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Does anybody have, or know if, a 97 sea ray 190 with a non-carpeted, fiberglass bow floor, has a fiberglass floor for the cockpit floor if the carpet is glued to it and not removable?
I'd really like to avoid looking at boats without fiberglass decks, so if you have any insight it would be...
I'm trying to narrow down what I'm looking for used, and wondered if anybody knew this offhand?
When did they go to all fiberglass decks in 200, 210, and 220's? Or is there some magic to knowing how to figure this out. Looks like the bow deck in 99+ are fiberglass, but what about the rest of...
It has been pointed out to me that I shouldn't limit my search to Sea Ray, and admittedly those are the only boats that I know at all well. So I would really appreciate hearing what else I should consider when looking at a used Bow Rider here in the Madison, WI area.
Here is what is important...
I'm interested in a 2000 190, but the seller is asking $15,500 for what NADA puts around 11k as high retail.
I am in Madison, WI, if location matters. Just trying to see if this guy is way off, or that is what I should be expecting to pay for a 190 around that era.
I've found a semi-local 180...
Is there anybody here on the forums that would be willing to teach a couple the basics of boating here in the Madison area?
We are very interested in boating (specifically runabout sized, for skiing and tubing), but have nobody in our family or circle of friends who are on the water--and nobody...