Toss some sales brochures for a similar boat in your wifes lug-a-long, have her rummage through it looking for something for you.

Tell them your wife prefers the competitor's boat more. If they could do better on price you might be able to sway her.

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Sorry, for the hijack DeepV---haven't spent much time in boat dealerships in over a decade.

+1, or just tell them you have a max price you can afford and the deal is going to fall apart if they cannot get there.

You could also take a step back in your search and start looking at other brands that offer the same designs and features that you're looking for.

I think what Capt Kevin said above is worth following. Don't tell the dealer where you are in your search.

I also think it would be worthwhile to expand your search to include other Cutwater dealers. Even if you have to drive a few hundred miles to pick up a boat, if you saved enough on the purchase it would be worth your time and money to make the drive.

A few thousand miles..

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And...

The cretin has been smacked down with the BAN HAMMER.

POW!

Sorry guys. I usually catch these scum before they strike. Been a busy day.

We now take you back to your regularly scheduled postings.

Good job Mike. You do a spectacular job of keeping this place free of jerks like that.

Love that BAN HAMMER!!

just joined up , trying to find what the Wholesale cost is on a new boat ! any ideas of a price point or % mark up normaly used,
being in retail I always a mark up is x.2.2

any suggestions, ?

Try NADA.com. Maybe not wholesale but gives you some idea on boat values.

Here is the link for the www.seedealercost.com website.

Dealer Invoicing for Boats

It may not have the brand that you are considering, but you can get a good idea from checking similar boats, etc.

The more expensive boats have a higher markup, it seems, whereas the economy boats do not have much.

Calm, one thing to keep in mind when looking at boats is the very low volume of boats manufactured by a company. Where a large retailer might stock 10's of thousands of products and can sell them at a small markup and still keep the business profitable, a boat maker has very low volume and high overhead so he must charge a much higher percentage markup to keep the business profitable..