RVPilot
Member
Hi Folks ... we'll be first time boat buyers (hopefully this year) and I have been lurking on the major for sale websites focusing on the 2005-2009 240 SD (as the slips we have access to are capped at 25'). We live in the Pacific Northwest, and will be cruising the Puget Sound which of course is salt water. So, high on our list will be a closed cooling system and recent bottom paint. There are a load of 240s for sale in the east and mid-west, but very few in the PNW, and most from the east and mid-west do NOT have closed cooling systems and bottom paint. Thanks for letting me drone on, so here is the question ... is it better to buy an east coast boat, trailer it out, and then add bottom paint and closed cooling ... or not have as much selection waiting for a boat to show up locally? Also, I've been pinging brokers who run the ads, and I've run into a lot of "under contract" when the boats have been listed for less than a week. How do you get a survey done, plus (for me at least) and also travel to go see the boat in person ... in a week or so. Would love some advice on buying tactics and mindset, should anyone care to offer thoughts. Love the Forums ... really great discussions. Thanks ...