Re: New Hurricane Owner SD 2100
larsda,
I will share some info with you about my Hurricane just in case any of it applies to you when you receive delivery of your new boat.
I have owned my Hurricane for 4 years now (bought in Jun of 2006) and it is a 2003 SD260.
Now a little history on my boat. The previous owner who I bought it from was also the original owner, and he bought this specific boat in the Miami Boat Show on Feb 17, 2002 (I have the purchase contract in my possession) to be delivered to him later on that fall as a 2003 model as the SD 260 was officially introduced as part of the 2003 model year lineup. My guess is that they either had an actual model boat for the show that weekend in 02' or he may have fallen in love with a brochure and decided that is the model he wanted (just pure speculation on my part not from his mouth) the problem in all of this is the following..........
He seems to have taken delivery of the boat late in 02' and the dual outboard Yamahas, and the boat itself (Hull Id #) were 2002 models. For the Yamahas it is easy to understand that they may have equipped the boat with them just as easily as they could have been 03' or 1995 as it is something that is added depending on what kind of HP you choose and although they should have been 03' they are 02'. The real problem is that Godfrey assigned the boat with an 02' Hull Id # number and based on the fact that that model (SD 260) was born as an 03 model year, VOILA, we have a problem.
Fast forward to Jun of 2006.................
This beautiful SD 260 fell on my lap at the exact time I was shopping for either a new SD 237 or a new SD 260 but could not really justify paying in excess of 55k for my first boat, but as luck would have it this one fell in my lap 15 minutes from my house
only 3 years old, with only 60 hours and I would save lots of $$ by someone else taking the depreciation on it
while I now reap the real benefits. I proceeded to take the necessary steps for financing through my institution but guess what? The bank can't lend $$ on a boat that does not exist.
What happened is that based on all of the official info on the boat (Hull Id, and Yammie yrs) and the model of the boat (2003) it kept coming up as if that boat did not exist. It took me a few weeks and a few phone calls with my plea to Godfrey (they were great BTW) and their lawyers wrote up a document for me stating the exact origin of the boat, purchaser info, date and so forth and stating that although the boat itself had been assigned an 02' Hull Id # that the boat in fact was a 2003 model year and it should be classified as such for financing and future history. With this info the lending institution adjusted their info and was able to provide a loan for a 2003 Hurricane SD260 with dual Yammies.
Just thought I should share this with you so that you are equipped with a bit more info for when you receive delivery of you Hurricane.
BTW, I have been happy boating ever since and I absolutely love the decision I made to get a Hurricane and save $$ in the process
, as I really got a steal with this model at the price that I paid for only 3 years old.
Good luck to you.
