Re: 2001 Q3 4.3 I/O looking to buy
My 01 Q7 had fiberglass floors, however, I think it was over a plywood floor. I had a hell of a time with my seats. The screws holding the pedestal down kept stripping out and there is nothing down there to bite into. The structure is fiberglass wrapped around wood. They did go to fiberglass stringers at some point, but I am not sure what year. I looked at a few Q6s that had carpet in teh rear cockpit, but no idea what was under it. I had some spots on the upper part of my gunwales that were starting to delaminate as well. And as mentioned, the upholstery does not hold up very well compared to more expensive boats like Chaparrel or Sea Ray. The engine is the same as every other boat manufacterer uses, so no worries there.
Honestly, I took out an 06 Sea Ray 205 sport and was very disapointed. I think the new Q7 was layed out better inside and rode just as nice and started at about $14000 less for equal amenities when new. Someone else said it in another thread when I was looking to buy, that Sea Ray really does not put the quality into the smaller boats like they used to. Either way, I think for the price, you just cannot beat the Tahoe. I liked mine. If I had bought it new it would not have had near the problems I did. SO buy the nicest one you can find. Those boats only sold for about $13k brand new if I remember correctly. My Dad bought a new 215 Tahoe Deckboat around that time when this one was new. Dont overpay for a Tahoe.
