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So in theory our Pro Air is being picked up saturday morning....
Needed to free up some cash for a rental property so it had to go. Should be back in the market say around Christmas maybe a little earlier for something new to us.
What we do:
Most Weekends: Family of 4 plus a few extra family members.... Cruising, Toobing, and our oldest is just starting to board and ski. We've tried surfing when the water sucks and have plenty of people that want to surf now. Obviously a slammed Pro Air isn't real conducive for family outings and/or surfing. .
I've got a few lake neighbors that will go on dawn patrol with me plus our oldest son and my sister. My wife is sleeping beauty
-Kinda run the table on these outings: Board, Wake Skate, Ski, Etc... We don't expect for a slalom wake with a v-drive and one of the mentioned neighbors has a slalom boat if we feel so inclined.
What I see coming: Our kids are making more and more friends so I see full family days coming up in the next few years. We need more space. Saying all that, we are never going to have 15 people headed to party cove.
Boat Qualifications:
-We launch and load every day but have a "private" ramp at the lakehouse. Towing isn't a problem so weight isn't an issue.
-Barn Size: I'm in trouble here I think. It's long and wide enough to park whatever you want to put in there but the current door opening is : 86in Tall and rafters behind are 86 7/8. I know most modern boats are lucky to fit in a 8ft garage. I've got a carport that's 9.5' or so but i hate the thought of it baking in the texas sun.
- Our lake gets rough in a hurry. I've gotten used to being worried about burying the nose at all times but something a little easier would be nice.
* I don't want new and the $100k price tag. I'd really love to be in the 30k-50k range but not sure how possible that is in a correct craft anymore even with an older boat.
* Whatever we buy will have a healthy down payment but some sort of note on the balance so not worrying about it constantly while making payments would be great. I.E. I don't really want to make payments on a beat up salt water boat with 2000 hours.
* I don't care to have the latest and greatest just functional. We will probably buy something and keep it for a long time.
* Something that has a good layout for kids crawling around. What year did they go to snap in carpet?
* I don't really care to have a screen in a boat. I'm more of a fan of traditional gauges.. (In my price range I doubt that matters)
Suggestions on year and size?
-I've always liked the lines and interior layout of the 06-08 220. Would a 210 of that vintage be enough size for us as well? I had a moment this year and was about to walk away with a 01 Python SAN but didn't really feel like the interior or size was going to be much better for us. I really just wanted the motor
Needed to free up some cash for a rental property so it had to go. Should be back in the market say around Christmas maybe a little earlier for something new to us.
What we do:
Most Weekends: Family of 4 plus a few extra family members.... Cruising, Toobing, and our oldest is just starting to board and ski. We've tried surfing when the water sucks and have plenty of people that want to surf now. Obviously a slammed Pro Air isn't real conducive for family outings and/or surfing. .
I've got a few lake neighbors that will go on dawn patrol with me plus our oldest son and my sister. My wife is sleeping beauty
-Kinda run the table on these outings: Board, Wake Skate, Ski, Etc... We don't expect for a slalom wake with a v-drive and one of the mentioned neighbors has a slalom boat if we feel so inclined.
What I see coming: Our kids are making more and more friends so I see full family days coming up in the next few years. We need more space. Saying all that, we are never going to have 15 people headed to party cove.
Boat Qualifications:
-We launch and load every day but have a "private" ramp at the lakehouse. Towing isn't a problem so weight isn't an issue.
-Barn Size: I'm in trouble here I think. It's long and wide enough to park whatever you want to put in there but the current door opening is : 86in Tall and rafters behind are 86 7/8. I know most modern boats are lucky to fit in a 8ft garage. I've got a carport that's 9.5' or so but i hate the thought of it baking in the texas sun.
- Our lake gets rough in a hurry. I've gotten used to being worried about burying the nose at all times but something a little easier would be nice.
* I don't want new and the $100k price tag. I'd really love to be in the 30k-50k range but not sure how possible that is in a correct craft anymore even with an older boat.
* Whatever we buy will have a healthy down payment but some sort of note on the balance so not worrying about it constantly while making payments would be great. I.E. I don't really want to make payments on a beat up salt water boat with 2000 hours.
* I don't care to have the latest and greatest just functional. We will probably buy something and keep it for a long time.
* Something that has a good layout for kids crawling around. What year did they go to snap in carpet?
* I don't really care to have a screen in a boat. I'm more of a fan of traditional gauges.. (In my price range I doubt that matters)
Suggestions on year and size?
-I've always liked the lines and interior layout of the 06-08 220. Would a 210 of that vintage be enough size for us as well? I had a moment this year and was about to walk away with a 01 Python SAN but didn't really feel like the interior or size was going to be much better for us. I really just wanted the motor
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