vfrkent
Seaman
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2010
- Messages
- 62
I wanted to introduce my self and and thank you guys for the help in learning about boating and what to look for in purchasing a boat.
My name is Kent and I have been lurking here since June of 2010, my wife had decided it was time to buy a boat to keep the family involved together.
I had never owned a boat before and so it was a steep learning curve trying to figure out what would best meet our needs for type of boat and what options I should be looking for since we would be buying a used boat and that is where this forum was a big help.
We decided a bow rider that could carry up to 6 people would best meet our needs with either the I/O V6 or V8 engines, my 18yo daughter only stipulated that it had to have a wake board tower.
We ended up finding a 2005 20' Blue water Mirage that was on consignment at the dealership it sold new out of, the boat sold orig for $35K W/ options it had ~50hrs on it and we picked it up for $17K, It has the VP 270HP 5.0GXI-SX power train, the thing is in like new condition.
The things on the boat that I've up graded or changed is as follows, new TFX control cables because there was some friction in the shift cable, new Teleflex control.
The things that I've changed on the trailer are, new UFP alum disc brake setup with a new surge actuator, changed the wiring over to a 7pin setup so it plugs directly into the truck and can actuate the reverse by pass solenoid, the stock chrome steel wheels had some corrosion on them so I installed some new 7 spoke alum wheel and new radials in place of the bias ply tires that were on there, the reason for changing the brakes was every time I would pull the boat out of the river it would slew rusty water all over the side of the boat and then I would have to clean it all over again when I got home, no more rusty water after the new disc bakes were installed.
Any way again just wanted to thank every one who has posted on here as I have read all of the post, it has been a great educational experience and look forward to contributing.
Regards,
Kent
My name is Kent and I have been lurking here since June of 2010, my wife had decided it was time to buy a boat to keep the family involved together.
I had never owned a boat before and so it was a steep learning curve trying to figure out what would best meet our needs for type of boat and what options I should be looking for since we would be buying a used boat and that is where this forum was a big help.
We decided a bow rider that could carry up to 6 people would best meet our needs with either the I/O V6 or V8 engines, my 18yo daughter only stipulated that it had to have a wake board tower.
We ended up finding a 2005 20' Blue water Mirage that was on consignment at the dealership it sold new out of, the boat sold orig for $35K W/ options it had ~50hrs on it and we picked it up for $17K, It has the VP 270HP 5.0GXI-SX power train, the thing is in like new condition.
The things on the boat that I've up graded or changed is as follows, new TFX control cables because there was some friction in the shift cable, new Teleflex control.
The things that I've changed on the trailer are, new UFP alum disc brake setup with a new surge actuator, changed the wiring over to a 7pin setup so it plugs directly into the truck and can actuate the reverse by pass solenoid, the stock chrome steel wheels had some corrosion on them so I installed some new 7 spoke alum wheel and new radials in place of the bias ply tires that were on there, the reason for changing the brakes was every time I would pull the boat out of the river it would slew rusty water all over the side of the boat and then I would have to clean it all over again when I got home, no more rusty water after the new disc bakes were installed.
Any way again just wanted to thank every one who has posted on here as I have read all of the post, it has been a great educational experience and look forward to contributing.
Regards,
Kent
