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Just jumping on the bandwagon--the only thing that matters in condition, condition, condition!
I saw a 35 year old boat for sale recently that had been completely refurbished 2 years ago. Seriously, the boat looked brand new, had all new systems, etc. It was on the market for only 3 days before someone bought it.
That might be an extreme example, but illustrates the point. For me, age was only an issue because I found that there were design/layout innovations in the late 70s--that meant that most (not all) 70s and earlier boats weren't quite what we were looking for--not as a rule, it just worked out that way. The 80s were the sweet spot for us, but that was only because what we were looking for in a boat showed up in a lot more early 80s boats than 70s.
That said, if we'd found a 70s boat that met our needs and was in our price range, and also in good condition, we'd have had no problem buying it. Condition, conditon, condition.
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