Looking for a boat...

Metto

Metto

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Joined
Mar 20, 2005
Location
Cornelius, NC
Against my better judgement, i am looking for a 18-22' bowrider. I have always been of the opinion that the best boat is one that someone else owns but my wife has spoken....

It looks like there are dozens of manufactures in this space and while I know a few that are premium brands, i am pretty lost on the other ones.

Boundary conditions:
$3500 max
Inboard preferred
<80 miles from Cornelius NC
Upholstery needs to be decent
Needs to be able to pull a skiier
Prefer a runner but im also OK with a non runner thats a deal

Thoughts? what should i look for/avoid? I think the above conditions are going to limit me to ~88-94ish boats. Been cruising FB marketplace and CL and i have seen a few possibilities
 
I have a 19' bow rider, Shorelander roll on trailer with spare, 3.0 OMC, 140hp, Hull in excellent shape, new floor and carpet, seats good, needs front cushions recovered, runs great, good oil pressure, new impeller with only a few hours on it. I did not take it out once last year, needs carb rebuilt. Has been covered. tired of looking at and just want to break even $1300
 
89wrangler said:
I have a 19' bow rider, Shorelander roll on trailer with spare, 3.0 OMC, 140hp, Hull in excellent shape, new floor and carpet, seats good, needs front cushions recovered, runs great, good oil pressure, new impeller with only a few hours on it. I did not take it out once last year, needs carb rebuilt. Has been covered. tired of looking at and just want to break even $1300
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If you break even on a fixer up boat, you're doing good. I was given a 94 Sunbird with the OMC 5.0. Every time we went out something went wrong. Sold it after a couple of years for $2k and lost money.
 
89wrangler said:
I have a 19' bow rider, Shorelander roll on trailer with spare, 3.0 OMC, 140hp, Hull in excellent shape, new floor and carpet, seats good, needs front cushions recovered, runs great, good oil pressure, new impeller with only a few hours on it. I did not take it out once last year, needs carb rebuilt. Has been covered. tired of looking at and just want to break even $1300
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Oh and my Jeep really needs a new set of tires!

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My brother has the 3.0 in his boat and it's a great little engine. We wakeboard and tube behind it with no issues. Can ride all weekend on a tank of gas and still have some left over.
 
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