viking warrior,
If you're interested in RO driftboats give me a call or shoot me an email. I'm confident we can get you into an older RO in the price range your working with.

I’ve been a sales rep. for RO for 2+ years now and have a good hold on what drifters are going for. I’m asking $5150 obo for my boat, and will not consider taking $3500 to $4000 for it. If you find a 2004 Clacka or Hyde or RO (major fly fishing guide boats) for that matter in great condition that’s selling for 3500 to 4 grande, than holy cow, jump on it, that’s a good deal! If you’d like to test drive the boat we can arrange that. It would be nice to meet you either on the phone or in person.

I know what it’s like to be sitting there trying to figure out which boat to buy. First things first I’ve found that RO is my brande, so as advise, find the specific boat you want and than search like crazy until you find a good fit for your needs financially. If we can make my 2004 drifter work for you than that’s great for both of us. I’ll list a few good links that have helped me.

http://www.ebay.com/
search with the keywords “drift boat”

http://www.rodriftboats.com/usedboats.php

http://www.clacka.com/tradeIns.asp

http://www.hydeoutdoors.com/boats/used/used.php

I hope some of this information is useful, let’s keep in touch and good luck.