2005 sea ray 300 da selling as new price question

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keets

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Jan 16, 2007
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Ohio River Beaver co Pa
Boat Info
2006 260da
Engines
6.2l
Dealer offered me a 2005 300da as new for 110,000. twin 5.0 bravoII stern drives. Full black canvas. pretty much loaded. I have never owned a boat. Would this be to much boat to start with and is this a good deal? As I indicated the boat has never been run. Thanks for any advice.
 
Keets,

Welcome to CSR and good luck with your purchase. You will find alot of great people here. In the meantime while you are waiting on answers to your questions I thought you would enjoy some reading on the 300.

http://www.byowneryachts.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=604&highlight=300

http://www.byowneryachts.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1131&highlight=300

http://www.byowneryachts.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1376&highlight=300

There is a search feature at the top that you can use. On thing to mention on pricing it will help to know where you are from. Boating prices vary greatly depending on demand in your area for a particular model. Again welcome to CSR!!! :thumbsup:

Wesley
 
Welcome to the board. :grin: Your going to get some pretty good answers to your question. Part of the answers your going to need will come from you.

Questions to ask yourself are:

Where am I going to use the boat.
How am I going to use the boat.
With whom am I going to use the boat.
Am I buy the boat for me, the family or extended family and friends.

Then the old adage, "Buy the Biggest Boat your wallet can wrap around" Translation - many people get buyers remorse for not buying the big enough boat the 1st go around and others not the right boat.

There are several 300DA owners that can give you more specifics to the boat size. At $110 grand it sounds like a pretty deeply discounted boat and the dealer wants to get it off his floor plan.
If your serious, hire a survory and have the boat checked out for a clean bill of health. Even brand new boats not ever used before have problems. Read the boards and you will get plenty of info about differnet things. Just remember if you buy it, don't have a panic attack, it's under warranty and the dealer will take care of it. Sea Ray is a stand up company, check your dealer out, make sure he is too.
Best of luck too you. :grin:
 
Thanks for the quick replies so far. I will use it on the ohio river in ohio. The Boat will be used by My wife and 3 kids 22,20,18. and friends . I would also like to purchase a wave runner. I wanted to buy my friends 2004 260da. My wife wants the 300 and I want the 260.
 
Ah, lets see....wife wants bigger boat....you better listen. :smt021

It's not often in life you get such a chance handed to you on a silver plater. :smt043
 
keets said:
The Boat will be used by My wife and 3 kids 22,20,18. and friends.
Click to expand...

Buy a 420DA :smt043 :smt043

Welcome keets.

I will tell you one important issue here, how bigger the boat, it is easier to drive...
Especially with two engines.

Succes Peter
 
Keets,
You want the 26, your wife wants the 30.
No contest, you're going to buy a 30. :lol:
All kidding aside, I have a 2005 300DA, and for my money, it is an awesome boat, all things considered.
Actually, I am at a loss as to how the dealer is discounting it that deeply, as it appears to be below his cost. $110,000 is just about what a loaded 28 should discount for.
While mine has Bravo 3's, and this one has Bravo 2's, I would ask if the drives counter rotate. They should, but I'm not positive. Otherwise, she'll squirm at low speeds.
All in all, the 30 is easy to drive, and a "perfect" blend of size and maneuverability. Don't plan on trailering her though, as she weighs in at 12,500 pounds dry. Best of luck, :thumbsup:
 
My wife travels for work 2 weeks a month and works from home 2 weeks a month. Soooo she wants to work from the boat. I just have these thoughts of taking the boat to lakes so a 260 makes more sense for me. That 300 is awesome but the 260 is nice also. Thanks for all the info so far. Being a newbe I am a little worried about jumping into the game at the 300 level.
 
You will appreciate the cabin room the 30 has over the 26. Go as big as you can afford. Dont be affraid to drive the bigger boat. Like it was stated before, it will probaly be easier to control around the docks.
 
Keets,

A couple of comments:

300 is not too much boat for a first boat. My first boat was a Maxum 2700. I moved up to a 300 after less than one season. Many people will agree, you buy the biggest boat you can afford. Thsi boat with twin engines is much easier to maneuver than a smaller boat with a single engine. The size of the boat does not make it harder to handle.

If you buy less boat, you will discover all that it doesn't offer and be likely to upgrade in a short time, losing a lot in depreciation.

As far as how long will it last? Don't worry. You won't own the boat that long.

Curious, why did a new boat sit for two years unsold? Especially a boat as popular as that one. $110,000 is a good price though. There are used ones asking more than that.
 
Keets,
Looks like a very good deal. Was the boat a demo at the dealer, or on the showroom floor and does the counter show any hours on the engines?

When you say loaded, does it have – sun pad, spotlight, windlass, underwater lighting, AC and heat, generator, macerator, cockpit refrigerator, upgrade sound system, TV, spotlight, bow thrusters and other goodies?

Do you have a web site link for it?

It may be possible to run this boat for a year and trade up without taking the usual new boat huge depreciation hit.
 
First of all, the 300 is a great boat and I'm not too biased. :smt038

Second, my general rule for leftover; they should cost just a little more than a used boat of the same model year. Say you buy an '05 in '07 and use it normally for two years. In '09 when you sell/trade the boat it will be valued as a four year old boat with low hours. It will not have the same value as an '07 model bought in '07 with the same hours. So it should cost a lot less.

The only question I have is the Bravo 2 drives. I have the twin 5.0 with B3 drives. It performs nicely but it's not a rocket. When the boat is loaded with 6-8 people, it's working hard to get up on plane. I'd sure like to hear from other 300 B2 owners to see if they perform well.
 
I think the only 300DA owner with Bravo 2's is Kathy, and I haven't seen her around in quite some time.
 
It's not a demo. Doesn't have a tv. They said if i buy a tv at target that they will install. I don't think it has bow thrusters?????? Is that something I would need in the river??????? I really don't even know what that does. I talked to a marina here and they said that I can have an outside spot or inside at the dock. Which is better???? They also said I can keep it docked all winter for $20 per foot use their elect but they don't want you to run your heater all the time. Is that bad for the boat? I will still winterize it. storage out of the water is $500. Like I said I am a newbe so this is al new to me. thanks for all the info. keets
 
You won't need a bow thruster on a 300 with twin engine. Something to consider will be taking some seamanship classes from a local captain. There might even be a school. Coast Guard Aux will have safety and navigation classes and you can find them on the web and then look for the local chapter. Patence and practice will be your friends. Strong word of recommendation, do not take anyone but you and the wife out the first few times. Give yourself a chance to get aquainted with the boat and how you handle it. Once you learn then invite whom you like. But you might want to read up on that as well. That's another thread. :thumbsup:
 
You definitely need to take the Coast Guard course. You should also hire a captain for a day. You'll be glad you did.

I would not store an outdrive boat in the water over the winter.

Bow thruster is nice to have. I have it and use it. It's not a necesity.
 
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