2003 sante 210

[trambletf]

Come on Pete you know you want to drive up to hickory to take a look

[OldBoarder]

Not at 28.9k...nice looking boat but...like I said above. I wouldn't want to insult you with my top offer at this point because I would rather have a friend in Hickory with a boat than an enemy with one.

[trambletf]

understandable

[OldBoarder]

I don't mean to hijack the "for sale" thread with this, but while I stick by what I said earlier about hours, I will concede that too much may be made of the hour thing sometimes. The plain fact is that the hour metering is easy to noodle with. That is, that nice looking boat with 266 hours you are looking at as a potential buyer may actually be a well cared for boat with 800 hours - you never know. That is an unknown that we all have to deal with. You simply have to talk to the owners and make some value judgement by examining the boat itself. I got a good feeling from tramblef when I spoke to him and his dad, so someone should go look at this boat.

[trambletf]

Thanks for the positive feedback Pete.... good luck in your search

[Boston Sox waker]

i may not be interested but i might have a client that is. tell me about this boat, why you selling it. what have you run into on it, who has owned the boat and where has it been. Hours are often not a problem on the engines, plus it wouldnt take a few hours and couple hundred to strip it and rebuild if need be. how is the Hull and topdeck, does the tower have cracks? i do think your price is fair most of the 05's on here are in the $36 range.

[trambletf]

Wanting to sell in order to upgrade to a newer 210....we are the second owner to the boat, the original owner in Augusta GA was just as meticulous as we are....we have ran into no problems with this boat since it was bought...the hull and topdeck are in great condition, no spidering or cracks in the gel coat with the only slight rub marks on the right and left bottom sides of the hull at the front(possibly just wear from on and off the trailer)....no cracks in tower just some scratches which we had planned to sand down and repaint if the boat was kept...interior vinyl is in excellent condition for an '03 with the only tear on the backside of the compartment door over the engine

[trambletf]

Going to hold on to her through the coming spring and summer

[hjelmjw11]

I don't mean to hijack the "for sale" thread with this, but while I stick by what I said earlier about hours, I will concede that too much may be made of the hour thing sometimes. The plain fact is that the hour metering is easy to noodle with. That is, that nice looking boat with 266 hours you are looking at as a potential buyer may actually be a well cared for boat with 800 hours - you never know. That is an unknown that we all have to deal with. You simply have to talk to the owners and make some value judgement by examining the boat itself. I got a good feeling from tramblef when I spoke to him and his dad, so someone should go look at this boat.

Well said & can't the 03 and newer engines get diagnostics ran for hour use and at what RPM's? To the seller, if hours were so important NADA wouldn't ask for them. Its funny because the same buyer who is beating you up cause of what NADA says is also doing so with the hour game. The only buyers out there it seems like are recreational, so now we have to compete with centurions and Tige's to sell anymore... My friends 04 calabria direct drive has a NADA of $24k, are you kidding me?

[aikenis]

Last time I checked, one cannot just noodle with a digital hour meter. This boat has a standard Vortec 350 that is bullet proof and easy to work on. The only reason why your typical rec boat owner gives neg comments about "higher" hours is because 98% of boats don't get used. A boat that sits up all the time is in worse shape than one that gets used regularly. If you think the price is steep, move on and go buy something that you can afford. Nautiques hold their value for a reason. They are great boats that hold up to the paces that real watersports people put them through. If you want a weekend boat to showoff to your friends and boozecruise, go buy a Mantaray I/O, put a cheap tower on it and some cheap speakers and have a blast. You can't buy a BMW on a Kia income. It just won't happen. Need I say more?

[All4Jaidan]

Well said aikenis. We have a 04 SANTE with 250hrs in great condition for sell and getting offers for $20k give me a break.

[mdkaggie]

Do you still have this boat for sale? Thanks

[trambletf]

No I guess we will keep her through the summer now and maybe try to sell again come fall/winter.

[Kanakrysvt]

I'm interested in this boat still have it?

[lucky7t]

Thats a good looking boat! SANTE under 30K?

I cant imagine why it hasn't sold. If you want to upgrade you might even call a few dealers like Whitelake or Buxton marine. The dealers are very low on used Nautiques and they step up a bit now.