First off great forum and information. I'm a soon to be first time boat owner looking to make a purchase within a month or so. I think as of right now I have narrowed it down to 2. The first is (and this is why I have posted here) a 2002 searay 182. 5he second is a 2005 ebbtide 200. I know I know not a searay but I'm hoping for some unbiased opinions anyways. Both are similar in condition the searay has a 4.3 mercruiser carb. And the ebbtide is a mercruiser 4.3 mpi. Now my questions are as far as stability and comfort is there that much of a noticable difference in the 2 as far as size? Looks like the ebbtide is both overall and beam size a foot bigger. Or is that not enough of a difference to sway the decision. Next question is is there that big of a difference in the engines to sway the decision one way or the other? One being carbureted and the other injected plus 20 hp or so. My delema is my experience with engines tell me fuel injection is always the better more efficient route. But I don't know a lot about ebbtide and have read nothing but good about searays.
Anyways thanks in advance for the advice.
Anyways thanks in advance for the advice.