new boater

I'm in the process of transitioning from being a sailboat guy (many years) to a 30 foot Sea Ray. I've never piloted a boat like this. The reason for the transition is my wife's health and inability to help me manage the sails, docking and, etc. I'm going to be boating on Lake Erie in the...

Hello I'm Angel and I just got my new boat, it is a Bowrider 160. It has a lot of things to get done. It is my project boat. Can't wait to see it on the water!!!!

Hi all, I joined the forum back in May, after I put in an offer on my first potential boat. I didn't want to post anything until I actually owned it. But that sale didn't work out. Neither did the next. Or the next. Two months and four offers later, I am finally the proud owner of a...

Let me start off by saying I know this is supposed to be in the Newbie thread but I cant post there for whatever reason. I am a Veteran of the USMC who is a little broken and I have a service dog. I am interested in getting a sport cruiser like a 270-300 sundancer. My budget is about 20k and I...

Hi everyone....my wife and I are considering joining the boating community. She really likes the Rinker's, but I'm in love with SeaRay's. Because we are new to boating, we are thinking something in the range of 26ft to 33ft. We will be boating on Lake Erie in Ohio. Does anyone have any...