Boat for sale, opinions ?

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by parkland, Aug 13, 2013.

  1. parkland
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    parkland Senior Member

  2. El_Guero

    El_Guero Previous Member

    Let's take her for a test ride!
     
  3. parkland
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    parkland Senior Member

    At 12,500$, I'm thinking I can't go wrong.
    Even if I end up building or buying a different boat, the experience
    will be worth it alone.
     
  4. El_Guero

    El_Guero Previous Member

    Offer $10,500 ....

    ;)
     
  5. rasorinc
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    rasorinc Senior Member

    Go for it after a test ride. You can be on the water this weekend.
     
  6. dskira

    dskira Previous Member

    Yes why not.
    Go to look at, smell the cabin, smell the head, if it smell bad and moldy, go away, the smell will never disappears.
    This is the most common problems of houseboat and cruiser.
     
  7. djaus
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    djaus Salted Nut!

    That price sounds too good to be true. Whats wrong with the boat would be my first question.
     
  8. WestVanHan
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    WestVanHan Not a Senior Member

    IIRC you want to use it on those very lakes anyways,and consider the price for that old steel hulk you were asking about a couple months ago.

    The question I have is...what are you waiting for?
     
  9. troy2000
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    troy2000 Senior Member

    I seem to have crossed over into a parallel dimension. In the one I'm from, by now there would be umpteen people in this thread giving you dire warnings and generally throwing cold water on the whole idea.....:p
     
  10. parkland
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    parkland Senior Member

    LOL :p

    Hopefully the warnings are helping sharpen my goals lol.
     
  11. WestVanHan
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    WestVanHan Not a Senior Member

    IMO the trailer alone is worth $4-5k.

    If it was in Vancouver I'd lay eyes on it for ya....if only to stop your infernal postings asking about lousy boats and building ideas ;)
     
  12. Squidly-Diddly
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    Squidly-Diddly Senior Member

    looks pretty niffy, especially with a trailer.

    see what owner says about check out by YOUR boat guy and an on-the-water test.

    what model/maker and what does WWW show under "problems"
     

  13. Irish McGee
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    Irish McGee Junior Member

    Hello Folks! I am new here but I just purchased a 3 axle trailer, the cost was $6000 to haul my Sea Ray on to the lake. I have a hard time with slip fees that have gone up to $2800 a year and gas being stolen to boot.

    I would as suggested, take that puppy for a swim and once on plan open it up make a hard turn to the left and a hard turn to the right. In other words run this boat through the test process etc. See how it handles and go on plan a couple more times, pour the power to this boat and see if it misses or flutters at full throttle.
     
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