Finally finding a new boat..

After months of searching (and pleading from my husband), we finally found the boat we have been looking to buy. Although it is not a brand new boat, it was exactly what we were looking for in terms of features and price. The only issue (we thought) was the boat was located at Lake Tapps, which is a 10-hour drive. But after emailing pictures and working out all the details, my husband and his brother made the drive to check out the boat in person. Aside from a good cleaning, the boat was in great condition and ran smoothly on the lake... After a trip to the bank, my husband was pulling it home.

We were so excited to get the boat home it was like Christmas morning. The 3 kids, my husband, and myself all sitting in the boat parked in front of our house the next morning. All we needed was water...After a good cleaning and moving of wake boards and life jackets, we were ready to take her out for her maiden voyage. Much to our dismay, the voyage wasn't that long due to cheap batteries. After about 2 hours on the water, we were loading back up to come home and re-examine our great purchase.

Two batteries and $160 dollars later, we were ready for the second trip. This time we went where we knew our other family members were going to be boating, Clark Canyon. The water was a blistering 57 degrees, but our cousin, Kody, still couldn't help but get in the water to wake board. Fool! The good news was the boat ran great...we used everything, the stereo, heater, and all just to make sure the batteries were the key issue from the day before. It seemed to be working just fine. Or so we thought...

The next weekend, we again packed up and set out for our usual spot Canyon Ferry. It was finally nice out and everyone was wanting to get a turn. However, just like our first attempt, we weren't on the water long and then the boat started acting up again. I couldn't help but think we bought an expensive lemon.

We did get a hold of the boat center in Helena and it sounds like it is a very common and fixable problem. Hopefully, we will be out on the water soon.