Completed Want to trade a 2016 242 Limited S-E for a 2018X-E Houston

[Khalid]

Long shot, but I would love to trade my boat + cash for a 2018X-E.

My boat has 146 hrs (and growing bc I use it every weekend). It has the upgraded JL audio sound system, underwater blue lights, thrust vector and Seadek. It’s a headturner that gets many complements and has NO meachnical issues (all maintenance done)

Only reason to trade it is that I like to wakeboard and would like to catch more air without having to load it with people. I haven’t tried to see what the dealer could offer me, but I figure I would try this forum 1st to cut the middleman

This boat has been to the Exhumas and back. It has been sea trialed and it’d defintely sea worthy! (checkout my thread Texas to the Exhumas for the video)

 

[Betik]

Consider fiting customs bags on it. Why take the risk of getting an unknow boat

 

[Khalid]

Consider fiting customs bags on it. Why take the risk of getting an unknow boat

Well, to get enough weight on our light boats, we would need a lot of ballast which will take up the whole back seat / swim platform. This makes getting into and out of the water with the wakeboard a hassle.

Also, Yamaha claims the new nozzle design will help with the wake, But, I was unable to find reviews of how the 2018 wake compares to the 2017. The nozzle thing might be a hype.

I really love the boat. But, I also love wakeboarding. If I was to sell it and buy a new one, I will be hard pressed to consider buying one of the “other”boats due to the wake they can throw. After spending > 120 hrs underway in 1 year, I have become emotionally vested into Yamaha lol