hmmmmm

[evis102]

I like them but I get a new boat every 2 years. I think I would have a hard time getting my money back at those prices.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by evis102

I like them but I get a new boat every 2 years. I think I would have a hard time getting my money back at those prices.

you could just give it to me when your done with it

[Salty]

Originally Posted by evis102

I like them but I get a new boat every 2 years. I think I would have a hard time getting my money back at those prices.

Yeah, I suspect so.

[skeeter77346]

Originally Posted by Salty

Yeah, I suspect so.

You guys could be right on boat resales given the economy, $4 fuel, etc. - but look around at resales on the YF 24 and the 21. First there are not that many resales and the few that are out there, seem to sell quickly and are priced with much smaller 'discounts' than you might think 'normal' for used rigs. There is a long wait for a new YF and only 4 - 21s built (I know of a guy in Corpus is getting one built now) and a fairly small fleet of 24s out there. So available supply v. demand comes into play to a degree.

[meaux fishing]

what did the 21' cost you?

[evis102]

TT&L plus the extra goodies I say your rig goes for close to $70,000

[evis102]

This is the other boat I almost got before my Haynie. Storm Cat 5

[cmdrost]

[Is it October Yet]

That thing don't have nothing on a Triton! 3' ers-pffft I can go 69 while drinking a glass of fine red wine in the sunshine, looking behind, chewing on a watermelon rind, and being just plain unkind.

Them Yellowfins are as nice a boat as you can get. How are things at NASA?

[skeeter77346]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

what did the 21' cost you?

I traded my 2011 Shearwater 23TE / 250 SHO rig (20 hrs) for it. The YF was not titled and had less than 4 hours on it.

I believe the base price on a 21 is around $60k, single axle trailer, 250 ProXS, Power Pole, JP.

But call Kevin or a YF dealer (Chris Crocker at Tx Sport Fishing) to confirm.
See http://tsfyachts.com/2008_yellowfin_24_bay.html for Crocker.

Anyhow, the TM & the TM batteries, electronics, and fishing platforms, etc are extra $s.

Accessory details on my boat:
36V IPilot MinnKota - My first MK and WOW!! v the MG 82s I had before. Slick to operate with the remotes. The MGs self destructed running rough water - head looked like a broken chicken wing - trashed 3 heads that way.

Raymarine C90W was on the YF - neat unit, easy to get around, but still prefer the HDS 10 v the Ray. I need to do some software updates on the Ray, so maybe it will get better. The HDS with Platinum+ is tough to beat.

Added a Fusion RA-200 and 770 JLs in the cockpit - very tidy and pretty big sound from a small install. Hook up the Iphone (its gets charged via the USB) stash it inside the console and the run tunes from the Fusion.

Also carrying 5 Odyssey batteries - 3 for TM and 1 Crank and 1 House. The Crank and the House run through a YF smart box and once the Crank is topped off, then the House gets the charge from the outboard.
All wiring and plumbing is pristine from the YF factory.

I have 40 hrs on it now and the only thing that got torn up is the Bravo1XS prop running low tide through shell bottom bayous - next time I will run the Rev 4 than can take the shells better than the thinned, but faster, Bravo1 XS.

I am not a YF expert - but will share what I know.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by evis102

This is the other boat I almost got before my Haynie. Storm Cat 5

No offence,but that is fugly