cooldude3552000
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- Sep 11, 2005
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hi. we are looking to get a power boat. We would use it in the Puget sound(salt water) mostly for cruising around and just a little wakeboarding in the summer.
We were originally looking at the sea rays(like the 185) but I was looking at the crownline and they look much nicer. if we get one it would be a 180 bow rider with the 220hp mercury MPI engine. it looks like that would cost about 20-25k, which is really pushing out budget. I have looked for them used but can't find much.
What do you think about these boats? Also everyone tells me boats are money pits. besides gas what cost so much? Also is a mercury 4.3 engine better or a Volvo 4.3 engine? Any one have any tips for boating newbies, I have done lots of research on boats and have drove and ridden in other peoples boats but never owned one.
What other boats should we look at(besides bayliners cause I hate those). We saw a zodiac future mk3 at the boat show which looked like a great value (65mph with 60hp sounded cool) but I just couldn't talk my self into one of those.
Thanks,
Colin
We were originally looking at the sea rays(like the 185) but I was looking at the crownline and they look much nicer. if we get one it would be a 180 bow rider with the 220hp mercury MPI engine. it looks like that would cost about 20-25k, which is really pushing out budget. I have looked for them used but can't find much.
What do you think about these boats? Also everyone tells me boats are money pits. besides gas what cost so much? Also is a mercury 4.3 engine better or a Volvo 4.3 engine? Any one have any tips for boating newbies, I have done lots of research on boats and have drove and ridden in other peoples boats but never owned one.
What other boats should we look at(besides bayliners cause I hate those). We saw a zodiac future mk3 at the boat show which looked like a great value (65mph with 60hp sounded cool) but I just couldn't talk my self into one of those.
Thanks,
Colin