Help with Boat Choice???????????

[Yamaha Speed]

Well today i came to my fellow friends on iBoats. I know that you guys all no alot about boats and which would be a better deal?? Here are the two links for the boat.

Boat 1:
17ft Bowrider
150hp Mariner
Hull not damaged
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/2418293727.html
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Boat 2:
18ft 2.5L 4cycle Mercruiser
The boat and engine brand new.
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa/2453305851.html
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I need you preference on which boat you think is nice this is for me and my friends to go out tubing on and wakeboarding. Remember I am trading a 14.5ft Randall Craft Tri-Hull and 500dollars for either one of these boats please help me.. The pic of the Grey boat will be mine it does have a JVC stereo system in it.. Tell me if you think it is a good deal for me.. The links for the boat will be under each other..

Thanks For the HELP!

God bless,

Always,
Turner

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Two words

WATER TEST

 

[Yamaha Speed]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

which boat would you choose i can get a test drive any day..

 

[NASAGeek]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

They describe the engine as "fresh".... fresh does not necessarily mean "new". If it is truly a new engine, the engine alone is worth quite a bit more than this deal appears. I would ask a lot more questions. Not enough data to choose or distinguish the deals.

My opinion... but then again... I am a newbie ... just figured I'd throw my two cents in.

Mark

 

[Yamaha Speed]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Thanks man i appreciate it but which one in your opinion looks to be a better deal?

 

[Pierutrus]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Go with the OUTBOARD!
It's an open bow and probably fly's!!!!!!!!!!
My 2 cents.......

 

[Yamaha Speed]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

alright thanks so much man.. The guy said it does 55mph with two people in it when it gets on plane..

 

[Pierutrus]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Put some "Smart Tab's" on her if you can...........
Will get you on plane a whole lot faster, plus you'll gain a couple mph!

 

[southkogs]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Personally, I'd start looking at the bowrider. I like the layout better, and it sounds like you'll be doing more tubing/skiing/wakeboarding and I think that hull would work better for that. I'm not sure which boat is actually the better deal - and I can't really tell if I think the deal you've worked out is a good one. I'm a little concerned about the floor in the bowrider from the CL post.

That's all theory though - make sure you go over the boat carefully, and as was mentioned above: water test.

 

[JoLin]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

Boat 2 - I didn't see anything in the ad that said it's a Mercruiser. How do you know that?

Boat 1 - Floor replaced 3 years ago. Hmmm. Floors get replaced because water has infiltrated and made them 'soft'. A soft floor is often indicative of infiltration in stringers and/or transom as well.

You need to take someone along who can at least 'tap test' the hull and recognize the difference between sound material and waterlogged sections. I've had several boats surveyed and I never could tell the difference... but the surveyor could.

Good luck!

 

[jmarty10]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

#1. Has the power. Make sure the transom is not rotted either.

 

[Maclin]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

You will need the power of the #1 choice, especially for wakeboarding. The bowrider layout seems a better match for your purposes also.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Help with Boat Choice???????????

#1. Check carefully for rot. You want solid transom, deck, stringers. ANY soft spots can spell big trouble. That motor is worth close to the asking price by itself.