Howdy Tuggers! Fresh Newbies Here!

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Good luck with the offer, Doug!!

Our plans have not been working out in our favor. Turns out that the financing from the lenders is likely not going to be possible for the 25SC at this time, since it's our first boat purchase no one seems to want to want to be the first to do it for such a large purchase. Sooo... while we still have 1 shot left for our 25SC, we're turning our attention to the 21EC, since it is a more manageable 1st purchase and will help set us up for our goal down the road. It does change how we want to use the boat, but it sounds like a necessary step and it's a great boat, from what I've seen so far. New or used, we don't know yet.

Now, if only we could get out on the water in a 21EC! :mrgreen:

Paul & Sunny: Hang in there and persevere as best you can. I was first smitten by the R-21EC when Jeff Messmer pulled one into our local gas station one day. He happened to live near to us. For many, the R-21EC leads to the R-25 which leads to the R-27 which leads to the R-29 and for some that even leads to the R-31.

You are right to seriously consider the boating expenses... the first big piece is the initial investment and then there's the TCO over the years to come to grips with. If you need any help with the ongoing annual costs just PM me and I will give you my thoughts and figures for you to plugin to your calculations. Have you considered joint ownership or co-ownership ?