2018 AR190

[Lth101]

I am totally new to jet boats or just boating in general so im really happy that i came across this forum. I have a family of 4 (Wife and 2 little kids under age 5). I am looking for a boat i can take up and down the Delaware River and I will also on occasion row the boat to Barnegat Bay Is this boat big enough? Or will i be slapped around in the bay and in the Delaware?

There is also a 2007 SX230 for sale around the corner from me for $19k with no hour meter but looks very clean. I was told it has around 300 hours on the motors. They seem to be non high output MR1's. Which would be the better buy?

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

It’s unclear to me where you plan on boating?

Delaware River or the Delaware coast?

Where is the New Jersey bay? Is this the Delaware Bay or one of the coastal NJ bays?

Jim

 

[Lth101]

Sorry! I will be boating primarily in the Delaware River and will tow the boat down to the Jersey shore in the weekends in the Barnegaet Bay Area or around Tices Shoal

 

[Babin Farms]

Welcome!!!!

A 07 SX230 does not have hour meters It will have to be hooked up to a computer with YDS to read the hours. It should have the HO engines in it and is plenty capable in any waters. There is tons of info here on the 230 series boats.

 

[HangOutdoors]

Always nice to have two engines in case you suck something up and are miles away from shore in a bay or any area. At least you can move toward shore with your family on one engine and clamp the hose line on the one that sucked something up.

 

[Lth101]

Always nice to have two engines in case you suck something up and are miles away from shore in a bay or any area. At least you can move toward shore with your family on one engine and clamp the hose line on the one that sucked something up.

How can I go about buying this boat without an engine hour meter? Get it surveyed with a sea trial? This will be my first boat

 

[Babin Farms]

How can I go about buying this boat without an engine hour meter? Get it surveyed with a sea trial? This will be my first boat

These boats (230 series) don’t have hour meters. You will have to either find someone with Yamaha diagnostics to hook their computer to it or take it to a dealer to know how many hours are on it. It’s stored in the ECM.
A sea trial is a test drive on the water to make sure everything works as it should.

 

[HangOutdoors]

These boats (230 series) don’t have hour meters. You will have to either find someone with Yamaha diagnostics to hook their computer to it or take it to a dealer to know how many hours are on it. It’s stored in the ECM.
A sea trial is a test drive on the water to make sure everything works as it should.

@Babin Farms is spot on as usual. There are people or shops that will do this for you for a nominal fee as well as check out the boat. I would start checking out possibly Yamaha shops as well as maybe someone here on the forums is in your area or where the boat is. I have done many inspections for people here locally both at the dealership on new boats as well as used boats they were buying. I never have done one on anything later than a 2017 as of yet though.