[94z190talari]

I have been lurking and reading posts and it seems as if the vast majority of the classic Mariah owners are not the original owners. Because of the age of these classics it is understandable, but that also means a lot of original owners either lost their mind and got rid of these jewels or moved up in size.

I have only seen one other who said they owned it since new.

Just wondering how many original owners on here?

[mariah bob]

Bought mine new in 96, and its been paid for for many years. Seems to run better every year that its paid for.

[blockp]

Not me. I hadn't even heard of Mariah boats until 7 or so years ago.

I'm the third owner of my boat. First owner decided it was getting to be too much for he and his wife to take out. 2nd owner upsized to a brand new 26' Crownline and now it's mine. Absolutely love it, but I can certainly see eventually upping to a 27' mid cabin

[94z190talari]

Originally Posted by mariah bob

Bought mine new in 96, and its been paid for for many years. Seems to run better every year that its paid for.

That's 2 of us so far. When I first started looking at the site and hearing all the troubles with switches, flappers letting water into engine, lights not working, etc...... It seemed as most of those were at least 2nd hand owners.

Originally Posted by blockp

Absolutely love it, but I can certainly see eventually upping to a 27' mid cabin

I would love to move up in size too but not sure I want to get rid of mine and take a chance on having all the little issues with one that might not have been cared for as well as mine...... I like to use em not work on em.

[ShabahZ250]

I believe i saw a new member in the "Introductions" forum that's owned their Mariah since new.

[Talari240ZinAZ]

I bought mine new Spring of 96. I shopped around a year before I bought it and haven't regretted the decision once.

[supastipa]

We've had ours since new.

[94z190talari]

Head count for us original (sort of like native Texans instread of the one's who got here as quick as they could)......

Me - 94 Z190 Talari 4.3LX Alpha I
Mariah Bob - 96 201 Shabah 5.7 LE Alpha I
Talari240Zin Az - 95 Z240 Talari 7.4L Bravo I Polo/Ivory
Supastip4 - 97 Jubilee Z244 7.4L Bravo III

[TalariGreg]

Just found this site today. I bought mine in 1996. 1996 191 Talari. It's a great boat. The bad part is it has been in my garage for the last 7 years since moving away from the lake. Still only has about 80 hours on it.

[Rick Emert]

I'm an original! Have a 98 Z260 MCC great boat!