Best time and place to buy new tritoon

tonyk72 · 10-08-2020, 03:18 PM

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions so far.

To answer a few more questions, I have my own dock and the boat would stay in the water all season.
I like the idea of having a marina deal with winterization, service and storage. But I also like the flexibility a trailer offers as I have the place to keep it over the winter and once out of warranty, I'd do as much of my own maintenance as possible. Also, if buying at a marina off Winni, I'm unsure if the dealer would make a house call for warranty work or trailer my boat on their dime? It would be a good question to ask.
I'm not opposed to a pre-owned boat, but I found that most asking prices are not too far off from new. Personally, I'd rather pay a slight premium on a new boat rather than save 5k on a 5 year old boat.

GaryWT · 10-12-2020, 12:14 PM

I bought from Parker Marine, real nice people and nice boats, they sell Bentley’s. After looking at some used boats with others, there was no dock space but Parker’s offered dock space and winter storage if buying a boat. Worked out perfect for me as it is the closest to me and I don’t have to do anything but park it. This is my first boat and everything worked out great.

10-08-2020, 03:18 PM	#1
tonyk72 Junior Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for all the replies and suggestions so far. To answer a few more questions, I have my own dock and the boat would stay in the water all season. I like the idea of having a marina deal with winterization, service and storage. But I also like the flexibility a trailer offers as I have the place to keep it over the winter and once out of warranty, I'd do as much of my own maintenance as possible. Also, if buying at a marina off Winni, I'm unsure if the dealer would make a house call for warranty work or trailer my boat on their dime? It would be a good question to ask. I'm not opposed to a pre-owned boat, but I found that most asking prices are not too far off from new. Personally, I'd rather pay a slight premium on a new boat rather than save 5k on a 5 year old boat.

10-12-2020, 12:14 PM	#2
GaryWT Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bought from Parker Marine, real nice people and nice boats, they sell Bentley’s. After looking at some used boats with others, there was no dock space but Parker’s offered dock space and winter storage if buying a boat. Worked out perfect for me as it is the closest to me and I don’t have to do anything but park it. This is my first boat and everything worked out great.