of people who live in many new areas not previously served by Tracker dealers."

[RAMBUSTER]

I guess thats great news but what kind of depreciation (if i spelled that right) is there say after about six months of usage is there on purchasing "new"? I am currently in the market for my first fishing rig and was thinking used before new for this reason. I also know it is more of a gamble buying used but i have made up my mind to take that gamble and hope for the best. Am i thinking outside the box here? :head:

[sam]

I've never bought a new boat, they take the biggest depreciation when you tow them off the dealers lot, then seem to hold their value for about 2 years before dropping again, from what I've seen any boat from 5 years old or older is priced more on condition than age. I've bought several in the 5 to 6 year old range, in real ggod shape, and used them but kept them up well for from 4 to 6 years and always got most, if not all, my money back when selling. There are tons of good, low hour boats out there that were bought new and ran every weekend the first summer, once a month the second and then maybe once or twice a year after that, just got to watch the want adds and look for them on the side of the road with for sale signs on them.

[TheBattman]

Gander is just a couple of miles up the road from Bradford Marine--a Tracker dealer...