Recent content by Financiers

Hey all, I want to get a used vehicle for towing a 185 sport. The problem is that I absolutely hate driving big vehicles. I realize this might be an issue when looking for towing vehicles, but thought I'd ask here anyways. I drove an Infiniti fx35 years ago and really enjoyed it, but I can't...

That picture is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh!

Thanks Bennett. I do have a swim platform. Where did you install the base on yours? Thanks again

Hey everyone, I posted previously about upgrading from my sea ray 185 sport, but I haven't made the move yet. I'm thinking of keeping this little boat for awhile longer and really want to have a grill. I know people love magma grills and was wondering if this was even possible on a small...

Thanks again for the help Bennett, I'll be sure to read his posts

Thanks for the information! I vaguely remember reading about this on the forum. Does this problem persist in the 280's as well? Thanks again

Thanks Bennett, I had the 4.3L motor in the 185. Thanks for the information! Those costs don't sound "too bad" It sucks living somewhere with such a short boating season sometimes. You tow the 260? How is that? Even trailering the 185 was a bit nerve-wracking for me (more so launching)...

Hey Sb, Thanks for the quick reply. The slip I was looking at is actually 30 foot or lower, so the costs would be the 100% the same. Are you referring to a 280 with one motor or two? thanks again!

Hey everyone, I'm looking at a boat around this year and had some questions if you guys didn't mind. I have a smaller boat and am looking at purchasing a larger one. Unfortunately for me "2 foot'itus seems to have been beaten and has now become more like 7-8 foot'itus". The reason I want to...

Yes, I know trailering would be the smart thing to do. However, I feel that I won't get as much use out of the boat if I trailer. The reason being that I might not use the boat as much knowing that I have to trailer it. For example, if I were to trailer I would go on the weekends. If I had...

Yeah I'm honestly not looking for the fastest boat, just something to relax and have fun with. Do you think the 175 has enough power to do the occasional wakeboarding/tubing. Assuming there would be 3-5 people onboard. Also, the whole act of trailering scares me a bit, but I assume after some...

Thanks for the picture. I might have to rethink my stance on docking. Besides the savings of docking, having it at home would probably also help me maintain it better. Also, it seems my estimates were far too high for insurance. I definitely have to get some quotes from Global Marine and...

Yes, I was figuring in a relatively inexpensive gps with life jackets, but thank you for the other suggestions, I hadn't thought of that. Also, I plan on paying the boat in full, I really don't like the idea of taking a loan for a hobby. If I had a boat I would definitely use it at least twice...

Hey! I originally posted this on another forum, but was told that this might be a more appropriate place to post. Here's my original post: "Hey everyone, Please excuse this extremely long post. :D I'm looking into buying a small Sea Ray boat. Something like the 185 or 205 sport. I'm...