The classic-boat market has seen a shift in the past few years, with many seasoned owners selling off prized mahogany vessels as an influx of first-time buyers enters the market. “It’s not so much aging out as age-shifting,” says Herb Hall, president of Sierra Boat Company, a second-generation sales-and-restoration center on Lake Tahoe. “What we’re seeing is a younger, more affluent buyer who wants the really high-end stuff.”
As with classic-car connoisseurs,
