Okay, this is a serious question and I would value your advice.
Here is my situation. I bought my first boat in July of this year. I went cheap. It's a 1990 Sprint Pro Bass 266 with a Merc 115 hp outboard. Since I've bought it, the tilt/trim has gone out, I had to replace the voltage regulator, replace the shift and throttle cables. It's been out of the water for nearly a month. I replaced the trim motor/pump, but the new one already broke. The bait well pump and aerator don't work and I had to plug them because the shutoff valve doesn't close all of the way.
I've put close to $1000 into a boat that I bought for $2800. Because I don't own a vehicle that can tow it, I rent a slip for $200/month. So when the boat's not in the water, I am losing $.
I can get a Nitro 750, w/ 90 hr Merc, new for $16750. Don't want to spend that kind of $, but Mercury is running a 3 yr warranty special now on new engines. So that's 3 yrs with no worries. Thoughts?
2007-09-23
04:46:04
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