OK, well, the wife got me to buy my first boat ever. It reminded her of her fathers first boat...he recently passed away at the young age of 57.
Ended up buying a 1980 Sea Ray 195 (I think) open bow with a Mercruiser 898. I'm still trying to figure everything out on what is what as far as type of drive, etc....
Seems to be in pretty good shape. Trailer was just rewired and redone....and came with everything we needed to get started on boating. (Anchor, life jackets, etc...)
Some minor nicks in the gel coat......Some minor tears in the vinyl....and the carpet needs replaced....BUT, it starts easily and runs well. Took it out when we bought it and it ran well. I am going to need to do a few maintenance items on the engine / drive and will be asking LOTS of questions....
Nothing major....as far as I can tell...guess we will see since it is my first...
See if this pic works
Ended up buying a 1980 Sea Ray 195 (I think) open bow with a Mercruiser 898. I'm still trying to figure everything out on what is what as far as type of drive, etc....
Seems to be in pretty good shape. Trailer was just rewired and redone....and came with everything we needed to get started on boating. (Anchor, life jackets, etc...)
Some minor nicks in the gel coat......Some minor tears in the vinyl....and the carpet needs replaced....BUT, it starts easily and runs well. Took it out when we bought it and it ran well. I am going to need to do a few maintenance items on the engine / drive and will be asking LOTS of questions....
Nothing major....as far as I can tell...guess we will see since it is my first...
See if this pic works
The recommendations on the water pump and boating safety course are sage advice. One more suggestion I'll throw in - go find you and your lady some nice, comfortable life vests - not the cheap orange kind. Spend a few bucks and get some that are nice and that you'll wear. If we are on our boat, we have our life jackets on. No exceptions. Ever. Period.
