Well, I purchased my first boat earlier this year (Procraft fish/ski) and we realized this wasn't the boat for us. Luckily we got a good deal and actually made some money when it sold in four days on Craigslist! I think I sold it too cheap!
Anyway, we decided we want a bowrider. We went to the Sea Ray dealer yesterday and looked at their 185 Sport which was very nice (to us) We like the depth of the boat when you're inside and the comfortable seats. Our fish/ski wasn't very comfortable.
We have narrowed it down to a few boats and I want your opinion on which one you would chose. All of their pricing is high from what I've found using NADA which I know is just a guide but still...this is the standard people used when they bought my boat so I'm going to return the favor!! ha ha
The first boat is a 2004 Crownline 206LS. His asking price is high at 17650 but we like the boat from what we've seen and may take the drive to take it out. I was a little concerned with the 4.3 MPI but he says it's just fine and will roll 55+. He said half the hours were spent in salt water but said it was washed/flushed and the trailer was pressure washed after each use.
http://greenville.craigslist.org/boa/1324607550.html
Second boat is a 2008 Chaparral 190SSI - asking 19,500. This boat is local but I don't know much about it as there aren't any pictures and it's being listed by a broker. I do know it only has 28 hours and a five year extended warranty which is nice. NADA doesn't have any pricing on 2008 so I'm not sure what to offer if we get to that point. I'm still waiting on engine/HP rating but I'm guess it's also the 4.3.
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2008/Chaparral-Ssi-2107827/Columbia/SC/United-States
Last boat is a 2006 Sea Ray 205 Sport. We like the boat from the pics, it has the 5.0 but NO trailer. Pricing is high since NADA with the trailer is 15-17. We're thinking if we liked the 185 we saw we will really like the 205. This is a local dealer that has been in business for years.
http://www.hallmarine.com/searcheng...Dir=DESC&Make=Sea+Ray&Display_Name=205+Sport#
We don't want to spend more than 18k, unless we see something else that knocks our socks off. I just started looking two days ago and aren't in a big rush even though it would be nice to be back on the water since we have a couple months left in our area.
We don't have a local Crownline dealer that I'm aware of, Sea Ray is not too far and Chaparral is around 40 miles. Dealer support will be important if there is any warranty left on the boats.
So, what do you think????
Thanks!!
Walt
Anyway, we decided we want a bowrider. We went to the Sea Ray dealer yesterday and looked at their 185 Sport which was very nice (to us) We like the depth of the boat when you're inside and the comfortable seats. Our fish/ski wasn't very comfortable.
We have narrowed it down to a few boats and I want your opinion on which one you would chose. All of their pricing is high from what I've found using NADA which I know is just a guide but still...this is the standard people used when they bought my boat so I'm going to return the favor!! ha ha
The first boat is a 2004 Crownline 206LS. His asking price is high at 17650 but we like the boat from what we've seen and may take the drive to take it out. I was a little concerned with the 4.3 MPI but he says it's just fine and will roll 55+. He said half the hours were spent in salt water but said it was washed/flushed and the trailer was pressure washed after each use.
http://greenville.craigslist.org/boa/1324607550.html
Second boat is a 2008 Chaparral 190SSI - asking 19,500. This boat is local but I don't know much about it as there aren't any pictures and it's being listed by a broker. I do know it only has 28 hours and a five year extended warranty which is nice. NADA doesn't have any pricing on 2008 so I'm not sure what to offer if we get to that point. I'm still waiting on engine/HP rating but I'm guess it's also the 4.3.
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2008/Chaparral-Ssi-2107827/Columbia/SC/United-States
Last boat is a 2006 Sea Ray 205 Sport. We like the boat from the pics, it has the 5.0 but NO trailer. Pricing is high since NADA with the trailer is 15-17. We're thinking if we liked the 185 we saw we will really like the 205. This is a local dealer that has been in business for years.
http://www.hallmarine.com/searcheng...Dir=DESC&Make=Sea+Ray&Display_Name=205+Sport#
We don't want to spend more than 18k, unless we see something else that knocks our socks off. I just started looking two days ago and aren't in a big rush even though it would be nice to be back on the water since we have a couple months left in our area.
We don't have a local Crownline dealer that I'm aware of, Sea Ray is not too far and Chaparral is around 40 miles. Dealer support will be important if there is any warranty left on the boats.
So, what do you think????
Thanks!!
Walt
