Re: WHAT IS YOUR TOW VEHICLE
You better be ready to jump quick, Rob. I don't see many used ones for sale. Everybody I've run into loves 'em. I'd definitely go for a late model, though. I think it was 2000 that they went to 100% composite construction. They're being made by Genmar now. My previous experience with Genmar Wellcrafts was excellent, so this could actually be an improvement.<br /><br />I've made a few "improvements" to suit my style and use, but I have no complaints. Except for the scuppers. They're a little high, so she doesn't drain as well as I'd like. They should be down even with the floor of their pockets in the deck. I'm going to lower them as soon as I find the fittings I need. The fiberglass is much thicker than I'd expected everywhere that I've cut or drilled thru it to add stuff. I removed the head from the console. You'd need to wear a Bellstar helmet to go down there to use it anyway. If ya can't use a bucket on the deck, stay on the dock! The storage space in that console is awesome. The boat draws very little water, too, considering the 18 degree deadrise. Probably due to it's beam.<br /><br />Shop around. You oughta be able to pick up a new one for well under $30K. Log on to their website, and price one out, equipped the way you want it:
www.hydrasports.com<br /><br />Dunno where you live, but here's a huge dealer in the Keys, I think it's on Tavernier, that quotes some pretty good prices over the phone and will even deliver it. I bought mine from The Boat Tree in Jacksonville. Salesman "Mike" made me a deal that was $3K better than the best I could do after working with my local dealer for months. I didn't even tell him the other prices I'd been given. Just told him how much I was willing to pay to get it out the door, and he got within $200. 'Course it may have had something to do with that '01 Johnson hanging on the back. You know....the OMC bankruptcy and all that year. But I have over 500 hrs on it, without a minutes trouble. And that's been some pretty hard use! I got them to throw in the 5-yr extended warantee. Maybe you can find one of them, and get lucky, too. A big dealer like the one in the Keys should be anxious to move 'em. Just make sure about the motor warantee. I hear Bombardier is picking them up, but would want it in writing.<br /><br />Bottom line? This is the best boat I've owned, and there's been a bunch of 'em. Make sure you get the "value package". Your wife will love the front cushion, and it doesn't get in the way of the fish boxes.<br /><br />Did I mention how roomy this boat is?
