M4Surf
11-26-2020, 02:26 PM
Hi All - I'm a first time boat buyer and a possible 'soon to be' owner of a '17 Helix.
#1 - I have a water test planned in Texas for Dec. 5th. Any advice for things for me to look for during my walkaround / water test?
#2 - The boat has a little over 100 hours on it and has only been in fresh water. The seller stated to transfer any warranty would be $2k. Am I 'looking for trouble', by not paying $2k for a warranty?
#3 - Also, my main use of the boat will be surfing. The boat comes with the standard ballast 1700lbs, 'Flow 2.0 surf system' and 'Digital Cruise Pro 3', BUT does not come with the optional 'integrated bow sac', therefore, technically it's not labeled as a 'surf edition'. I have read through some of the forums already about setups for surfing, and upgrading the rear bags to the larger MW bags. But, am I creating more trouble then it's worth since the boat does not already have the 'integrated bow sac' already on board?
I have an email out to MW asking them about their bow solutions - they do not have a solution listed on their site currently for the '17 Helix. The rep stated "We have made a bag to go in the bow of that boat but I will need to check and see if that is something that we can place an order for and build again."
Any advice for a first time buyer is greatly appreciated! (And Happy Thanksgiving!)
#1 - I have a water test planned in Texas for Dec. 5th. Any advice for things for me to look for during my walkaround / water test?
#2 - The boat has a little over 100 hours on it and has only been in fresh water. The seller stated to transfer any warranty would be $2k. Am I 'looking for trouble', by not paying $2k for a warranty?
#3 - Also, my main use of the boat will be surfing. The boat comes with the standard ballast 1700lbs, 'Flow 2.0 surf system' and 'Digital Cruise Pro 3', BUT does not come with the optional 'integrated bow sac', therefore, technically it's not labeled as a 'surf edition'. I have read through some of the forums already about setups for surfing, and upgrading the rear bags to the larger MW bags. But, am I creating more trouble then it's worth since the boat does not already have the 'integrated bow sac' already on board?
I have an email out to MW asking them about their bow solutions - they do not have a solution listed on their site currently for the '17 Helix. The rep stated "We have made a bag to go in the bow of that boat but I will need to check and see if that is something that we can place an order for and build again."
Any advice for a first time buyer is greatly appreciated! (And Happy Thanksgiving!)