Which boat??

robjnh · 01-31-2005, 11:44 PM

I owned a 202BR before we bought our Malibu Sunsetter. We loved ever part of the boat except the prop being so close to the kids when the climb up the swim platform. An extended swim platform may fix this problem and all I/O's have this problem to a certain extent. The resale is very strong on these boats as well. They had no trouble with the sunpad and the boat was super deep so we felt very comfortable with them in the boat.

FWIW, We have since moved to a Malibu Sunsetter since we are on Winnisquam and spend 90% of our time skiing, wakeboarding or Tubing. The benifits to an inboard are the prop is under the boat, we can use a boom (metal pole connected to the center sky pylon) to teach the kids to ski and cruise control. The big disadvantage is it cannot handle any rough water and the cost about 15% more than regular bowriders.

The Boston Boat show is coming next week. Check it out at the Bayside expo center. It is one of my kids favorite things to do. Also don't forget to test dirve before you buy.

01-31-2005, 11:44 PM	#3
robjnh Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith and Nashua, NH Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Past Crownline Owner I owned a 202BR before we bought our Malibu Sunsetter. We loved ever part of the boat except the prop being so close to the kids when the climb up the swim platform. An extended swim platform may fix this problem and all I/O's have this problem to a certain extent. The resale is very strong on these boats as well. They had no trouble with the sunpad and the boat was super deep so we felt very comfortable with them in the boat. FWIW, We have since moved to a Malibu Sunsetter since we are on Winnisquam and spend 90% of our time skiing, wakeboarding or Tubing. The benifits to an inboard are the prop is under the boat, we can use a boom (metal pole connected to the center sky pylon) to teach the kids to ski and cruise control. The big disadvantage is it cannot handle any rough water and the cost about 15% more than regular bowriders. The Boston Boat show is coming next week. Check it out at the Bayside expo center. It is one of my kids favorite things to do. Also don't forget to test dirve before you buy.