$1,000 boat, $4,000 in shipping fees. Just buy some kayaks or a canoe or a used jonboat + trailer or pretty much any other solution here. I used to prowl on small ponds with an inflatable boat, lead-acid battery, and trolling motor for WAY less than this absurd price. It doesn't make any sense and its touching on prices for very good, used all-metal boats + trailers.
>I know this is where some people are going to go all “It’S NoT a $1,000 DoLlAr bOaT bEcAuSe YoU pAiD $5,000 fOr It!” on me. Well, the electric boat cost $1,080, which is what I paid to the factory. All the rest went to the container ship, the customs broker, taxes, US trucking, and other associated costs.
The article mentions it cost 5x the list price; was almost a foot shorter than described; lists to one side; has uneven fiberglass and a cheap, inefficient propeller; reaches only 2 knots; and that the author doesn’t “think it’d be a safe” in “decent current”. Hell of an ad, if so.
$1,000 boat, $4,000 in shipping fees. Just buy some kayaks or a canoe or a used jonboat + trailer or pretty much any other solution here. I used to prowl on small ponds with an inflatable boat, lead-acid battery, and trolling motor for WAY less than this absurd price. It doesn't make any sense and its touching on prices for very good, used all-metal boats + trailers.
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Almost all American temu or AliExpress shopping videos on YT mention the price without shipping. Like oh this 0.2$ watch ($15 dollar shipping)
No idea why that is, but it's very misleading
It looks like it’s effectively a fiberglass shell, with some seats added, and a motor?
$1k seems about right.
It looks like it’s effectively a fiberglass shell, with some seats added, and a motor.
$1k seems about right.
>I know this is where some people are going to go all “It’S NoT a $1,000 DoLlAr bOaT bEcAuSe YoU pAiD $5,000 fOr It!” on me. Well, the electric boat cost $1,080, which is what I paid to the factory. All the rest went to the container ship, the customs broker, taxes, US trucking, and other associated costs.
(2023)
This looks like an ad.
The article mentions it cost 5x the list price; was almost a foot shorter than described; lists to one side; has uneven fiberglass and a cheap, inefficient propeller; reaches only 2 knots; and that the author doesn’t “think it’d be a safe” in “decent current”. Hell of an ad, if so.
It isn't. His video on his electric truck purchase was really fun, too.