14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

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mallardmasher

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i cant find the value of this boat in any bluebook or nada guides can someone plz tell me who made this boat if sears claimed it. dont want to pay too much for it..it is a 1982 sears gamefisher 14' aluminum jon boat
thanx any info is greatly appreciated or even a link for bluebook value
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

it probably has zero KBB value due to it's age, it's more of a what's it worth to you value depending on condition.
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

I've bought , sold and owned close to 2 doz 12-14 aluminum boats in the last 10 years. ( IT's a hobby.) Many of them Sears. I can tell you that up this way, it would be worth $150-280 depending on it's condition (and if you had title in a title state). Post a pic and I can narrow it down for you.
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

Wee Hooker said:
I've bought , sold and owned close to 2 doz 12-14 aluminum boats in the last 10 years. ( IT's a hobby.) Many of them Sears. I can tell you that up this way, it would be worth $150-280 depending on it's condition (and if you had title in a title state). Post a pic and I can narrow it down for you.
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I agree. That's about what they sell for in my area, too. That said, there are so many little aluminum boats in Minnesota that you can almost always find one for around $100 if you're willing to chat up someone who has one in his backyard with weeds growing in it.
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

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thanks do you guys know who made the sears model?
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

That one looks very clean for it's age! I'd ask $280 (maybe even $300) and be willing to go $250 if it doesn't sell fast. Spring time brings premiums for these little boats and new ones are 3X that price.

p.s. Agree that little aluminum boats are abundant but 12' are the most common and what you'll find in the $100 range. A 14' cartopper is less common and a nice find. I'd buy that one myself if we were close!.

p.s. Just a note that soem states require a title for a 14' boat. If it's not available , the boat is worth 1/2 that. ( Or buy it as a 13' 10" which it just might be anyway.)
 
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Flatbottom126

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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

Appleby made the Sears Jon boats for many, many years (in 10, 12, 14, and even 16ft)...also called the Appleby car-topper...it is now a part of the G3 family.
 
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Re: 14' sears gamefisher jonboat ?????

It may be a Ted Williams - - I'm told his name was on boats in that era also :) Mike
 
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