Maler
New Member
Hi everybody. I've just placed a deposit on a new 2010 Sea Ray 175 Sport. It will be my first boat and hopefully over time the family will enjoy and I'll upgrade to something bigger as the kids grow up and I gain more experience. The issue I have is that my friends, and one good friend in particular, is really trying to talk me out of purchasing a boat with an I/O set up rather than an outboard.
He's provided examples of I/O's going on fire, being less economical, expensive to service, and much louder than equivalent outboards. He's also said they're more troublesome to beach and overall a bigger pain in the ass than an outboard. He thinks I should change my mind immediately and purchase the 185 Sport with outboard instead.
As I lack experience and space for storage I've limited myself to the smaller boats for the time being and was happy with my decision but the scare stories regarding ownership of an I/O is preying on my mind.
I'd really be interested in what the experienced folks on here think of this little debate. Thanks.:smt100
He's provided examples of I/O's going on fire, being less economical, expensive to service, and much louder than equivalent outboards. He's also said they're more troublesome to beach and overall a bigger pain in the ass than an outboard. He thinks I should change my mind immediately and purchase the 185 Sport with outboard instead.
As I lack experience and space for storage I've limited myself to the smaller boats for the time being and was happy with my decision but the scare stories regarding ownership of an I/O is preying on my mind.
I'd really be interested in what the experienced folks on here think of this little debate. Thanks.:smt100