Looking to convince my wife I need a newer boat, but I need to show her the value of our current boat if I sold it.

Anyone know a reliable spot for values?

Looking at a 1999 Regal bowrider 19ft, originally I wanted something that was 2005 or newer but this one is in pretty good condition, only 1 owner and the guy said hes had it professionally maintained and winterized every year. Im going to look at it this weekend, my only concern is that 1999 is as old as me. What possible issues could I have in the coming future when buying that old of a boat (engine is a 4.3 Merccruiser btw).

I found a good deal on a 24ft boat and want to keep it at my relative's bay house. Wondering what people have paid to buy and install a boat lift. Probably going with a piling mounted lift. Will need to install 4 pilings, run the electrical (roughly 100yrds from house), & buy/install the lift. Boat weighs ~3,500lbs but would like the lift to be able to handle up to 10,000lbs for possible upgrade in the future.

Edit: Location is NJ coast

Hello all! First off happy boating 🚢 I'm mulling over to keep my factory seadoo carpet or to swap it out with some eva foam! Just want to heard yalls opinions on it. It's a seadoo islandia 22ft with a cover to store it but no hard roof during storage on my driveway. I'm out and about on the Canadian great lakes not close to equatorial sun shine.

How often do you find yourself changing out the foam panels Did yall opt for the expensive hydro turf stuff or cheaper chinese stuff. How did you enjoy your boating with it or not! Any damage to the gel coat underneath? Years that you got outta it?

Ty for your answers and comments take care.

A few years ago, a friend had a chaparral 277. It was the most fun I’d ever had on a boat - at least one that’s not half a million +!

A couple of years ago, I got a higher paying job and the idea of owning one myself isn’t as far-fetched as it was then.

I’m curiously/casually looking around online and there are some drastic price differences in different listings. I guess I’m curious as to the reasoning for the huge difference in pricing.

For example -

2015 model. 50th anniversary edition. 426 hours - appears to be in great shape. $79,900

https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2015-chaparral-277-ssx-8850902/

2019 model. 123 hours. $120,000

https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2019-chaparral-277-ssx-9271608/

Same engines between the two. The 2019 model has extra seating instead of a small sink.

Is 300 less hours really a $40k difference? What gives?

Hi all!

Yesterday at the Burlington marina the worst thing to happen to a boat owner happened. Our Tahoe boat sank…completely underwater. It’s sunk at the dock. Of course, my stubborn dad said that we didn’t need insurance. We have been scrambling all day trying to find a company that had a crane and divers to salvage the boat in Ontario Canada. We’re obviously going to pay out of pocket. If anyone knows of a company PLEASE reply ASAP… we really are panicking. We are having so much trouble finding a company able to do so. Thank you so much.

We live in DE, major osprey issue. It’s been 40 days and I remove the sticks each day. No nest. Just constant sticks from 2-3 of them. Assume I’ll just have to do this all season? I would have thought after a month they’d give up.

We're buying our first family boat, live in SWFL, and will be using it just in the gulf & intercoastal for cruising and tubing. Will probably have 4-6 people usually, but maybe occasionally have up to 8.

Just wondering, is the 23-25' worth the extra cost vs 21'? We're looking at used boats 2018-2023. I feel like I read somewhere that the 23-25' weight and how it hits the water (I know nothing about boats) will help with choppy conditions. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but just wondering besides space, if there are any other benefits?

I am looking at a 1975 Del Magic and don't understand why it has a wheel.

The previous owner used to surf behind this boat and said it's safe. Thoughts?

I have an older mercury. 15hp 4 stroke. 2002 I believe.

Ran into a problem lately where if I give it throttle quickly from idle, it revs fine, but if I roll it on slowly it just stumbles and dies.

New carb and new plugs haven’t helped at all.

Any ideas? I would thing, if anything, it should be the opposite. Fast throttle killing it and slow acceleration being the way, but not with this one.

Fires right back up when it dies but it’s really annoying.

Need to try and find the part number for a 1988 mercruiser 7.4 (454) with a bravo 1 drive

Google gives me multiple conflicting part numbers. Mercury website gives me a breakdown of the starter but no part number for a complete starter.

Boat is 3 hours away in storage. If your a whiz at this i would appreciate some guidance.

I have a stupid question for those who use a radar on your boat...

How do they perform on land? We are extreme storm chasers and I have wondered for a while how attaching a radar dome from a boat onto our chase truck, how it would perform.

I would love insight on if it would work, and what you can see exactly? Do you see just reflectivity, or can you see velocity at all? What about range too?

A few weeks ago, I asked about a replacement grommet for my Mercury 75hp EFI outboard. I was able to find the part online and am ready to install the new part.

EzPartsWeb link : https://public-mercurymarine.sysonline.com/Default.aspx?sysname=NorthAmerica&company=Guest&NA_KEY=NA_KEY_VALUE&langIF=eng&langDB=eng

Part number : 889724

After spending what felt like an hour wrestling with getting it in right, I come to you kind members of the /r/boating world asking for help. I haven't found much luck on YouTube so I'm hoping someone has a tip on how to wrestle this piece in properly. Thanks in advance!

I get a single beep at start up which is normal, and the red light does not stay on. I have checked everything, but I don;t know what else to do really. It has fuel, spark and everything else it needs. I assume the motor thinks something is wrong and won't let the engine start. Any ideas? Appreciate it!

Hey guys looking for some advice on my new boat. I was at the local powersports dealer picking up parts for my quad and got made an offer I couldn’t refuse on a new Yamaha boat. 0 down 0 payments 90 days. Needless to say, I left with a 22ft Yamaha. The sales guy said the engines should be properly broken in before going full throttle. My uncle, an accomplished MX and ATV mechanic, suggested I try the diatomaceous earth trick to help seat the valves and rings faster. I added a few tablespoons to each engine and ran them (with a hose hooked up). I got lots of smoke, and they seemed to not want to rev easily. Should I add more? Does it need more revs? The DE worked great on my quad, wondering if it just needs more to do the trick. Thanks in advance!

So as the title says, I found a boat on boat trader in Alabama. I was wondering if anyone has bought a boat from another state from a dealer and brought it back to FL. How do they charge taxes? Do you pay sales tax at the dealer and then taxes again when you register it in florida?

I have a 2020 200 hp four strokes Suzuki trim button was intermittent at the engine failed at the helm now it won’t work at all. Dropped it down. It won’t come back up again. Any help would be appreciated thank you.

hi. im trying to troubleshoot this mercury optimax 175hp 2005 dfi engine. it is entering the guardian mode and stucking into idle rpm. it is beeping 4 times every 2 minutes. the display is showing oil and engine icons (manual says oil pump failure). but service manual says it is related with low oil level. i have replaced the small oil reservoir because it was leaking. it also has a sensor that trigger this error. if anyone could help, my 2 questions are: 1 - is there a way i can verify if the oil pump is failing without disassembling it? 2 -the new oil reservoir is triggering the low oil error when engine is on. i believe there is a reed switch that closes when the float inside reaches the top. when engine is on it opens, when engine is off it is closing... could the electromagnetic field of the alternator (which is near the sensor) be interfering with the new sensor?