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Hi, just wondering if there was anybody on the forum in Melbourne?

I've pretty much decided to buy a Four Winns H180LE after ruling out spending my money on a new car or a swimming pool. I chose the Four Winns over the Bayliner as the H180LE has a better chance of fitting in my garage!

I have not yet bought the boat, so if anyone has any suggestions or experience they wouldn't mind sharing I would be most grateful.

One question I did have, was should I wait for the Melbourne boat show in July? Are boats generally cheaper at boat shows?

Thanks

JB

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2010 Crownline 180BR
3.0 litre Mercruiser
Onyx black Narrow hull and middle deck band
Bimini/Targa, Bow and Cockpit canvas
2000kg tandem Dunbier trailer

Tow vehicle - Nissan Pathfinder Ti

Not sure what year you are looking at, but I have a 2001 H180LE with a 4.3L GL and Volvo SX drive. For an 18' boat, it has a lot of interior room. I previously had a 17' Sea Ray with a 3.0L and I will say that I am personally much happier with the 4.3L as we frequently have 5 or 6 people in the boat and do a lot of water sports. On mine, the integrated swim platform is very small, so I have finally decided to add a top mount extended platform from swimplatforms.com (they should be building it now). With a 2 year old, I'm sure I won't regret it.

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2001 Four Winns Horizon 180LE, VP 4.3GL/SX
2006 Ford F-150 Extended Cab 4x4, 5.4L

Where is Ardy when we need him?

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

He is about 732 kilometers or about a 9 hour drive on land away from 007.
It's about 11:30 P.M. in Adelaide where Ardy is, my guess is he is tossing back
a pint, or sleeping now.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Thanks, we're looking at a new one as second hand ones at least here in Australia seem to hold their value so well they are almost the same price as new ones! The dealers here all give 5 year warranties on everything, and the warranty is not transferable between owners so it seems crazy not to buy new.

We did look at the H180 (not LE) but with the extended swim platform it's too long for the garage.

JB

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2010 Crownline 180BR
3.0 litre Mercruiser
Onyx black Narrow hull and middle deck band
Bimini/Targa, Bow and Cockpit canvas
2000kg tandem Dunbier trailer

Tow vehicle - Nissan Pathfinder Ti

For everyones information I was using my boat (hehe) James check tha Horizon board I have replied there

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc