delliott00
New Member
GMan,
Congrats. We have a blue 320 on Lake Travis as well. We're out almost every weekend, so you'll see us eventually. Mine is usually tied up to a big 500DA so if you see those two boats, its us. We head to devils cove in the offseason, but usually find someplace a bit less crazy during the mid-summer insanity.
Are they splashing it at Emerald point? If so, it'll probably be my buddy's shop (Eriksen Marine) putting it in as they do most of the Sail&Ski big boat commissioning. We'll be over there all this weekend helping out at the in-the-water boat show. Stop over if you need any boating stuff as there should be some good vendors/deals.
Hlrzr,
I second the idea of buying used. I saved $80K over the "boat show sale price" they had on a new 2006 by buying a mint 2004, it was the same identifcal boat, had an extended warranty through 2010 and was loaded. If there aren't any local ones, thats not a huge deal as long as you can purchase one in the northern US. Transporting a 320 is pretty straightforward. We had ours professionally hauled down from Oklahoma to TX. It was worth saving the money for sure. The $1500 I paid in transport paled compared to the $$$$ I saved over a similar boat down here.
I think folks too often constrain their search to local areas and end up overpaying. For example, my friend got his 500DA from New York and had it hauled all the way to Austin, and even with transport and a flight up to look at it, he still saved literally $100K compared to some closer ones.
When I look for the next boat (40 something with diesels), any boat anywhere is fair game for the right price.
-Dave
'04 320DA T350 Mag V-Drives
Congrats. We have a blue 320 on Lake Travis as well. We're out almost every weekend, so you'll see us eventually. Mine is usually tied up to a big 500DA so if you see those two boats, its us. We head to devils cove in the offseason, but usually find someplace a bit less crazy during the mid-summer insanity.
Are they splashing it at Emerald point? If so, it'll probably be my buddy's shop (Eriksen Marine) putting it in as they do most of the Sail&Ski big boat commissioning. We'll be over there all this weekend helping out at the in-the-water boat show. Stop over if you need any boating stuff as there should be some good vendors/deals.
Hlrzr,
I second the idea of buying used. I saved $80K over the "boat show sale price" they had on a new 2006 by buying a mint 2004, it was the same identifcal boat, had an extended warranty through 2010 and was loaded. If there aren't any local ones, thats not a huge deal as long as you can purchase one in the northern US. Transporting a 320 is pretty straightforward. We had ours professionally hauled down from Oklahoma to TX. It was worth saving the money for sure. The $1500 I paid in transport paled compared to the $$$$ I saved over a similar boat down here.
I think folks too often constrain their search to local areas and end up overpaying. For example, my friend got his 500DA from New York and had it hauled all the way to Austin, and even with transport and a flight up to look at it, he still saved literally $100K compared to some closer ones.
When I look for the next boat (40 something with diesels), any boat anywhere is fair game for the right price.
-Dave
'04 320DA T350 Mag V-Drives
