1992 Supra Sunsport (first year of the all composite construction with the rounded windshield)
Paid $9,500 at the beginning of April and it included:
- Perfect Pass Wakeboard Pro
- New Dimensions Tower w/ two board racks
- PCM 351 Pro Boss with 530 hours
- Low Pitch Prop
- Heater
- Bimini
- Sunbrella Mooring Cover
- Hard plumbed under seat ballast
- Dual Batteries with Perko Switch
- LED Trailer Lights
- Faria Depth finder (not yet installed)
- Kenwood USB/Ipod Marine stereo w/ kenwood 2 way speakers
This is a pic of how it looked when I bought it:
Since then I've
- replaced rear seat cushions ($10 with a ridiculous Ebay deal)
- Updated Stereo System (MB Quart coaxials, Punch 360.2 Amp, Punch 500s Amp, Phoenix Gold 10" sub, Rhino Lined speaker box, installation accessories = around $450)
- Added Blue LED Lighting (Gunnel Lights, Strip lights around speaker grills, Subwoofer LED Light Ring, Cupholder LED's, misc strip lighting = $75)
- Custom Graphics & lettering (since the boat was black and white, and I'm a bit of a geek, I went with a Stormtrooper theme = $125)
- Misc trailer enhancements ($25)
- two more Fly High ballast bags, plus misc hoses & fittings ($350)
Of course there's more money being spent (new boards, wetsuit for my son, tube, ropes, fenders, detailing supplies, updating my RV parking at my house to accomodate the boat, etc. But that's all to be expected or not really related to how much I have into the "boat".
So, more or less about another grand into the boat on fixes, enhancements (stereo/lighting/ballast/graphics). I think I'm doing damn good all things considered.
Honestly for something in the $10k range, I'm pretty damn happy. I mean, sure I'd love a V-drive, but not for the $5k, $10k, or $15k premium I'd need to pay over where I'm at. I feel like for a direct drive, I've got a damn good boat... And by putting a little savings and tax return as a down payment, I have a $135/month boat payment for 5 years. I can live with that.
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