Nice feature with a bow thruster, AC too, all the way up there in the upstate, guess things progressed over time that a cruiser like that needs to have the AC for sale and resale value.
Yes, you defiantly have more of a maintenance schedule and costly unless you do it yourself. I have always done my own maintenance, including pulling those Merc outdrives and greasing up the splines, u joints in some cases, yup, also winterizing the fresh water system.hot water heater... oil changes ect. Ran and installed the electronics, used to love all that stuff. Never keep a boat long enough that an engine or outdrive needed a rebuild or any kind of major maintenance.
Im at the point in my life of competing interests here in SC, the other is my Harley...
) also at a point in my life of I guess for lack of better words, limiting my spending. I LOVE lake boating on Lake Murray SC... boats stay in pristine condition in the fresh water, been here 15 years now and now I do miss, at times, the salt water, great South Bay and ocean...
Im assuming you run in fresh water so things should last a lot longer then then did in the salt of the bays and oceans.
My Nephew on Long Island has a Sundancer 280, early=mid 2000's ? I dont remember, had a lot of issues with the engines, 2-V6s ... I think by now both had to be torn apart and repaired/rebuilt. With these engines now have CATS on them, sensors ect to limit pollution, he always had issues every summer with one engine or the other, sensors issues, over heat issues, I think maybe this in the first year in a long time he hasn't had a major issue. I think your good with 1 engine *L* my brother used to have 2 as well on another SR, same deal, 2 engines, twice as maybe problems!
If your income is unlimited and for many people it is, then none of this stuff matters, I wasnt in that class ... *LOL*