Years of Boomerang Production

[canuckpuck30]

Anyone know what years Moomba produced the Boomerang? I came across one in my local classifieds that was listed as a 2003, but I didn't think Moomba was still producing the Boomerang in 2003. Anyone know if there's a way to figure out the year? Here's a link to the ad...

 

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[ToddF]

Pretty sure the 03 was an outback. which is a totally different boat

 

My guess is 97-99

 

 

[Shakeski]

03 was the outback... I think Moomba dropped the Boomerang in the mid-late 90s.

[canuckpuck30]

@ToddF Yeah I was thinking the same, that the only boat moomba was making that year was an outback, maybe a kanga? I know the Boomerang was around through out the 90's (maybe started around '91 or 92'), but not sure when they ended production. The newest I've come across is a 2000

[ToddF]

2003 moomba

the link has all their models from 2000 and up.

 

I think 2000 was the last year for the boomerang.

[wtrskior]

I think they stopped in 99 or 2000. The moomba site indicates 2000 as the last model but who knows how long they had them hanging around.

 

The one pictured has a 351 and the colors look more early 90s. No way it's a late model boomerang.

 

They are neat little boats but I'd rather have a malibu or Mastercraft a few years older for similar coin.

[skihacker]

definitely a boomerang, likely wrong year in ad

[canuckpuck30]

@wtrskior Yeah, I'd rather go for a malibu, prostar, or nautique, but they seem to be a bit more money around where I'm at. For reference, that one is $9000 CAD (about $6800 USD), Most of the mastercrafts and malibus around me generally have higher hours and seem to be more about $12-20K CAD. There's a 1991 Nautique for sale right now in Vancouver with similar hours, but they're asking $19K for it lol. I figure if I can pick up a moomba with low hours for $5000-$6000 USD, I'm doing alright.

[wtrskior]

@canuckpuck30 wait a few weeks... closed bow inboards are not the hot commodity. People ask all kinds of crazy things

 

I sold my 90 nautique for 9k cad 6 or 7 years ago.... 20k will get you a tsc1

 

A 98-99 malibu sportster is worth no more than 10k usd with low hours and is a huge upgrade to the boomerang.

 

I believe also the boomerangs were wood for and stringers while a 90s Malibu or mastecraft is no wood..

[canuckpuck30]

Looking through the owners manual for the 2000 Boomerang on Moomba's website, it looks like they coded the year into the hull ID number, so I should be able to tell the year from that when I go look at it

[andjules]

@canuckpuck30 you've got to make sure it's the right price (compared to other offerings in your local market - my buddy bought one for $10k CAD almost 10 years ago) and that it was stored well (re: wood stringers), but I ski behind one fairly often and it's actually a very fun boat.

It's not smooth in open (rough) water, nor comfortable with a crew and equipment, but it is a little sports car on the water, and the wake is great, especially if you have younger/slower-speed skiers (the 24-30mph crowd in our group always looked disappointed if the Boomerang didn't show up at ski time)

[fu_man]

I would echo what was said earlier. Stopped making them in 2000 so no way it is an 03 or even a 00.