OK, I know it is easy to say 'take it' when you are not the one
having to cough up the dough so keep in mind that these expenditures
are considered quite significant for my budget and I am not sure I can
afford all of them... Having said that...

I have been looking for a used boat (but newer in the 1998 to 2003
range) but got fed up with the search and ended up purchasing a brand
new 2006 Bayliner 175 (nothing spectacular, just a basic bowrider
17.5' made for the entry level market). Although this boat is
manufactured with the intent of creating a dent in the newer used boat
market, I still had to spend a little more dollars than originally
planned.

Now, I am told that I should consider the following options. I am not
sure that I can afford all of them (at least not right at this moment)
so I would like to know which you would purchase first, and second...or
not at all. Typical scenario : the boat is stored in the garage during
the winter months (Nov to March) and the boat is moored (and rarely
taken out of the water) from April to September. Ran almost
exclusively in sal****er and used almost every weekends.

OPTION A : Current warranty on the Mercruiser Alpha 1 3.0L 135hp is 2
years. For approx. $950 canadian ($800 US), I can extend this warranty
from 2 to 6 years (4 additional years)

OPTION B : install a fresh water cooling system. Estimate : $1200
canadian. Is this something I could do in a couple of years if I am
not swimming in cash at the moment?

OPTION C : have an antifoul coating job done (I am not even sure I
understand what this is). Estimate : around $900 canadian. Again.
Something I could do later or not?

Sure I'd like to have all of this done if I could. But given that I
already stretch my budget to go after the brand new boat, I may have to
make choices with the possible option of doing some of these things
next summer or the summer after next if I get feedback that these are
=AB must do =BB.
Looking forward to the boating community feedback on these hard
choices... Cheers! Andre