Post by hondacat on Jan 3, 2012 9:08:56 GMT -5
Yes I am a Hewes craft dealer so take this into consideration
Been in the boat business about all my life in one form or another
Hewes craft is a no fluff serious fishing boat may not be for every one. it is almost military construction
"built like a tank" is the most common first thing some one will say about them
are they expensive NO the boat is not
20' sportsman base price is only 14800.00
20' sea runner 18500.00
this is the base price for just the boat and a decent amount of standard equipment
does not include shipping from the west coast
Hewes Craft leaves it up to you how much stuff you want to put on your boat
but consider these facts when pondering new vs used
new boat finance rate 7.9
used boat rate 12-18%
a hewes craft boats don't take a significant drop in value
Unless there is some thing wrong with the package (bad motor or under powered) ect. until it is at least 10 years old
every now and then you might find one these days where a guy can no longer make the payments but this is not often the case
Why is that ?
because Hewes craft boats have a life time warranty that is actually transferable
(I dont know of any other boat builder that does that)
This means if you buy a used Hewes craft and it is less than ten years old you can take advantage of the lifetime warranty or after owning one for 9 years you can transfer its warranty into your just born grand child and have the warranty now in effect for his life time
For one reason more than any other Hewes craft boats are the number one owned boat in the private fsihing catagory in the state of alaska
one out of two privatly owned and registered fishing boat in the state are Hewes craft
The reason = safety
There is often no one to call if you get in trouble up there. you are on your own with your boat
Starcrafts are great boats as well. I have had a few in my time
Nothing last fore ever not even a Hewes craft I am Happy to say I have wore out and or out lasted a couple Star craft boats
If the money is the only issue remember that the real price of a boat is
Price you pay for it including finance charges
+ price to keep it up
/ hours you get to use it
- what it is worth when you eventually go to sell it
= the real cost of fun
fun is what we really are trying to buy any way
The fish are always going to be cheaper at the supermarket sea food department
i had a lot of fun in this old starcraft
But a lot of Friends and customers have come to believe the Hewes craft boat are a better choice
s132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/hondacat522/fishing/?action=view¤t=2009fishing089.jpg
Been in the boat business about all my life in one form or another
Hewes craft is a no fluff serious fishing boat may not be for every one. it is almost military construction
"built like a tank" is the most common first thing some one will say about them
are they expensive NO the boat is not
20' sportsman base price is only 14800.00
20' sea runner 18500.00
this is the base price for just the boat and a decent amount of standard equipment
does not include shipping from the west coast
Hewes Craft leaves it up to you how much stuff you want to put on your boat
but consider these facts when pondering new vs used
new boat finance rate 7.9
used boat rate 12-18%
a hewes craft boats don't take a significant drop in value
Unless there is some thing wrong with the package (bad motor or under powered) ect. until it is at least 10 years old
every now and then you might find one these days where a guy can no longer make the payments but this is not often the case
Why is that ?
because Hewes craft boats have a life time warranty that is actually transferable
(I dont know of any other boat builder that does that)
This means if you buy a used Hewes craft and it is less than ten years old you can take advantage of the lifetime warranty or after owning one for 9 years you can transfer its warranty into your just born grand child and have the warranty now in effect for his life time
For one reason more than any other Hewes craft boats are the number one owned boat in the private fsihing catagory in the state of alaska
one out of two privatly owned and registered fishing boat in the state are Hewes craft
The reason = safety
There is often no one to call if you get in trouble up there. you are on your own with your boat
Starcrafts are great boats as well. I have had a few in my time
Nothing last fore ever not even a Hewes craft I am Happy to say I have wore out and or out lasted a couple Star craft boats
If the money is the only issue remember that the real price of a boat is
Price you pay for it including finance charges
+ price to keep it up
/ hours you get to use it
- what it is worth when you eventually go to sell it
= the real cost of fun
fun is what we really are trying to buy any way
The fish are always going to be cheaper at the supermarket sea food department
i had a lot of fun in this old starcraft
But a lot of Friends and customers have come to believe the Hewes craft boat are a better choice
s132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/hondacat522/fishing/?action=view¤t=2009fishing089.jpg