Enduro900
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 468
- Reaction score
- 314
- Points
- 107
- Location
- SE Michigan
- Boat Make
- SeaDoo
- Year
- 2012
- Boat Model
- Challenger
- Boat Length
- 21
Well after 2+ years of research, looking at different options and watching the whole boating market turned on its head......We are finally getting back into boating (after a 20 year hiatus). Struggling at seeing prices skyrocket over the last year I started to wonder if maybe we should just continue renting 2-3 times a summer.
Just when we had decided we would wait until the January Boat show in MI, to see all boats in one place, and see if by then maybe “boat show specials” would at least be more reasonable, I stumbled upon a 2012 Seadoo Challenger SE 430HP with 102 hrs. The second owner has owned it for the last 5 years, and claims zero issues. He also had the Superchargers serviced last year since the boat was getting so long-in-the-tooth.
Picking it up tonight (out of state) and wife and I will then head to Northern Michigan to close out summer here with 2 days of boating. Our nephew and his wife/kids from OH are also coming up/bringing 2 sea-doos so hopefully we can have a great time!
Thank you to all that have answered my questions over the years.......this is really a great forum community and I’ve enjoyed reading a TON of posts on here to learn so much about jets.
Now which steering fin kit should I buy LOL......
And also, who are people using for insurance? I went with Progressive to close the loan quickly, but $1200.00 for the year seemed a little high to me for something we use 3-4 months a year here in Michigan?
Just when we had decided we would wait until the January Boat show in MI, to see all boats in one place, and see if by then maybe “boat show specials” would at least be more reasonable, I stumbled upon a 2012 Seadoo Challenger SE 430HP with 102 hrs. The second owner has owned it for the last 5 years, and claims zero issues. He also had the Superchargers serviced last year since the boat was getting so long-in-the-tooth.
Picking it up tonight (out of state) and wife and I will then head to Northern Michigan to close out summer here with 2 days of boating. Our nephew and his wife/kids from OH are also coming up/bringing 2 sea-doos so hopefully we can have a great time!
Thank you to all that have answered my questions over the years.......this is really a great forum community and I’ve enjoyed reading a TON of posts on here to learn so much about jets.
Now which steering fin kit should I buy LOL......
And also, who are people using for insurance? I went with Progressive to close the loan quickly, but $1200.00 for the year seemed a little high to me for something we use 3-4 months a year here in Michigan?
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