On Tuesday, 19 August 2014 17:42:40 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:10:31 -0700 (PDT), True North

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Sent an email to the Legend dealer about the transom saver they sold me a couple years ago.

The black rubber y-Block that protects the outboards lower end was falling apart and. Want to know what it would cost to replace it.

She took a week to get back to me, so in the meanwhile I've been thinking of an upgrade to a heavy duty aluminum. Model with the swivel head.

Went to a local marine store to research theirs and we disagreed on the best way to attach the optional bracket to the trailers rear cross member.

Then the salesman got us outside where he managed to get the wife in his corner to tag team me on a new Larsen 180S fiberglass bow rider.

Boat is nice but he's talking to $40k all in..minus my trade-in.

The new guy has only been there for 6 weeks but he shows promise as a salesman. ;-)

Anyway...I left with his card and a brochure and that's as far as it will go.



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Frankly I don't think you'd be happy with it, and you could buy a lot

more boat for that kind of money if you shop around a bit. Our

runabout back home is a Searay 270 Sundeck which is essentially an

overgrown bow rider (26 1/2 ft). It is by no means sea worthy in

anything more that a 2 foot chop and it is easy to take a wave over

the bow and into the boat even in those conditions. We got ours in

like new condition with only 115 hours on the engine for $25K. It

was a good deal because our neighbor was moving away from the water

and had to sell quickly but there are other opportunities if you keep

looking. If I were you I'd want an offshore center console over 20

ft with some wind and spray protection, or a cuddy cabin runabout in

the 24 ft range.

The Larsen 180S would be a bit better than my boat but not enough to justify another $25k. I doubt I would get much more than $15K on a trade in. the salesman threw out $12K... probably just to get me on the hook.
In this area a 20' or bigger boat would be ideal for cruising the coast but I'd have to join a yacht club and keep the boat there.
In order to tow I'd have to buy an overblown over sized HD diesel pickup.. like Johnny's.