I've owned a couple of 2 stroke Sea Doos in the past but sold them to buy a 23' MasterCraft. My mom randomly sent me a text message on saturday saying that she wanted a small jet boat. She checked out an '07 with the 155 hp NA engine on Sunday but it was well worn and priced high. I started looking and came across an '05 with very low hours, garage kept and one owner (who is 61 years old) that we're going to check out on Friday.
I would prefer a normally aspirated engine for general reliability and lower maintenance costs but this one has the 215 HP supercharged engine. He said it was "fully serviced" by the dealer in August of '13 for about $650 so I'm not sure if that included a supercharger rebuild. I would hope it did for that kind of money but maybe not. It's nowhere near the 100 hr mark but is obviously about 9 years old.
If things are as they appear (through high res pics he sent and talking with the owner) the boat is in near showroom condition. In pictures it looks way better than many boats I've seen that are priced $6-7k higher. I also think the larger engine would make it an easier sell if she chose to get rid of it. Am I steering her wrong to potentially go with this higher strung and higher maintenance engine even when she doesn't necessarily care about performance?
What should I expect for the 2005? Did it come with the good supercharger washers from the factory? I'm very familiar with buying boats in general but what specific things to I need to pay attention to when evaluating this model/year/engine?
Thanks,
Jeff
I would prefer a normally aspirated engine for general reliability and lower maintenance costs but this one has the 215 HP supercharged engine. He said it was "fully serviced" by the dealer in August of '13 for about $650 so I'm not sure if that included a supercharger rebuild. I would hope it did for that kind of money but maybe not. It's nowhere near the 100 hr mark but is obviously about 9 years old.
If things are as they appear (through high res pics he sent and talking with the owner) the boat is in near showroom condition. In pictures it looks way better than many boats I've seen that are priced $6-7k higher. I also think the larger engine would make it an easier sell if she chose to get rid of it. Am I steering her wrong to potentially go with this higher strung and higher maintenance engine even when she doesn't necessarily care about performance?
What should I expect for the 2005? Did it come with the good supercharger washers from the factory? I'm very familiar with buying boats in general but what specific things to I need to pay attention to when evaluating this model/year/engine?
Thanks,
Jeff