buying a used Tige

[evan3000]

Hello


Im new to the wake/surf boat scene, I grew up getting towed all summer skiing, now that i have kids (8/9) i want them to experience water sports as well.


The boat Im considering is a 2012 RZR it has 200 hrs on it, the few issues that have been disclosed to me is the rear transom remote has moister in it, the speedo reads incorrect ( but perfect pass still works ) and and throttle control doesn't have a positive stop for neutral.

Im kind of buying it sight unseen as its on the other side of the country, Im sending a buddy to check it over and bring it home.

I have read the touch screen can be an issue with this gen of boat, are there any other common issues with these boats that I can have buddy look for?

Do dealers provide service history on boats? The local dealers didn't seem interested in helping me.
Do the boat history sites work?

I had my local registries check the HIN for leins but the there was no record of the HIN in the database.

Any advise would be appreciated!!
Thanks

[sandm]

my first tige was a '12 22ve. similar boat and electronics. flawless performance until i sold it in '17. only real issue was a starter battery failure and starter was going out when I sold it otherwise it was a joy to own.

[Cek1]

I wouldn't buy a boat with known issues sight unseen... It would be best if you could find someone on here that may live close and could take a look before spending money sending your buddy out. Just my .01

[evan3000]

I would pay someone in the area to go check it out!
its near Muskoka On.

I really want to buy this boat but need to get some eyes on it.

I haven't had the best luck with dealers doing pre-purchase inspections ( they are only as good as the guy performing the inspection)

If anyone can look at please let me know asap.

Thanks

[BCRider]

Try posting on the Facebook site as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1505...?ref=bookmarks

Seems to be more traffic on there than here.