jrcinnh
New Member
keep looking, there's a lot of Searays on that lake, and two years of high gas prices have people selling.
Looking is half the fun anyway.
Looking is half the fun anyway.
I may be leaving the world of Sea Ray :(
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Pakmule
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Thanks for the tip on winnipesaukee.com. I would reather deal with a person than a broker.
jrcinnh
New Member
try the classified sections of these sites as well
http://nhboat.com/ (this one is run by a dealer)
http://www.spinnakercoveyachtclub.com
http://www.mvyc.biz/
Happy hunting
http://nhboat.com/ (this one is run by a dealer)
http://www.spinnakercoveyachtclub.com
http://www.mvyc.biz/
Happy hunting
Pakmule
Member
Thanks!
Just to clarify, I did not mean that brokers are not people.
Just to clarify, I did not mean that brokers are not people.
skibum
Well-Known Member
Check the local newspaper classifieds as well. That's where I found my '05 260DA 8.1L/B3 with only 53hrs on it. According to the blue book, (later on verified by both the bank, and the insurance company) I got it for about 18K less than she's worth. It was in the "misc for sale" instead of "boats for sale" of the classifieds. The guy's wife apparently did nit want to be an admiral. He was clearly selling under duress...
Check the bulletin boards at the marinas as well. I got several leads by calling folks whose boats had already been sold (and one that was dropped at the boatel), and got the "but the guy in the slip next to me is selling a nice...".
The best ones aren't always at the dealers or brokers. A lot of folks will try a sign on the boat first, and go to the pros later on if it didn't sell the "cheap way".
Keep looking... they're out there...
Michael
Check the bulletin boards at the marinas as well. I got several leads by calling folks whose boats had already been sold (and one that was dropped at the boatel), and got the "but the guy in the slip next to me is selling a nice...".
The best ones aren't always at the dealers or brokers. A lot of folks will try a sign on the boat first, and go to the pros later on if it didn't sell the "cheap way".
Keep looking... they're out there...
Michael
JYurgo
New Member
The worst thing you can do it "settle". Patience, you will find one. I put the word out to brokers and dealers of what I was looking for. I had wrote off boating till next year then I got a call in early July from a SR Dealer about a super clean boat coming in on trade. I got it before it even hit the market. Let the dealers and brokers know what you are looking for, they will find it...
Rock Hall
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- Feb 18, 2006
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- Boat Info
- 1989 Searay 220DA 5.7
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.7 Alpha One Gen I
Here's one I've been looking at. I doubt I'll be making a move anytime soon. This boat is super clean and only 275 hrs. A local dealer is selling on consignment.
http://conestogamarine.com/searchen...type=ANB&indid=1&sortCol=Length&sortDir=DESC&
http://conestogamarine.com/searchen...type=ANB&indid=1&sortCol=Length&sortDir=DESC&
Nehalennia
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- Aug 22, 2007
- 10,006
- Boat Info
- 2001 310DA twin 350 MAGs, Westerbeke 4.5KW
- Engines
- Twin 350 MAG V-drives
Too bad they only have provided one picture to look at. Have you seen it in person?Rock Hall said:
275 hours in 13 years :smt017 that's avg of 21/yr. I'd have that one thoroughly inspected. Nice low hours but it obviously sat a lot, which may not be good either unless they have the service to show for it. Either way have a good look. My recent experience with a nice (Really nice) low hours boat, but sat for much of the year proved to spoil my desire to just look for low hours and clean.
[quote="Nehalennia275 hours in 13 years :smt017 that's avg of 21/yr. I'd have that one thoroughly inspected. Nice low hours but it obviously sat a lot, which may not be good either unless they have the service to show for it.[/quote]
Sounds too good to be true. The hour meter on that boat can be turned off by removing 4 screws and pulling one wire off of the meter. I'd ask for service records from a reliable source with hours recorded on the work order.
Sounds too good to be true. The hour meter on that boat can be turned off by removing 4 screws and pulling one wire off of the meter. I'd ask for service records from a reliable source with hours recorded on the work order.
Pakmule
Member
I am shocked to say it but a front runner is currently a 2004 Rinker 290 Fiesta Vee. It has everything I want except a Sea Ray name on it.
It seems really well built and the price is hard to walk away from. I am schedule to look at two 280 SDs and one 290 SD on Friday.
It seems really well built and the price is hard to walk away from. I am schedule to look at two 280 SDs and one 290 SD on Friday.
Well geez. The boat is in Lancaster PA. That is the heart of PA Dutch country. There isn't a body of water big enough for that boat within 100miles -> unless you like to use the boat in corn fields.
Just getting this boat to a suitable location for a SeaTrial would be a bit of a challenge. You ain't towing it with a SUV. I highly doubt it even has a trailer. . .so a seatrial would involve a prohauler. BTW: The boat is listed as having 190hp. Presumably that is 2x190 hp engines. This boat is not going to be winning any races.
How the heck does the boat get there? I don't think that the meters have been disconnected. But it is HIGHLY likely that the boat hasn't even run this century. This can be both a GOOD THING and a BAD think. Good in that the risers/manifolds are probably not corroded out. Bad in that all the soft goods (hoses, belts, bellows) may be rotted out).
My view: for a lake boat, this may be perfect. It is probably underpowered for running in the Chesapeake. Seller is probably motivated. I mean. . .who is looking for a boat like that in Lancaster PA? Probably been there this entire decade. Soft goods are easy to replace; probably $1000-$2500 in mechanical work will produce a good running boat.
Just getting this boat to a suitable location for a SeaTrial would be a bit of a challenge. You ain't towing it with a SUV. I highly doubt it even has a trailer. . .so a seatrial would involve a prohauler. BTW: The boat is listed as having 190hp. Presumably that is 2x190 hp engines. This boat is not going to be winning any races.
How the heck does the boat get there? I don't think that the meters have been disconnected. But it is HIGHLY likely that the boat hasn't even run this century. This can be both a GOOD THING and a BAD think. Good in that the risers/manifolds are probably not corroded out. Bad in that all the soft goods (hoses, belts, bellows) may be rotted out).
My view: for a lake boat, this may be perfect. It is probably underpowered for running in the Chesapeake. Seller is probably motivated. I mean. . .who is looking for a boat like that in Lancaster PA? Probably been there this entire decade. Soft goods are easy to replace; probably $1000-$2500 in mechanical work will produce a good running boat.
penbroke
Member
Pakmule said:
Are any of these local? Just wondering...
Good luck!
Frank
Pakmule
Member
penbroke said:Pakmule said:
Are any of these local? Just wondering...
Good luck!
Frank
The Rinker is in Shelburne. The other ones are on the North Shore in MA. I also looked at a 280 in Colchester that was very nice.
I am a little hesitant on the ones in MA as they have been out of the water. All of them are still shrink wrapped from last Winter. I guess that is to be expected when you are looking at 2001's with 200 hours on them.
