Someone fill me in on the European boats???
I live in Florida, on the water and currently have a little 20' Cuddy cabin ski/bay boat I/O on my lift. I am taking it into salt water every weekend I take the boat out - we go up the intercostal right where it opens into the gulf. Paid cash, barn find, insane deal, it looks practically brand new inside and out and I take good care of it. It's been a great boat but it's over 25 years old. Floor is starting to get soft spots under the carpet. Wife wants to upgrade to something bigger and newer lol.
I have been looking at upgrading - all my friends are screaming center console - but I don't fish, nor do I want a center console.
I want something with a cabin - preferably a mini cruiser yacht 26-32 foot with outboard(s) motor. I want something me and the wife can escape some bad weather on and spend the night on every once in a while.
All the boats I really want are simply out of my price range right now. I'm against financing a boat.
I have been seeing a lot of these Beneteau, jenneaus, and now axaporas or something like that every weekend we go out the marinas are test driving them.
The boat pictured is a 2024 beneteau flyer 8 - 20 hours on the motor - has AC - and although I don't love it - it checks all the boxes I'm looking to check for the price of 85K. I like that it has an outboard that's basically new - but I'm trying to figure out what the deal is - and why they are priced so cheap to other cabin type boats like searay / chaparral / regal - etc.
After shopping online and looking at new ones versus ones that are only a year or a few years old - the only thing I'm gathering is they seem to depreciate extremely fast. I saw a 2025 jenneau for 350K, and the same make and model or very similar that was a 2021 for 109K the guy has been marking it down for 8 months.
I like the simplicity, the boat looks like less maintenance and easy to clean.
What's the catch with these guys?