I'm new to boating, but I love it. Between shaft, stern, outboard, and pod... I only wanted shaft because of the maintenance benefits. I've since added stern because they're so prevalent and I was too limited with v-drive only. Now, I'm coming across boats with pods. IPS and Zeus.
With all the reading I'm doing, it seems pods are a 'when' they fail, not 'if'. Cost of maintenance and repairs are higher, and replacement cost is devastating.
I'm in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey) and need help to sort this out. I know the benefits of pods - but what of the rest? My boat will be in salt 365 days a year. I believe in maintenance but I'm buying a used boat so there's that.
I loved an older Tiara I saw, but it was an early generation pod. Have pods become more reliable, easier to work on? What years should I stay within?
I've truly looked across the internet, but I'm not finding clear answers... other than to stay away from pods. I want to ask this forum what they think.
Thank you in advance.
With all the reading I'm doing, it seems pods are a 'when' they fail, not 'if'. Cost of maintenance and repairs are higher, and replacement cost is devastating.
I'm in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey) and need help to sort this out. I know the benefits of pods - but what of the rest? My boat will be in salt 365 days a year. I believe in maintenance but I'm buying a used boat so there's that.
I loved an older Tiara I saw, but it was an early generation pod. Have pods become more reliable, easier to work on? What years should I stay within?
I've truly looked across the internet, but I'm not finding clear answers... other than to stay away from pods. I want to ask this forum what they think.
Thank you in advance.