Buying a Mariah tomorrow

JoshuaHynes · 12-08-2007, 12:36 AM

Found a fantastic deal, and even though I have to drive 4+ hours to pick her up (and buy a trailer on the way!) I'm looking forward to it.

2001 212 5.7 Volvo/Penta

***mikeyt*** · 12-08-2007, 12:53 AM

Tell us more about the boat Josh. And upload some pics while you're at it!

JoshuaHynes · 12-08-2007, 01:13 AM

I'll tell you what I know:

It's a 21' 212
It has the 5.7 Volvo Penta with 800 hours
It's a 2001
The owners are asking $6500 for the boat (no trailer)
The interior upholstry is new this year
The engine has just had a checkout and compression is good
It's been in a dryslip at a marina all it's life.
I will be the second owner
"A couple" of the gauges dont work, but the owner claims it's just corrosion in the connection most likely
It hasnt been used regularly for at least 8 months, but has been recently started and I will be taking it out before I buy it.

***ShabahZ280*** · 12-08-2007, 03:24 AM

Well good luck with it, and be sure to post more pics once you bring it home! We'll help you get everything up and running. Everyone here loves to help!

FYI, I drove 11hrs to pick mine up. I live in Cincinnati, OH and bought it from a dealer in Baltimore, MD. Trust me, Mariah's are worth the drive.

WetWilly · 12-08-2007, 06:30 AM

Ahoy JoshuaHynes,

Great looking boat!!!

ShabahZ250 right, what's a little road trip to pickup a great boat??

Just make sure you get a good trailer and have it adjusted to fit the hull for proper support!

Took a 3700 mile round trip to get our 96 Z240!

Enjoy,
WetWilly

xr6st · 12-08-2007, 02:54 PM

good lock wuth the boat, mayal drove 30 hours to get his,

and they are great boats and well worth it happy boating

***dwmax*** · 12-08-2007, 04:04 PM

Thats a good looking boat you got there. I got a 2001 z212 and i love her to death. I drove about 18 hours round trip to get her and i am extremely happy with her. the guages are not a big problem though you can find some of the mariah guages on ebay and through Faria the manufacturer unless you dont mind aftermarket. Just about every boat dealer carries the faria aftermarket guages in stock so you wont have a problem. Keep us all posted on what you do i would love to see the interior. Good luck

***180diablo*** · 12-08-2007, 04:06 PM

Congrats on the boat! Almost sounds like a too good to be true deal. Reason being, i paid almost the same amount (canadian) for my boat and its a 1993 Mariah and 3.0L and 18ft. It sounds like your boat should be double if not triple of what I paid for mine.

But anyways, thats not why I really replied.....

Since everyone was telling how far they drove to get their Mariahs, I figured i would tell my story.

My Mariah was located at the north of our lake. So its about a 1hr and 20min drive from my house to my cottage..... or in canadian measurements around say 120km or so. The boat sat at a local marina that is a 20 minute drive north from my cottage doorstep.

Sooooo uhhh yeah ... just thought I would rub that in that I didnt have to drive thousands of KM's OR Miles to get my boat.