Hurricane and Starcraft

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ricto02

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Looking at two boats and am undecided. The specs are as follows:
2008 Hurricane FD GS 194 with a 200hp Yamaha F200
2007 Starcraft 1915 OB with Merc Opti 115

Both have low hours 90 and 60 respectively.

Given that the prices are very similar which is a better buy. I dont know OB prices but am assuming the 200 Yama is worth quite a bit more

We are looking to cruise, tube, ski etc

Any thoughts/comments

Thanks
 
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MikePNJ

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

They are both nice boats. I have been looking at them myself for a while.

I would go with the bigger Yamaha if both prices were equal and the boats were both equally maintained.

Mike
 
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5150abf

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

Concur, if both boats are in equal condition the Yamaha is the better deal and the Hurricane is a good boat.
 
Texasmark

Texasmark

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

Ditto and you won't be sorry for the added ponies with a boat load of folks and a couple of water toys in tow.
Mark
 
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Ernest T

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

+4 That Hurricane is a nice boat, and it will fly with an F200 on there.
 
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samagy16

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

This decision should not be hard. The Hurricane is by far a better boat. Hurricanes are THE BEST selling deck boats and the fact that it has a Yamaha with 85Hp more than the starcraft makes this a no brainer. This will be a close to 45-50 mph boat.

I owned a Hurricane for 6 years and just recently sold it. The fact is I would probably still buy the Hurricane if it had a 115 Yamaha vs. a Starcraft with a 200hp Merc.

You are getting a newer, better boat with a much better and larger engine.

It's not even close. Have fun!
 
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ricto02

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Re: Hurricane and Starcraft

Thanks everyone for comments. That was what I thought but wanted to confirm as I dont know a lot about Starcraft.

The deposit was already down on the Hurricane so glad the comments were the way they were. $20k total for the boat, mint condition with less than 100 hrs on the yamaha f 200TXR and a 2008 EZ Loader tandem roller trailer. Seems to be a fair price
 
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