tramey
New Member
Hello everyone,
I am new here and to boating. I am in the market for a boat to be used on a fairly large lake in Central Virginia. I have found a 1999 Sea Ray 190BR. It is in what I consider to be very nice condition from what I can tell. Has a 5.0 Merc in it.
Went out for a test ride a few weeks ago and liked the boat. My concern is that with a boat that age, am I going to start experiencing problems that might be more major than minor??? I have also found a Four Winns H180 that is a 2007 model year for the same money. The FW only has the 3.0 Merc in it though. I have had people tell me that the 3.0 will be fine for towing people etc... I know that the 3.0 would be more economical. Plus the boat is only 3 years old vice the 11 years that the Sea Ray has.
Sea Ray's seem to have a good reputation from what I can tell.
Any thoughts on the older Sea Ray and things that you might be worried about with that age boat????
Thanks in advance
Tim
I am new here and to boating. I am in the market for a boat to be used on a fairly large lake in Central Virginia. I have found a 1999 Sea Ray 190BR. It is in what I consider to be very nice condition from what I can tell. Has a 5.0 Merc in it.
Went out for a test ride a few weeks ago and liked the boat. My concern is that with a boat that age, am I going to start experiencing problems that might be more major than minor??? I have also found a Four Winns H180 that is a 2007 model year for the same money. The FW only has the 3.0 Merc in it though. I have had people tell me that the 3.0 will be fine for towing people etc... I know that the 3.0 would be more economical. Plus the boat is only 3 years old vice the 11 years that the Sea Ray has.
Sea Ray's seem to have a good reputation from what I can tell.
Any thoughts on the older Sea Ray and things that you might be worried about with that age boat????
Thanks in advance
Tim