Cray Paper
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I worked at a boat shop in the late 80's / early 90's that sold Carrera Boats and have always had a longing for a jet boat. The shop sold a bunch of them and a jet was the first boat I ever got behind the wheel of. My wife and I took my sister and her boyfriend out for dinner tonight and had a birds eye view of the narrow Snohomish River and their were several jet boats with younger people having fun doing what you do with big block Chevys and Fords and jet drives. Maybe I'm in my mid life crisis, but I am not the only one, my wife kept saying that looks like so much fun. If you have ever piloted a jet boat, you know how much fun they can be, albeit with sever limitations and more importantly, fuel costs.
Long story short, I would love to buy a 32' + wave crusher so we can run up to the San Juan Islands but that is not a reality until I am done paying off the Ex wife in a couple of years. My wife asked if we could buy some jet skies, I hesitated and said I would rather buy a jet boat for about the same money and be able to let my teenage sons or her 26 YO daughter if she wants to come up from CA.
Looking for input on this rational as well as leads on a boat / trailer that will fit in our garage. We have a 3 car garage and the max depth is about 23'. I would prefer to store it in our garage but if its the right boat, price, condition and colors can deal with it.
Anyone have a lead on a 20 - 21' BBC / Berkley set up with white base, non pink / teal colors in great condition for less than 20K? Last year this would have been a no brainier, but with the Covid-19 factor boat prices seem to be inflated.
Long story short, I would love to buy a 32' + wave crusher so we can run up to the San Juan Islands but that is not a reality until I am done paying off the Ex wife in a couple of years. My wife asked if we could buy some jet skies, I hesitated and said I would rather buy a jet boat for about the same money and be able to let my teenage sons or her 26 YO daughter if she wants to come up from CA.
Looking for input on this rational as well as leads on a boat / trailer that will fit in our garage. We have a 3 car garage and the max depth is about 23'. I would prefer to store it in our garage but if its the right boat, price, condition and colors can deal with it.
Anyone have a lead on a 20 - 21' BBC / Berkley set up with white base, non pink / teal colors in great condition for less than 20K? Last year this would have been a no brainier, but with the Covid-19 factor boat prices seem to be inflated.