help the new bloke

[piglet]

How are u all good informative site with what seems some knowledgable members, trying to decide on first boat, have 35,000ish budget. love offshore, bit of family and something that can tow a tube or knee board on the sh!t days swaying towards allison vision 175 or the haines breeze 520/530 throw me all your ideas please just to confuse me more.
cheers piglet

[chuss]

35ish.... hmmm...

Barcrusher 530 with a 90- 2 stroke.. About 36'ish.. Standard options..

[Argle]

Are you talking new or secondhand? You could have a VERY nice rig for that sort of dough second hand and you would get a bigger boat than you would if you bought new.
Haines 540F/542F would fit the bill and be within your price range.

Cheers and Beers

Scott

[piglet]

situations like the mad turks scare me away from second hand jobs, what sort of warranty could i expect from buying second hand?

[chuss]

don't bother with second hand... unless you know the owner of the boat and how they took care of the motor...

[Argle]

I think BIAQ dealers offer 3 - 6 months warranty, not much but you should find anything REALLY crook in that time but best to check with the dealer.
I wouldnt write off second hand because there are lots of good boats out there but you need to be careful and have things checked out professionally before you go ahead. Having said that the Mad Turk did this and look what happened
Buyer beware is the old saying

Cheers and Beers

Scott

[Spaniard_King]

Go the breeze I did. I just went a little bit bigger one

Garry

[piglet]

garry have you been in the smaller ones, do you know if they are the same angles, just wondering if they would perform the same or similar? Has anybody been in the vision or the smaller breezes???

[Alex9797]

Hey piglet,

I had a good look at the vision as it was one of only two or three boats that would fit under my house. Thats good for storage of the boat not so good for ducking under to reach the pick if you are tall ( I am over 6ft ). The vision has an 18 degree deadrise and the breeze has a 20 degree deadrise I think. This may make a difference to the way each boat handles. Best to try a couple in similar weather on the same weekend if possible.

I bought a second hand Cruise Craft 575 outsider that was 4 years old, had it checked out by a well respected mechanic, and saved a little over $ 10 000 on the new price. Not all people who buy second hand will experience the unfortunate problems MT did.

Happy Hunting


Alex

[piglet]

Alex so what was your thoughts on the vision did you go for a ride? Wont be ruling out looking at second hand jobs as mine will be second or third hand when it is time to up or down size like you all say just some thorough checks and maybe second opinions on those.
cheers

[Spaniard_King]

sorry piglet, I havent been in a smaller one

Garry

[Gbanger]

you can buy a new haines signature rig for about that money... 5.5 metres 115hp plus... should be a nice boat..

[grex]

piglet I will throw my 2 cents woth in. The 4.9 fitted with out comes in around $32,000

http://www.websterstwinfisher.com.au/

Geoff