tothetrail
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After searching for about eleven months, finally found what I've been looking for.
A bar boat with dinette with four captain's chars, 300 HP Verado, and a 56 gallon fuel tank. In-floor storage, changing station/room, bow gate seat (which I won't need,) LED lighting in all areas, ski pylon, ESP, Sub/Amp upgrade (which I don't need,) and still has one year left on the warranty.
Only 36 hours on the boat. A family purchased it new, and only used it about once per year, and kept it in pristine condition. They never pulled it up to a dock, just launched off the trailer, and hung out in a cove. Not a single dent, mar, or even tiny scratch on the outside, it truly looks brand new. Only visible flaws are the shark hide that's worn off over the last six years. The inside just needs some conditioning to the upholstery. Couldn't be happier.
It was quite a feat to find something in this condition, with everything I was looking for, especially a bigger motor and large fuel tank. I probably over-paid, but in this market, it's tough not to. Had to drive from California to Minnesota to pick it up, and did it in about 75 hours total. It was quite a whirlwind, and luckily the previous owners did a bunch to help out, including driving to the dealership to pick up a spare tire for the trailer. I had no luck finding one locally to me, or even along the route.
I really want to thank all those who helped me with my previous thread on another boat I found. And thanks especially for not kicking me out of this forum for that thread. Now I realize you can't really discuss purchasing a boat, and definitely can't post a link to one for sale.
Can't wait to jump in and start getting it all dialed in for camping. After only having been in two local lakes in MN, it will spend the next part of its life at Lake Powell, and other Colorado River lakes, Mohave, Mead, Havasu, etc.
Planning to do the following right away:
Add second bimini
Remove the seat cooler up front in favor of storage
Remove 5-gallon fresh water tank under the sink (and just draw lake water into the sink)
Possibly remove the subwoofer, as I have no need to blare music, and would rather have the storage space
Add a washdown at the front of the boat
Add additional LED lighting under the biminis
Look into a camper enclosure, or possibly just find a way add some sort of tent to get out of the rain/bugs
Add additional clearance lights to the trailer so you can more easily see the tires while driving at night
Figure out electrical system. There are currently two starter batteries in the rear storage cabinet/seat, and two batteries in the fridge cabinet. Need to find if they charge off of each other, or if they are two completely separate systems
Add additional USB ports throughout boat
Find some type of air mattress that will fit in between the front seats to form a large bed
Possibly replace the fridge with a more efficient model, or just remove it altogether in favor of more storage, and just use top-loading DC fridges instead. I hear this Dometic is very power-hungry. The previous owners never even used, it, it still has all the tape and packing foam on the shelves and drawers
Replace current Garmin 300c with something bigger. Need to find what other devices can use the same Transducer w/ mounting bracket, hardware and trolling motor clamp, or if that is even possible. Or it may be easier to just run a whole new system
Possibly replace the instrumentation bezel and add something that can replace the stock analog gauges/depth finder
Also need to figure out what to do with the wine rack. Don't drink, so need to find a good use of that space
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A bar boat with dinette with four captain's chars, 300 HP Verado, and a 56 gallon fuel tank. In-floor storage, changing station/room, bow gate seat (which I won't need,) LED lighting in all areas, ski pylon, ESP, Sub/Amp upgrade (which I don't need,) and still has one year left on the warranty.
Only 36 hours on the boat. A family purchased it new, and only used it about once per year, and kept it in pristine condition. They never pulled it up to a dock, just launched off the trailer, and hung out in a cove. Not a single dent, mar, or even tiny scratch on the outside, it truly looks brand new. Only visible flaws are the shark hide that's worn off over the last six years. The inside just needs some conditioning to the upholstery. Couldn't be happier.
It was quite a feat to find something in this condition, with everything I was looking for, especially a bigger motor and large fuel tank. I probably over-paid, but in this market, it's tough not to. Had to drive from California to Minnesota to pick it up, and did it in about 75 hours total. It was quite a whirlwind, and luckily the previous owners did a bunch to help out, including driving to the dealership to pick up a spare tire for the trailer. I had no luck finding one locally to me, or even along the route.
I really want to thank all those who helped me with my previous thread on another boat I found. And thanks especially for not kicking me out of this forum for that thread. Now I realize you can't really discuss purchasing a boat, and definitely can't post a link to one for sale.
Can't wait to jump in and start getting it all dialed in for camping. After only having been in two local lakes in MN, it will spend the next part of its life at Lake Powell, and other Colorado River lakes, Mohave, Mead, Havasu, etc.
Planning to do the following right away:
Add second bimini
Remove the seat cooler up front in favor of storage
Remove 5-gallon fresh water tank under the sink (and just draw lake water into the sink)
Possibly remove the subwoofer, as I have no need to blare music, and would rather have the storage space
Add a washdown at the front of the boat
Add additional LED lighting under the biminis
Look into a camper enclosure, or possibly just find a way add some sort of tent to get out of the rain/bugs
Add additional clearance lights to the trailer so you can more easily see the tires while driving at night
Figure out electrical system. There are currently two starter batteries in the rear storage cabinet/seat, and two batteries in the fridge cabinet. Need to find if they charge off of each other, or if they are two completely separate systems
Add additional USB ports throughout boat
Find some type of air mattress that will fit in between the front seats to form a large bed
Possibly replace the fridge with a more efficient model, or just remove it altogether in favor of more storage, and just use top-loading DC fridges instead. I hear this Dometic is very power-hungry. The previous owners never even used, it, it still has all the tape and packing foam on the shelves and drawers
Replace current Garmin 300c with something bigger. Need to find what other devices can use the same Transducer w/ mounting bracket, hardware and trolling motor clamp, or if that is even possible. Or it may be easier to just run a whole new system
Possibly replace the instrumentation bezel and add something that can replace the stock analog gauges/depth finder
Also need to figure out what to do with the wine rack. Don't drink, so need to find a good use of that space
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