Boat Shows 2024

[MJHSupra]

Tough sale for the dealer. During their glory days, they had every boat sold. So when July and August came around, they did not have to sit on inventory. They waited for the new models.

Since the dealers are locked into taking boats, if they have slots for June and July and interest rates are still high, not a good sales position as the new models are rolling in and they have committed to those too.

Guess it also depends on how much the model changes. For example, if you have a leftover 2023 SE, that model was just redesigned. It would be tough to look at the 23 vs 24 with all the new features and soon to have 2025 updates (not sure how much will change, usually small stuff).


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[sandm]

this is heading back to 2008-2010. lots of boats sat on the market for a long time and several dealers in my old stomping grounds went out of business.
I don't envy anyone in a position that HAS to sell a post-2020 purchased boat. if I was in the market i'd sit until aug1. I see more deals around the corner. OI continues to creep up.

it's funny tho with the car market. I've been looking for an older sports car to replace the camaro I sold last august. looking in the 6-12 year old 20-25k market and most vehicles I have sourced are selling in a week or so if they are clean.

[skiyaker]

I was within a signature of trading my 2008 OBV in on a left over 2023 Craz. But then the dealer showed me a different price then what was on the boat tag and when I noticed that he told me the boat show deals had expired. Then when I started to walk out of the dealership he "called the factory" and reported back he could still get the discount but only if I could get my boat to him for inspection within 24 hours and I had to close on the new boat within 72 hours or the price would increase $5k. I didn't like the sales tactics so I left. That dealership has many 2023 models still in the showroom.