Hi, from Toronto

[alkaissi]

Hey guys ,

I just moved to canada /Toronto and willing to buy a boat not an expensive one as i am temporary in here and want to buy one to discover the amazing lakes and nature in here , i have set a budget around $7000 CDN and also looked on kijiji and craiglist and autotrader and found some interesting ones which i think you guys can help with what i should get and your help will be appreciated .

1)1980 21 SEA-RAY
2)1997 Sea Ray 175 Bowrider
3)1989 BAYLINER 21.5 Ciera
4)1986 21 1/2ft BAYLINER
5)1987 230 Chris Craft Scorpion
6)1986 CHRIS CRAFT Scorpion
7)1991 Baja 225ISLANDER
8)1992 Sea Ray 200OV
9)1988 Baja Force 216

Please advise me what to get as i want to buy it asap also i want to know what i should look at the first thing when buying a boat and if you guys know any dealer around the Toronto, Barrie,London, area let me know and ill go there and check them out.

Thank you very much,

M.K

[boatpoker]

Check out www.repodepo.ca in Toronto

[Captin_Kirk]

Hello,

There are a bunch of dealers around me. I live in Simcoe (Lake Erie) Check out Bridge Marine.

Also I know of a few boats around Turkey Point that people are selling. I just bought a 30 ft boat myself about 1 month ago.

[Paul Lefebvre]

That is quite a range of boat sizes and weights between a 17 ft bowrider and the 23 ft Chris Craft. One of your criteria is going to be the tow vehicle you have, unless you are going to leave it in a marina.

What use do you have planned for the boat.

Paul

[alkaissi]

Thank you guys for the boats,

Paul , i am not worried about the tow as i do have a couple of bg cars or i might leave it at the marina which will be better for me coz i live in a condomunium in down town .

i have talked to some boat owner and he told me that his boat goes from 23 to 30 mile/ hour
my question is that svery slow or its a fair speed for a boat ?

Thank you all .

[alkaissi]

no help guys ?

[Paul Lefebvre]

"also i want to know what i should look at the first thing when buying a boat"
"23 to 30 mile/ hour - my question is that svery slow or its a fair speed for a boat"

It will be a lot easier to help you if you are able to answer my previous question about what you are planning to do with the boat. Do you plan to use it primarily for fishing, pulling your kids around on a tube, or perhaps water skiing or bare footing. Also, do you plan to use it on big open water like Lake Ontario or Georgian Bay, or will it be used on a lake like up in the Muskoka's.

I have a competition ski boat that is perfect for pulling me through a slalom course on a calm lake or river, but it would be useless out on lake Ontario on a typical Sunday afternoon or for trolling for fish along some shoreline.

[the_cowper]

Hi, we also live in Toronto.
Check out the Out harbour Marina, Lakeshore and Leslie.
They will be getting rid of all the boats that have been left on the hard for several years, I am sure that people have not been paying the rent etc.
They are selling off all the old boats you could get a good bargin there.
We bought ours last year from www.TorontoYachtSales.com
Good luck
Helena

[alkaissi]

hey paul , all i want to do with the boat is to spend a good summer on boat like a fair speed just to chill and cruise around in the like with friends , i am not looking for a speed boat as my friend has one which we use for tubing and etc also we got couple jetski's so what i am looking for is a nice roomy one with a small room or place to sleep in also i am planning to but it in lake ontario in the CNE site .

Thank you for you help.

[alkaissi]

Hey Helena , i am sure going to check them

Thank you for your help .

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by the_cowper

Hi, we also live in Toronto.
Check out the Out harbour Marina, Lakeshore and Leslie.
They will be getting rid of all the boats ...

Outer Harbour Marina
Unwin Avenue at the foot of Leslie Street

Anne Butwell (Marina Manager) abutwell@torontoport.com

Mary Battista (Marina Administrator) mbattista@torontoport.com

Tel. (416) 778-6245
Fax. (416) 778-6250
e-mail: marina@torontoport.com
The marina office monitors VHF channel 68.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Mailing Address:
475 Unwin Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4M 3M2

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Good to have you asking questions here and I hope you found the answers. I think anything over 12 knots is fast.
regards,