Alegria
Well-Known Member
Hi Kraig
Best of luck on the shopping! Either marina is a good place. There are folks on the forum here at both.
As for the boat if you really want to tube or ski the 280 is the perfect choice. Our first boat was an older 280 with the 10.5 beam and it was the beam that made all the difference! It was my first boat and I can assure you you'll have no troubles.
Don't think newer will be any less trouble then a 2000 or 2001 either. It's all about how the boat has been taken care of! Also don't stay away from looking at a 320 or 340 in your price range. I find our I boat even easier to dock then sterndrives since the props are under the boat.
We were down at the Annapolis show. There were two 340s for sale. A 99 for 59,990 and 01 for 65,000. Both looked pretty good. If they surveyed good they would give your growing family some room.
We are a family of 5 and we all sleep fine on our 330 with room to spare.
Hope to see you out on the bay next season!!!
Take Care and feel free to PM me if you have any questions on Marinas.
Best of luck on the shopping! Either marina is a good place. There are folks on the forum here at both.
As for the boat if you really want to tube or ski the 280 is the perfect choice. Our first boat was an older 280 with the 10.5 beam and it was the beam that made all the difference! It was my first boat and I can assure you you'll have no troubles.
Don't think newer will be any less trouble then a 2000 or 2001 either. It's all about how the boat has been taken care of! Also don't stay away from looking at a 320 or 340 in your price range. I find our I boat even easier to dock then sterndrives since the props are under the boat.
We were down at the Annapolis show. There were two 340s for sale. A 99 for 59,990 and 01 for 65,000. Both looked pretty good. If they surveyed good they would give your growing family some room.
We are a family of 5 and we all sleep fine on our 330 with room to spare.
Hope to see you out on the bay next season!!!
Take Care and feel free to PM me if you have any questions on Marinas.