| Should You Build a boat or should you buy a boat? | | | | and exterior variations. |
| There is much to enjoy in building your own boat and a | | | | The next step up is of course the custom built boat. A |
| lot of pride. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a | | | | custom built boat or one that is specifically designed, |
| custom built boat so the majority of people march | | | | crafted and built from the beginning with the direction |
| down to the dealership to see what is available in their | | | | of the customer who has an unlimited budget. A true |
| price range. | | | | custom boat is a very personal project and gets |
| Most boats sold today are manufactured on a | | | | relatively expensive and does so quickly. |
| production line. The assembly line method reduces | | | | Everyone would like to have every option and feature |
| costs and overall production time. There is one basic | | | | that is available. If that is not an option or you can't go |
| mold and many boats are constructed from that mold | | | | out and build a custom boat, you should give the used |
| which again reduces the cost of tooling per boat unit. | | | | market a look. People who build custom or even semi |
| With a small number of variables in the assembly the | | | | custom boats do put them on the market for sale |
| production becomes even more efficient in terms of | | | | after a few years. Like everything else, styles and |
| base manufacturing and human resources. | | | | technology change. Wealthy people tend to want to |
| When price is not the over riding factor there are | | | | stay ahead of both. |
| several types of custom construction to look at. At the | | | | Purchasing a boat from its original owner is a great |
| next price level there are many boats built with a | | | | way to get more boat for less money. New boats are |
| larger budget and of course more options. The next | | | | like new cars, they lose value very quickly. You can |
| level available is what sailors call "semi custom" boats. | | | | find pre-owned boats that offer high-end features and |
| Semi customs are very popular with small or mid-sized | | | | custom options for significantly less than the original |
| manufacturing companies. Again these boats tend to | | | | purchase price. All you have to do is spend time at |
| be similar with one set of molds which makes the hulls | | | | shows and make a few calls to popular marinas. Ask |
| and decks very similar or often identical. These builders | | | | for deals that may not be advertised or made public. A |
| very often will allow the buyer to select some interior | | | | little deal hunting goes a long way in the pocket book. |