Good Deal?

[yellj]

Totally new to boating, just looking to get into boating, we did the jet ski thing last year and loved it. Can get a 2002 19' Ebbtide w/ trailer for $8500. Has the Mercruiser 4.3, all the service records, truly one of those deals that was driven by a little old lady just on Sundays. Would this work for a family of 4 to do some basic skiing and wakboarding and tooling around the lake? Any gotchas to look for? TIA

 

[QC]

Re: Good Deal?

Welcome to iboats yellj!!

Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Also should fit the family well. Bowrider? Pics? Maintenance? If no on maintenance the drive needs to come off, aligned and you need a new pump impeller (in drive). Also, going to need all fluids and tune up. Where are you? Is winterization, or lack thereof, a concern?

Edit: see the records note now, I am leaving the list of need to do to compare with what's been done . . .

 

[Steve Mahler]

Re: Good Deal?

Yes a 19' Ebbtide with the 4.3 sounds like a good family runabout. Best advice is to either take the boat to an impartial mechanic for an inspection, or if nothing else take a mechanic to look at and start the boat.

No internet forum can spot damage/misuse unless it is very obvious.

 

[yellj]

Re: Good Deal?

He just had it serviced, has been winterized, will post some pics, is $8500 a reasonable price for this boat in good condition, based on NADA seems like a good deal, but those prices have been a little inflated based on my experience.