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Here is the short version :
How much would a hypalon RIB Joker boat 430 (Nautica Aiello) from 1995 in good condition be worth?
Here is an image, the server won't let me upload it here.
Long and maybe too detailed here
I live in a coastal town on the Adriatic sea and it is really time for me to buy a boat. I've been thinking about it every summer last 5-10 years but this time I'll really do it.
I realized that the only thing I can manage is a RIB on a trailer. I have a place to keep it in the sea during the summer, but not during other seasons.
Anyway, a Joker boat 430 (Nautica Aiello) popped up in the ads a few days ago. It looks great, so I called the guy and he told me it was made in 1995. 29 years old. It has a 50hp Yamaha motor.
The asking price is 3900€, I have evaluated that the 2 stroke Yamaha motor (which is much younger and supposedly not used much) is worth 1000€.
So I'm wondering how much would this RIB might be worth. The rubber looks great and I love the 90s looks, but still 29 years old. It was made from hypalon. It will either be a great buy or I'll end up with the pile of rubber and a lovely looking console in front of my house in no time.
I think it was garaged for years, not used at all and this guy bought it cheaply, put a better motor, drove his tourists around this summer and will now sell it and get a newer one for the next season.
I get a trailer with it too, but unfortunately not registered for road, just to slip the boat in.
I'll go see and try it out in the morning. I'll bring a diving mask to look below and inspect everything under and over the surface.
Any advice is welcome. Thank you
Here is the short version :
How much would a hypalon RIB Joker boat 430 (Nautica Aiello) from 1995 in good condition be worth?
Here is an image, the server won't let me upload it here.
Long and maybe too detailed here
I live in a coastal town on the Adriatic sea and it is really time for me to buy a boat. I've been thinking about it every summer last 5-10 years but this time I'll really do it.
I realized that the only thing I can manage is a RIB on a trailer. I have a place to keep it in the sea during the summer, but not during other seasons.
Anyway, a Joker boat 430 (Nautica Aiello) popped up in the ads a few days ago. It looks great, so I called the guy and he told me it was made in 1995. 29 years old. It has a 50hp Yamaha motor.
The asking price is 3900€, I have evaluated that the 2 stroke Yamaha motor (which is much younger and supposedly not used much) is worth 1000€.
So I'm wondering how much would this RIB might be worth. The rubber looks great and I love the 90s looks, but still 29 years old. It was made from hypalon. It will either be a great buy or I'll end up with the pile of rubber and a lovely looking console in front of my house in no time.
I think it was garaged for years, not used at all and this guy bought it cheaply, put a better motor, drove his tourists around this summer and will now sell it and get a newer one for the next season.
I get a trailer with it too, but unfortunately not registered for road, just to slip the boat in.
I'll go see and try it out in the morning. I'll bring a diving mask to look below and inspect everything under and over the surface.
Any advice is welcome. Thank you
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