2008 fisher avenger 16

[roger scott]

I am looking to buy this boat but can't find any value for this boat on NADA. It has 50hp merc oil injected engine. It looks clean and has all the equipment that normally comes with most boats. I don't think it has very many hours on it because it doesn't even have paint missing from prop. They are asking 10,500 for it. If anyone out there has one could you please give me some insight good and bad. Thanks

 

[Lowlysubaruguy]

A good friend of mine owns this exact boat. I own a 96 Spectrum Pro Avenger this boats big brother. Theres realy nothing to compare them to deep v fast fuel effiecient welded aluminum lot of good quailities in a boat. The weak link with these boats is anything made of wood and covered with carpet. Check it for soft spots everywhere use a plastic tool and push around looking for soft spots. If you have any doubts get someone to inspect this really well. My friends boat will need work in a few years. I have some very detailed photos of how extreme the repairs can be here. That being said my boats revived for another 20 years. As far as value goes look at Smoker craft Sylvan and any other riveted seamed aluminum boats with similar layouts and features and age and figure the Fisher is worth at least $2000 more if that helps. That is my opinion any way. if its flooring has soft spots beat them up pretty hard if you still interested in owining it. I put about $2500 into my new everything does not include the seats which were done a couple years before. And if you decide to go deep here id be a plethora of information here. I stripped mine to the bare hull everywhere.

 

[roscoe]

Fisher boats are not what they used to be.
Used to be a great company that made a wood free boat.
Then Brunswick bought them and took the old Spectrum boat and stuck the Fisher name on them.
I had one, although it was light, and looked good, did not handle rough water well at all.
Tended to wander at slow speeds, and the stern would slide in faster turns because the hull is smooth and has no external strakes to bite the water.
And was very stern heavy even when empty, which caused porposing.
The hull skin was thin, and the support welds began to show through from hitting 1 foot waves at speed.
I would not rank them above SmokerCraft or Starcraft at all, and that is what I own now, a 161 Pro Mag, and a 180 Mariner.
Glad I sold mine before all the unsealed wood got mushy.