2600 seems a bit high, but in the ballpark. I bought a 1997 16' aw guide edition in 11/03 for $3000 w/pine oars and custom cover, after looking at about 10 in the 2-3k range, much of which were beat up. Saw mine in the Tacoma News Tribune on a Saturday and I was first buyer at the guys house with cash in hand. He gave me the aw invoice for $6k, said he floated it twice before he started going with a neighbor on his sled, showed me the mint db without a scratch on it, and I said deal. Very lucky. Have now fished it about 10 times this winter on bogey and snoqualmie - it's a great boat.