Hi,
This is my first post. I hope that my questions make sense and will help you to help me. We have never owned a boat but love the lake and have spent time on boats with friends. We are now actively looking into buying a boat. We?d be looking at buying a used boat since our budget would be roughly around $8000. That would include buying the boat and having a couple of things done to it if needed.
My wife and I have three kids (17,16,5) and three dogs (Lab, Jack Russell, Fox Terrier) so the boat should not be too small. The two bigger kids aren?t always with us.
The plan is to get a boat that would comfortably fit all of us when we just want to slowly cruise around or drive to an island to hang out. We would only want to tube or ski when not everybody is on the boat. I would not do that with everyone in the boat.
I would prefer not to have a pontoon and am mainly looking at bowriders. Since we would have a combined weight of (I am guessing) roughly 900 lbs without equipment, the boat?s weight capacity would need to be efficient. Other considerations are obviously safety and reliability.
https://columbia.craigslist.org/boa/5950620826.html
http://www.augustamarine.com/pre_owned_detail.asp?veh=4782218
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1994-chaparral-1930-ss-102931949/
I think this might be a good start. Thanks in advance.
This is my first post. I hope that my questions make sense and will help you to help me. We have never owned a boat but love the lake and have spent time on boats with friends. We are now actively looking into buying a boat. We?d be looking at buying a used boat since our budget would be roughly around $8000. That would include buying the boat and having a couple of things done to it if needed.
My wife and I have three kids (17,16,5) and three dogs (Lab, Jack Russell, Fox Terrier) so the boat should not be too small. The two bigger kids aren?t always with us.
The plan is to get a boat that would comfortably fit all of us when we just want to slowly cruise around or drive to an island to hang out. We would only want to tube or ski when not everybody is on the boat. I would not do that with everyone in the boat.
I would prefer not to have a pontoon and am mainly looking at bowriders. Since we would have a combined weight of (I am guessing) roughly 900 lbs without equipment, the boat?s weight capacity would need to be efficient. Other considerations are obviously safety and reliability.
- Which boats would you recommend?
https://columbia.craigslist.org/boa/5950620826.html
http://www.augustamarine.com/pre_owned_detail.asp?veh=4782218
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1994-chaparral-1930-ss-102931949/
- What do I need to look for when I check out a potential boat?
I think this might be a good start. Thanks in advance.