pred02
New Member
- Sep 5, 2009
- 31
- Boat Info
- Looking for 2004+ SR 260 DA or similar
- Engines
- Boatless
Hi,
My family is interested in purchasing a pre-owned Sea Ray 240 that is up to 5 years old. Ideally we are looking at 2003-2006 age range with 100 hours or less.
We did look online and saw a number of them listed at our local Sea Ray dealer at about $48-$52K. The range for these boats is approximately between $35K-$55K just by taking a quick look online.
As a first time boat and used boat buying I figure there should be a number of steps we should take before purchasing the boat.
1) Should we go through a dealer or a private party? I presume dealers will have a higher mark up but less risk associated with the boat.
2) Should we get an assessor / inspector to inspect the boat fully? How much would this service cost and how would we go about finding someone who can do this for us?
We are in the Boston, MA area where there are some boats listed. Should we expand our search nationally (i.e. lots of Sea Rays in Florida) if so we then have to count in the costs of going down to see the boat, etc.
The boat is going to be purchased here and then shipped to Croatia where we are going to keep the boat. We are also going to register the boat in the US and fly under the American flag not to pay customs in Croatia (and we live here all year long except in the summer when we go there).
Any advice for a first time used boat buyer is appreciated.
Kind regards,
George B.
x7485
My family is interested in purchasing a pre-owned Sea Ray 240 that is up to 5 years old. Ideally we are looking at 2003-2006 age range with 100 hours or less.
We did look online and saw a number of them listed at our local Sea Ray dealer at about $48-$52K. The range for these boats is approximately between $35K-$55K just by taking a quick look online.
As a first time boat and used boat buying I figure there should be a number of steps we should take before purchasing the boat.
1) Should we go through a dealer or a private party? I presume dealers will have a higher mark up but less risk associated with the boat.
2) Should we get an assessor / inspector to inspect the boat fully? How much would this service cost and how would we go about finding someone who can do this for us?
We are in the Boston, MA area where there are some boats listed. Should we expand our search nationally (i.e. lots of Sea Rays in Florida) if so we then have to count in the costs of going down to see the boat, etc.
The boat is going to be purchased here and then shipped to Croatia where we are going to keep the boat. We are also going to register the boat in the US and fly under the American flag not to pay customs in Croatia (and we live here all year long except in the summer when we go there).
Any advice for a first time used boat buyer is appreciated.
Kind regards,
George B.
x7485