hahaha gotta watch out for him huh?? lol good to know.

JAGERBOMBS ALL AROUND!

s87 I got a nice 1990 Eliminator Eagle thats fits all your criteria. you can check it out on boatcrazy just type in zip 63128. I don't have alot of pics on there but you can email me at [email protected] and I will send more. either way welcome aboard. good luck bro.:boat:

Seth, you are smart to do the research, but for the love of God, you're about to put yourself in a financial hole that takes most young people decades to climb out of. Think LONG and HARD about the thousands and thousands of dollars you'll spend each year just maintaining and using the boat, not even mentioning the cost to buy it. Would that money make your life easier if you spent it in some other way, or invested it so you could be RICH down the road? It's easy to become a millionaire if you start early and save a little on a regular basis. If you don't know how to run those numbers to see what it will take, I'll help you. No charge.

A boat's a toy. A very very very demanding toy. And I love them, and being on the water, and understand what you are seeking. But it is not worth going into debt for, or killing your future financial well-being to get. So, please, first put your financial house and plan in place, then buy a quality used boat with a modest engine with CASH, not credit.

I think it takes most people longer to get out of debt once they decide they want to, than it does for them to save up their first $100,000. You are in a great place to avoid the big debt black hole.

Seth, I'll second what Chart says. I can't count the number of guys I know of that got into this sport on a shoestring and were "out for the summer" because they blew an outdrive and couldn't afford to have it fixed. Yes, you can find an older go-fast around 20K. You will be making repairs of some kind in the first season. Almost anything you fix is $1K minumum. Plan on spending $500 a weekend for fuel.

If you MUST own a boat now, I would look at an older stock runabout or cuddy. That 60 mph mark you are looking at is the $$$ dividing line in my opinion. Our friends got into boating with an older 18' bayliner. With stock merc small block V8 it ran darn near 60mph and surprised a lot of people.

A few years ago I was at LOTO when my expensive toy broke. We rented an old small runabout with a V6 and 2X4's lag-screwed to the sides for rub rails. We were still on the water and still had a blast. [ and you don't get pissed when your buddy pukes in the boat - but that's another story :D ]

Good luck and welcome to OSO. :cool-smiley-011:

Of course, if you're one of those punk kids with a web site I've never heard of and you're about to be bought out by Google for around $500M - disregard what I said above and get an order in soon. A new Cig, Nor-tech or OL may take a year or two depending on build schedules! :D :D

Rock On....is such a girl phrase.

Welcome,

I have been in your shoes take your time and save your money it will come sooner than you think.