Newbie in the forums... hide your boat keys...

[ibelonginprison]

... just kidding. It's an old screen name I've had for a while, I won't steal your boats.

Anyway - just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Todd and I don't actually own a Moomba at the moment. Unfortunately I'm in the middle of my hunt and it's not going as well as I would have liked. I actually did find an Outback on here that the wife and I dig... it just happens to be a touch over 1,000 miles away. And it's not shaping up to be a feasible trip for at least another two weeks. I'm down here in Birmingham AL, and while I'm surrounded by lakes, sifting through all the bass and pontoon boats is getting a little tedious.

Alrighty... enough talking to myself. Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I have no idea if this is the right portion of the forum for it, but it seemed like the best place! I've had a great time reading up on these boats here, and I'm glad Moomba put a forum out there because there have been countless helpful threads while I'm searching for my newest toy.

So... that's that!
-Todd

[stretch55]

Welcome to the forum Todd.

[scoot_gt]

Try Skiers Marine in Westover for some used Moomba possibilities. Also, there should be some available over here in Atlanta.

What lake do you frequent?

EDIT: ...and welcome aboard!

[kaneboats]

Welcome. Good luck in your search. We all love looking at boats so I'm sure one of us will run over and look at one for you before you drive 1000 miles. Which way are you talking about anyway?

[ibelonginprison]

Thanks for the welcomes!

When I do get on the water I'm either over on Lanier in ATL (brother in law has a Sea Ray 210 Select Fission that we all used to go out on quite a bit) or down on Martin with friends. I'm starting to have the DT's though since I haven't been on a board since September. It's getting painful!

The boat that my wife and I both like right now is this one:
https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?t=11087
Seems like an extremely well cared for boat, and Jason and I have been emailing back and forth the last week.

Right price, right accessories.......... wrong state. haha Nebraska isn't a one day road trip for me and right now my next couple weekends won't allow me to run away for three days.

But it's all good. It either works out, or it doesn't.

There are a couple Boomerang's close to me that I like, but the wife wants bow seating and longer than 18.5 feet.

[ibelonginprison]

I went past Skiers Marine over Memorial Day because I know they have a lot of Moombas... they were closed. (Big surprise I guess, ha) but I'll have to make a trip back there this weekend.

[scoot_gt]

Give Skiers Marine a call and ask if they have anything used. I traded in recently but she was re-sold before I even dropped her off.

I'll be out on Neely Henry this weekend if you need a pull.

Here's one closer to home - looks like a good deal
http://dothan.craigslist.org/boa/1763789498.html

[kaneboats]

Not to rain on your parade, but if you are thinking of taking your boat to Lanier I want to tell you I was almost frightened a few times in my old 2000 O/B LS. That hull is one of the shallower ones and is good for skiing, etc. With the cruisers you see on Lanier I was afraid of being swamped several times-- and I was only there for 3-4 days. If you do a lot of time there I would definitely consider either a newer O/B or LSV with the deeper hull. Please do a little research on the hull changes, etc. before you drive 1000 miles each way to get a boat for that lake.

[sandm]

welcome and good luck in the boat search.

[Mike G]

here are a few outbacks listed in the Memphis, Tn and Amory, Ms area. Not sure how far you want to drive but Memphis is a little closer than 1000 miles.

Good luck with the search!

http://memphis.craigslist.org/boa/1781585722.html
http://memphis.craigslist.org/boa/1777082609.html