OK, if you are actually going to use the boat meaning 75 hours a season times two seasons and your up to 150 hours and time for a complete overhaul.

Now if you don't mind breaking down then you could get by cheaper, but to maintain it and have it hopefully run trouble free it takes bucks.

Price comes from, Insurance 12K X 2years= 24K, Drives 4K, Exhaust 4K, Tranies 3K, Engines at 75 need uppers then at 150 full rebuild 15K then 40K, Paint and interior touch up 10K, Valve lash and oil change, filters every 15 hours for two years (2K each time) = 20K, R&R of engines and components 10K, Fuel 15K for 150 hours, Docking Entertainment ????, Trailer ???, Tow vehicle ????

Known cost if you are actually going to use the boat and have it serviced properly are 145K for two years, not including unknowns and entertainment using the boat, god for bid you put bad fuel in or actually break something.

Not to be a downer but this is the same god dam reason the housing market is ****ed. People are uneducated about what it cost after you buy, and then you better factor in a reserve stash for problems, because remember not much is warrantied at this HP, and to dock a 46 skater with a child is dangerous and especially if you have crash boxes are you just going to gamble god will make sure theres no wind at the ramp.

First time I've vented on any site but people really need to get a clue. Now if you don't use your boat then costs are much less. I use my boat every weekend and the cost mentioned above are on the low side of what I pay. I figure pay now or pay later with big power.

Those numbers sound right to me........Bob

I am with you 100% and had basically the same lay out ready to send last night and said the hell with it!
My true costs averaged for the past 3 seasons have been approx 65k per season or $812.00per hrs run,not including the initial $225,000.00 for hull and drives in 05 and the 120k for new power in 06.
I can name three others in our canal with less than 200 hr 36 Skaters and a big power 43 Super Cat presently doing 6 drive pins, cracked gimbles,trannies exhaust, engines etc.for me its still cheaper than drag racing and overall more fun!
But even when purchased right, the expenses will surely exceed the price of the rig if you really run it.
Not to many guys that really put any hrs on their big power boats can say with in several seasons that they don't have tons of $ in it if they keep up with the proper maintenance!

$100k a season sounds really high afor a pleasure boat, as does the engine re-builds for $50k a season.

To freshen a set of Sterlings the cost has come way down. Ed (former VP of Sterling) and Joe (of Sterling and Ilmor fame) have started their own company, Champion Performance, a few years ago and do the builds for considerably less.

The last set through there required the standard stuff like bearings, belts, valves, cams, etc. PLUS items such as new pistons, starters, new intercooler, blower rebuild and snout, and the cost still came in under $18k a side. A normal rebuild should be under $15k a side.

Keep in mind this build was for PSI blower motors that made 1465hp. Each build is a case by case based on what is needed. Obviously with proper maintenance you will get more hours as well have less to replace on rebuilds.

Just thought i would throw that out there....someone is going to get a killer deal on this boat for sure.

Shoot Dude I'd give it a shot with the 350 by myself, but not with my wife and my 2, 3 and 5 year old's in the truck with me.

I was mostly just messing around on that... I mean it's true, but he only tows about 3 miles on surface streets. We used the 650 to come out your way and pick up Griff's old Pantera...

Doesn't it cost somewhere around 7-8K to rebuild a 502MAG?

did anyone buy this??????

I thought I'd read that a dealer at Cumberland or LOTO bought it?