Congrats JB!! Did you buy the 180 or the 185?
Have fun on the water!
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| Author: | James Bond [ Tue May 25, 2010 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wow! I bought a boat today! |
I bought a boat today! It wasn't the Bayliner, Sea Ray, Monterey, or Rae Line. However it wasn't the Four Winns either! I was totally convinced not very long ago that I wanted the Four Winns. I was totally sold on the boat. It seemed well made, well specced, the dealer would take off the swim platform so it would fit in my garage and save me $800. It was a really great boat. Then I saw the Crownline. The dealer took me through it, this was before we had discussed price at all. I remember thinking at the time that I didn't think I would be able to afford it. It had 5 years manufacturers warranty on everything, a tandem 2000kg trailer, pop-up cleats, full safety gear for 8 people, sunsport seating, which gives acres of storage on board for all your kit, wet weather gear, eski etc, and the most beautiful finish ever, very lovely inside. Imagine my surprise when the dealer quoted me a price that was less than the Four Winns. I was amazed. I looked for drawbacks. The only one that I could find was that the floor was marine ply with glued down carpet, instead of snap in carpet on fibreglass which the Four Winns had. This put me off for a while. I started talking to the Four Winns dealer again about price, packages etc. I also talked to existing boat owners about how their marine ply floors were holding up. Then we had the AU$ issue which Alec on this site kindly alerted me to. I talked to both dealers about what they could do for me. Crownline could hold the price if I bought a boat they had already paid for. Four Winns couldn't hold the price, in fact for the sunsport seating which I like they wanted to add another $1000. Additionally the Four Winns dealer was going to charge me $550 for a swingaway trailer, whereas the Crownline dealer would make a minor mod to the existing trailer and save me that money. I was now faced with a choice between a Four Winns that was $2000 more expensive, had a restrictive warranty, a standard trailer that would not cope if I chose to put camping gear etc in the boat, safety gear for only 5 people and not quite such a good finish, but had a fibreglass floor with snap in carpet or a Crownline that was $2000 cheaper, had a full 5 year manufacturers warranty, an over-specced trailer, safety gear for 8 people and a finish to die for, but had a marine ply floor. I bought the Crownline and take delivery in July. The Four Winns is a great boat, if I hadn't found the Crownline I would have bought it and been perfectly happy. I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone on this forum, especially Ardy who took the trouble to ring a complete stranger and give me lots of advice, and Aussie_Horizon_190, who gave me the nudge to go and buy a boat (even if it wasn't a Four Winns). Enjoy your boats! JB |
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| Author: | nhprinter [ Tue May 25, 2010 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Congrats JB!! Did you buy the 180 or the 185? Have fun on the water!
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| Author: | ardy [ Tue May 25, 2010 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Congratulations, Hang around anyway and post some pics we would love to see them |
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| Author: | 97_245_sd [ Tue May 25, 2010 8:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Congratulations on becoming a boat owner. My 1997 boat has a plywood floor and I have not noticed any issues with soft spots or rot. I only purchsed it last year so I don't know the complete care history but I would say it had average care and storage. I do know the boat was stored inside or shrink wrapped during the Michigan winters to it helped to keep it dry. My advice would be to make sure it is always covered so they floor doesn't stay wet and you will not likely have problems for a long time. |
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| Author: | James Bond [ Tue May 25, 2010 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
nhprinter wrote: Congrats JB!! Did you buy the 180 or the 185? Have fun on the water! Hi, I bought the 180BR in the end! Yep, I'll continue to hang around this forum and post some pics - thank you for having me when I have made the decision to buy a different brand, although I note from people's signatures there's one or two other owners of other makes on here too. For those in Melbourne - see you on the bay! I'm taking delivery of the boat in mid winter so I can get some practice on the ramps and behind the wheel before all the summer crowd come out and show me up! JB |
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| Author: | Aussie_Horizon_190 [ Tue May 25, 2010 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Congratulations JB! Bummer it's not a FW, but we won't hold that against you... like I said, when I purchased it was neck and neck Crownline vs FW, but I simply got a better deal on the FW - in your case, the other way around. Enjoy, and make sure you stick around. I'll be sure to look out for you on the bay this summer! PS - make sure you post some pics when you get it! |
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| Author: | SeaBoo [ Tue May 25, 2010 8:25 pm ] |
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Congrats |
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| Author: | MichaelB [ Fri May 28, 2010 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Congrats JB! As a former Crownline owner I can attest to thier quality, we loved our cuddy! Since you're an official crownline owner you should check out http://www.crowniehq.net/ I'm a still a member on that forum when I had my crownie! Now comes the. longest. time. of. your. life! Waiting for your new ride! |
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| Author: | Txjole2 [ Fri May 28, 2010 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Talking to the dealer up here Crownline dealers are giving these boats away. Seems to be a BIG problem with the new crownline owner. He told me Crownline will be on the market again in a matter of months. Seem the new owners only wants to sell boats and not parts. |
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| Author: | Cap'n Morgan [ Fri May 28, 2010 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Txjole2 wrote: He told me Crownline will be on the market again in a matter of months. Seem the new owners only wants to sell boats and not parts. Heresay, gossip, speculation. Sounds like salesman ate a bad hot dog at lunch. Enjoy your new crownie for many years to come. 
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| Author: | James Bond [ Fri May 28, 2010 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Txjole2 wrote: Talking to the dealer up here Crownline dealers are giving these boats away. Well they didn't give the boat to me!!! But I do have a written agreement that if the price is cheaper at the boat show in July, they will repay me the difference. JB |
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| Author: | ardy [ Fri May 28, 2010 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wow! I bought a boat today! |
Simon that is a nice looking set up, Good score on the duel axle trailer. Good to see your hanging around keep us posted with the pics |
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