Hi all,

I need some help trying to figure out the value of an 89 Advantage 21' Bowrider jet, 454 what's it worth?

Here's what I know about it, I have done some research but total newbie to this sport. I'm lookimg to trade my jeep/rock crawler for it and want to see what its worth.

It has a stock bbc 454 with a dominator pump, AA impeller, place diverter, bimini top, bow cover, boat cover, tandem trailer. Interior is new done a few months ago and hasn't been taken out since new interior. When the interior was done owner converted it into an open bow. Out of state but boat looks to be in clean condition? Pics attached

Any help is appreciated as I have always been into the off road from a lil kid and time to move into something new. Oh yeah lake is down the street and I drool at the boats I see at Costco parkng lot in the summer, lol. The kids love the water so looking forward to it! Any tips, advice on what to look out for would be great. What's this advantage worth $$$?

Thanks in advance, love the site.









Interior getting redone.

Wouldn't post photos earlier


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I may be way off here and I didn't look it up but I would say around 8-9k range what's the jeep worth but then again I agree with jet boat Maloney too!! Hope this helps a lil bit good luck welcome to the site and it's a great lookin boat too advantage is a well made boat


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X2 8-9 on a good day. Advantage is a great boat. Depends on the value of your jeep.
good luck on the deal!

8-9 is fair if it was a runner.  but with missing exhaust tubing who knows what else is going to be a problem if you cant start the motor.  id toss an offer (or trade value) of closer to 6-7k in its current condition in the pix and given the time of year prices are down and theres PLENTY of boats to be had. 

I wouldn't call an Advantage a "great boat" personally. A good boat yeah. Being as the interior has been done, a lot if sins can be hidden.

These hulls were prone to wood rot because they never used a lot of fiberglass in the interior, this was done to keep them lighter for performance but it does not make a super durable hull.

Grab a small ball peen hammer and tap around on the boat interior where you no there is wood. Obviously not where it will damage anything, it should sound like your whacking concrete, if it sounds like hard cardboard, put your tools back in the box and walk away calmly....

I agree with the $8-9K, but that would be at the high end of the spectrum. I would offer $5k and see what happens.

It all depends on what you want. The open bow conversion does make me squirm too much, you can push/pull and check the stiffness of the bow area, I have seen dozens of these done and done right.

I doubt there is anything really special about the engine, run of the mill stock Indmar. A compression check never hurt anyone...

Don't buy a damn thing without driving it first. Guaranteeing the guy buying the jeep will drive it first.   

Good looking boat...

By the way, not hammering Advantage, I knew Harry Christensen personally (RIP buddy) and worked closely with John Sepulvida of Advantage in the mid 90's.

GT

I bought my 89 Commander from Nate off of this site and paid 5 for it , and Nate had gone through the boat from top to bottom so I think 8 to 9 is a little high unless you just have to have it .

I can tell you this if you took that boat to west coast enteriors you would pay over 5 grand for the way that enterior looks in that boat

It looks great but I don't know a lot about them the conversion makes me wonder about the value. What the jeep/crawler look like? As far as a trade goes if its something you want and or like its always worth it. Just my 2 cents. Good luck and welcome to the club. Here's the trade I did last summer for my first jet boat.


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if anything i think converting to an open bow increases value.  less and less people have their own boats so you end up bringing more friends along.  a boat that can hold 6+ with gear is more desirable to some than a boat that only seats 5.  ill be converting mine to an open bow in the near future.  open bows can be cool too!

You will find my boat under boat showcase Rosario brunetto...

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So where's a good place to get an interior done with new wood ?

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So where's a good place to get an interior done with new wood ?

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I've used Martinez in Corona.  Very knowledgeable people.  There are several good upholstery shops that can do a nice job for a fair price.  I think some of these big name guy's charge too much just for their name, but that's just my opinion.  If your not rolling in a $40,000 boat maybe you don't need the biggest name in the area doing your interior.  I know a couple shops in San Bernardino that do nice work at a much more reasonable rate if your ok with a good job, maybe not a great job.

Thanks that's exactly what I'm looking for

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On my 5th boat and I will never, never ever, never never every buy or trade for a boat without putting it on the water!

Some great advice on here gents!