- Mar 11, 2013
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- Boat Info
- Sara Belle
2005 Weekender 215
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.0 mpi, Bravo III
We’re in the beginning process of finding a pontoon boat for our home. We’ve ordered a new dock, which ate up a lot of funds. I’ve jokingly told my neighbors that I’d have one of the nicer and newer docks, however I’ll probably have the crappiest pontoon on the lake.
Our lake is small and is a ‘No wake lake’. We wouldn’t need anything more than a 60hp motor , and would probably settle on a 40hp. I’ve noticed the market is a little off on toons like all boats. I’m seeing some real garbage that people want a mint for. I’m also seeing new starting in the $27-$30k range. That’s above our budget but doable if it was crunch time I guess. I’m really not trying to focus on a new shiny object and definitely not financing anything. We are looking for a 20’-22’. We’d settle for an 18’ if it was nice.
Anyone have experience with these things? What should I be looking for other than the obvious, (soft floor, holes in toons, motor) I’ve been looking on Craigslist and Boat Trader as well as some boat dealership websites. We really don’t want to buy new. Any other ideas on where to look?
We currently have a tight budget because we’re also doing some remodeling and I’m completely redoing and updating our well. That’s what’s making the search difficult. After all of this, I still have to Spring commission the Weekender.
Not sure if a paddle boat and a kayak are considered “boats” in this forum - I guess the title should reflect ‘power boats’ - but we have those too.
Our lake is small and is a ‘No wake lake’. We wouldn’t need anything more than a 60hp motor , and would probably settle on a 40hp. I’ve noticed the market is a little off on toons like all boats. I’m seeing some real garbage that people want a mint for. I’m also seeing new starting in the $27-$30k range. That’s above our budget but doable if it was crunch time I guess. I’m really not trying to focus on a new shiny object and definitely not financing anything. We are looking for a 20’-22’. We’d settle for an 18’ if it was nice.
Anyone have experience with these things? What should I be looking for other than the obvious, (soft floor, holes in toons, motor) I’ve been looking on Craigslist and Boat Trader as well as some boat dealership websites. We really don’t want to buy new. Any other ideas on where to look?
We currently have a tight budget because we’re also doing some remodeling and I’m completely redoing and updating our well. That’s what’s making the search difficult. After all of this, I still have to Spring commission the Weekender.
Not sure if a paddle boat and a kayak are considered “boats” in this forum - I guess the title should reflect ‘power boats’ - but we have those too.