Fly'n Family
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- Sep 19, 2013
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- Boat Info
- 2008 Meridian 341
2004 Boston Whaler Sport 130 w/40 hp Merc
- Engines
- 6.2's
Thought I'd put something up since this threads been dry for awhile
Heck of a last year for the family and I and our boating. About this time last year, we found out our name had finally come up for a slip. Slip would only accommodate up to a 31' boat - so naturally, I went and bought a 98' 310 Sundancer. We wanted something bigger, but were thrilled to have a Sundancer and a slip - and no more towing the Donzi back and forth.
As luck would have it, two slips down from me was a beautiful 98' 370. Never saw the owner, and in fact our dock mates said he only came up a couple of times each season. About three quarters of the way through our season, I got word from someone that he was considering selling his boat, and pulled a few strings to get his name and number. As it turns out, he wanted to sell her and was thinking about listing it soon. Told him don't bother, if the family liked it and it did well on a lake trial and pre-buy inspection - we'd make it work. Well, it did extremely well on those, and the deal was made. That evening, someone from a different dock came over and said they heard a Sundancer might be for sale. I told them I'd just bought the 370, and that my 310 would be for sale. They looked at it, and said they'd get back to me. That night, they called and asked to go on a lake trial the next day. We did that, and we came to a deal about 36 hours after I had bought the 370. Wow, it was just meant to be. To make it even nicer, they're a great couple and a wonderful edition to our dock. They then listed their boat for sale, and a week later - it sold. The perfect trifecta.
It goes without saying, other than a noticeable decline in performance, we're beyond thrilled with our 370.
A pic that has both our old 310 and our new (to us) 370.
Heck of a last year for the family and I and our boating. About this time last year, we found out our name had finally come up for a slip. Slip would only accommodate up to a 31' boat - so naturally, I went and bought a 98' 310 Sundancer. We wanted something bigger, but were thrilled to have a Sundancer and a slip - and no more towing the Donzi back and forth.
As luck would have it, two slips down from me was a beautiful 98' 370. Never saw the owner, and in fact our dock mates said he only came up a couple of times each season. About three quarters of the way through our season, I got word from someone that he was considering selling his boat, and pulled a few strings to get his name and number. As it turns out, he wanted to sell her and was thinking about listing it soon. Told him don't bother, if the family liked it and it did well on a lake trial and pre-buy inspection - we'd make it work. Well, it did extremely well on those, and the deal was made. That evening, someone from a different dock came over and said they heard a Sundancer might be for sale. I told them I'd just bought the 370, and that my 310 would be for sale. They looked at it, and said they'd get back to me. That night, they called and asked to go on a lake trial the next day. We did that, and we came to a deal about 36 hours after I had bought the 370. Wow, it was just meant to be. To make it even nicer, they're a great couple and a wonderful edition to our dock. They then listed their boat for sale, and a week later - it sold. The perfect trifecta.
It goes without saying, other than a noticeable decline in performance, we're beyond thrilled with our 370.
A pic that has both our old 310 and our new (to us) 370.
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