small, fun boats - what companies to look at?

Bimmer84 · 07-17-2011, 03:02 PM

How about something like this?

http://www.marineconnection.com/web/...ition_id=10426

Express · 07-17-2011, 03:11 PM

Blake · 07-17-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CollinsE90

If I were YOU, I would buy a Baja, guaranteed to make the whole lake look at you when they hear those 2 V8's rumble by.

lol that is indeed what i want, but our lake house only has a day dock, which means i'd have to rent space at a marina. so for now, my favorite boat is someone else's.

len56 · 07-17-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Brimble

SeaRay would be a great option. You can make it look almost like a wake boat, tower speakers and whatnot. Chicks won't know the difference, and if you don't board you wont either.

The world doesn't need another rich fool with a sick ass wake boat that never boards behind it. Please, not another one.

i wish i could be a rich ass fool (re: avatar <<< lol)

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Originally Posted by Blake

If I were to buy a boat, it would definitely be a searay. OP look at a searay SLX. Those are really solid boats.

and thanks to the both of you, a SeaRay 230 SLX was exactly what i was looking for:
http://www.searay.com/Page.aspx/page...30-Select.aspx

...until I realized it's more expensive then the Nautique i posted D: (76k price listing?) any reason for that? I know nothing about boats yet, sorry.

A low lying boat with a tower and some speakers is all good, like Brimble said, nobody will know/care about the difference, unless they wakeboard.

Blake · 07-17-2011, 05:14 PM

look on boattrader.com or marinemax.com for searay. searay's are mega expensive new, but they take a shit as soon as your start then engine leaving the dealer.

len56 · 07-17-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

look on boattrader.com or marinemax.com for searay. searay's are mega expensive new, but they take a shit as soon as your start then engine leaving the dealer.

will do, but I think I found a good one:

http://www.fourwinns.com/model/H210SS/

good price too (55k for 300 HP)
and upgraded sound system is listed in their options, they must know me

or I'll just get one of these... they have ipod docks! XD
http://www.lazzarayachts.com/
^^proper boss

Digital.James · 07-17-2011, 07:10 PM

i owned a sea ray 205 sport, great little boat that can be used for multiple purposes.

but b.o.a.t stands for break out another thousand...

Gregxi · 07-17-2011, 08:10 PM

For 40-45k you can buy a new Yamaha AR230, twin engine very reliable

I have had a couple yamaha jet boats they make a good boat,but keep in mind most if not all wakeboard boats have no cabin. so you have no place to take the ladies you are in search of

darkcloud · 07-17-2011, 08:45 PM

buy used. my buddy is huge into boarding. his parents have a 50k boat they picked up few years used while we were in college. it was like 80k new.

he bought his own boat a few years later just grabbed a 90 nautique for 8k. just wanted to make sure he'd have the time to actually use it/want to put up with it. now he is shopping for a new boat. something 2-3 years old with low hours in the range of 30-50k.

also make sure which kind of lake you'll be using the boat on. if you want to get a boarding boat you can't take it out onto lake Erie/Ontario. you wouldn't even be able to get it insured to ride on the big lakes. 2-4 foot waves will sink one of those boats in minutes. boarding boats are only for small lakes and rivers.

CollinsE90 · 07-17-2011, 09:35 PM

Who needs a cabin, just bend her over the front

dtwyim · 07-17-2011, 11:57 PM

Exhibitionist

Comet · 07-18-2011, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Blake

two best days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it, etc., etc.

^ so not true!
I'd never part ways with any of my boats

The best days of owning a boat are the days you use it...
You need to forget money and just enjoy it sometimes.

@OP
I recommend http://www.formulaboats.com/
We've had one in the family for close to 20 years (the Fast-tech) and it still runs amazing. And we abuse the living shit out of it (rough seas, etc...)
lots of room for the honeys, and when you turn that thing on, the entire marina will turn heads due to the awesome twin V8s it carries

few people will have a faster or hotter boat around.. as far as small boats, this is THE BEST and I've driven my share. Everyone in the Marina always asks me for a ride in it.

picture of it from last week:

len56 · 07-18-2011, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gregxi

For 40-45k you can buy a new Yamaha AR230, twin engine very reliable
I have had a couple yamaha jet boats they make a good boat,but keep in mind most if not all wakeboard boats have no cabin. so you have no place to take the ladies you are in search of

This one looks good too, will have to check it out in detail

and about the cabin lol yeah... but the moment you ad a tiny little one room cabin your looking at 100's of ks :/
Why are boats so expensive? they don't seem overly complicated, especially not to be worth more than a house or something at this size. Is it because they aren't mass-assembled?

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Originally Posted by darkcloud

also make sure which kind of lake you'll be using the boat on. if you want to get a boarding boat you can't take it out onto lake Erie/Ontario. you wouldn't even be able to get it insured to ride on the big lakes. 2-4 foot waves will sink one of those boats in minutes. boarding boats are only for small lakes and rivers.

Very good to know, thanks. It would mostly be for beach-hopping along the coast anyways.

Though my relatives have a place on the mediterranean in turkey, and the beaches there are sublime, so I might want to buy a boat together with them that I can just use whenever I visit. (the pictures in the OP are from there)

But I have no friends here and I can't even speak the language, so that's a good reason to buy it on the great lakes :P (the beaches are nowhere near the same tho D: )

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comet

^ so not true!
I'd never part ways with any of my boats

The best days of owning a boat are the days you use it...
You need to forget money and just enjoy it sometimes.

@OP
I recommend http://www.formulaboats.com/
We've had one in the family for close to 20 years (the Fast-tech) and it still runs amazing. And we abuse the living shit out of it (rough seas, etc...)
lots of room for the honeys, and when you turn that thing on, the entire marina will turn heads due to the awesome twin V8s it carries

few people will have a faster or hotter boat around.. as far as small boats, this is THE BEST and I've driven my share. Everyone in the Marina always asks me for a ride in it.

picture of it from last week:

can these deal with waves bigger than 2-4 feet? The Bowrider looks sick. any idea about price range?

ok, just for fun
no budget, what yacht and/or what ridiculous fast boat would you buy?

LSX 92 for me

you can throw a proper billionaire's boy club party on this baby

Comet · 07-18-2011, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by len56

can these deal with waves bigger than 2-4 feet? The Bowrider looks sick. any idea about price range?

with ease
the Fast-tech I have has been through 4-5 Beaufort a few times
like I said, we'd had our for 20years and we've only had to change the engine due to old age. It would get used every day of summer for 10years straight for a few hours a day.

Prices are available on their site.

Gregxi · 07-18-2011, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

Who needs a cabin, just bend her over the front

she needs to make you a sammich afterwards

CollinsE90 · 07-18-2011, 10:25 AM

Touche'

1ForAll · 07-18-2011, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comet

^ so not true!
I'd never part ways with any of my boats

The best days of owning a boat are the days you use it...
You need to forget money and just enjoy it sometimes.

@OP
I recommend http://www.formulaboats.com/
We've had one in the family for close to 20 years (the Fast-tech) and it still runs amazing. And we abuse the living shit out of it (rough seas, etc...)
lots of room for the honeys, and when you turn that thing on, the entire marina will turn heads due to the awesome twin V8s it carries

few people will have a faster or hotter boat around.. as far as small boats, this is THE BEST and I've driven my share. Everyone in the Marina always asks me for a ride in it.

picture of it from last week:

Agreed. We used to have a 382 fastech. That boat was awesome! We had 830hp at the beginning and ended up having twin bulldog 500's before we sold it. Great boats and always got a lot of attention.

smellfish · 07-18-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by len56

No helipad. Do not want.

MisterSkiMask · 07-18-2011, 11:34 AM

I had a Ski Sanger for 10 years, bought it new, it was a fantastic boat. It never gave me any problems (that were not my own fault). I have a friend who also bought one and had the same great experience that I had.

I know Sangers are not widely available once you get out of the western US, so probably not an option for OP.

All of the boat manufacturers use the same component suppliers, so choose a boat with a layout that you like, a good hull warranty, and good quality seats (foam can break down over time). Don’t get an outboard, it you want to ski and wakeboard get a boat that is designed for that activity. The prop is in place that is hard to hurt yourself on, it is more difficult to get the rope wrapped around the prop, and you don’t have to worry about avoiding the outdrive/outboard when you are getting in and out of the water.

Xios135 · 07-18-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by miiipilot

Never own a boat, have a friend that owns a boat.Watercraft are one of the most unreliable pieces of equipment around. And probably the biggest money pit too. Had a few Jetskis and THEY DO BREAK WHILE SITTING THERE lol.miiipilot

My Brother-in-law bought a new 26' Baja this past winter and it's been at the marina being repaired more days then it's been available to put in the water.

MisterSkiMask · 07-18-2011, 12:36 PM

One more thing to add, store your boat indoors. Over the same period of Sanger ownership I also had a 30’ Party Boat that was too big to store inside and it was a constant problem.

CollinsE90 · 07-18-2011, 01:17 PM

You don't have to worry about the prop on an out board getting in and out, it is so far under the water. Unless you're an idiot that enjoys swimming under water behind boats you won't have a problem.

In board will limit your seating a bit too, you just need to figure out what is best for you. Do you have sons who will eventually want to wakeboard? In board if you want to play behind it a lot and won't have many people planning on being in it, out board if it will just be a show boat you want to take lots of people on and booze cruise it up.

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MisterSkiMask Banned 151 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: I Can not say Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: you must not know iTrader: (0)	One more thing to add, store your boat indoors. Over the same period of Sanger ownership I also had a 30’ Party Boat that was too big to store inside and it was a constant problem.
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CollinsE90 Where my bitches 797 Rep 1,924 Posts Drives: Cadillac coupe deville Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: street corner checking profits iTrader: (0)	You don't have to worry about the prop on an out board getting in and out, it is so far under the water. Unless you're an idiot that enjoys swimming under water behind boats you won't have a problem. In board will limit your seating a bit too, you just need to figure out what is best for you. Do you have sons who will eventually want to wakeboard? In board if you want to play behind it a lot and won't have many people planning on being in it, out board if it will just be a show boat you want to take lots of people on and booze cruise it up. __________________ Last edited by CollinsE90; 07-18-2011 at 01:31 PM..
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