Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

R055

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Lol too bad I don't live on a lake. Not sure if he still has it, I saw it yesterday as soon as it came out but the site was down for maintenance so I couldn't post it here to see if it was worth it. Now I don't got time to go see it. Might have been worth reselling.
 
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gm280

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http://westernmass.craigslist.org/bpo/5731851200.html

almost looks like the trailer was parked in the pot plant field!!....maybe if he waited another month, he could have been even more vague!!

bob

Yea the tires hold air. But only in the top of the tires, not the flat bottoms. It amazes me what folks try to sell and how they don't even take the time to pull it out and clean it up a little. Heck for all anybody knows, it may not even be his trailer. I mean no title says a lot. :noidea:
 

redneck joe

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ok got this off my other forum



http://savannah.craigslist.org/boa/5731804651.html

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[h=2]73 scat craft 15 foot Mini house boat with 2 motors.like new - $4500 (Ellabell)[/h]





[FONT=&quot]Price is very firm don't ask it cost that price to build it.You want get a more dependable gas sipping motor like brand new only been in water 2times Nissan 9.8 horse 4 stroke runs like brand new fully serviced today just change oil and adding Lucas always put Lucas in all my Motors boat is built right I build boats and I'm a boat mechanic this is a lightweight trihull boat very sturdy the capacity was about 7 people and the motor was rated for 140 horse it is a hard to find boat because the weight of the hull is about half of some of the tri Hull boats that's why it's called a scat craft super lightweight for what it is transom has been redone it didn't really need it I just reinforced it with diamond plate metal the cabin is build out of treated two by fours painted with two coats of oil-based paint everything has been silicone even most of the wood has been silicone to keep weatherproof all screws or weather proof used washers on the 10 with the screws Allwood has been screwed and glued it like it's supposed to be and bolted to hull and sealed front is flexy glass floor is new with linoleum put down and adhesive was used windows are brand new in fact the cabin and everything is brand new and the motor we might as well say I just Build It Up 2 weeks ago nice silk curtains TV and DVD players brand new steering cable new everything just greased this is a hard to find motor on this boat the 9.8 Nissan mostly came with a tiller handle and cost about $3,000 or more this one with the controls probably cost about $4,000 or close to it I know trailer is a nice trailer brand new rims tires and Berings and grease brand new bilge pump brand new battery as of now I will probably be adding an air conditioner to it and a Honda generator when I do that the price will definitely increase because I used the boat has a 19 sticker and all paperwork and registration card it is a tilt back galvanized trailer lights work it has a brand new LED Lantern inside cabin last for up to 10 hours it's rechargeable also with the deal I will throw in A nicepower converter and also have a brand-new solar charger for the battery it's an industrial model so you can watch TV and not drain your battery this is one of the coolest Cabin boat you will ever see my neighbor came over like 5 times just to look at it it is not easy to build a cabin on a boat it ain't like building a little shed it has dimensions complicated and time-consuming so like I said don't ask about the price how you would do the bed in this boat is you just simply take about a 4 inch thick piece of memory foam or whatever inflatable mattress which I have to throw in brand new and there you go sleep to comfortably so you can't beat that I'm not going to list all the stuff that I've done to it a lot also has a brand new gas tank which is 3 gallon that's all you need because the Motor sips gas anyway also new primer bulb and gas line this boat is not designed to go fast it's just a cruiser and also comes with a 45-pound thrust Minn Kota trolling motor for the front So see you will get were your going for sure call only [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]best motor gets A5 star rating and one of the most quietest running Motors that there is super dependable and if you're smart you were going to get better gas mileage anyway the only problem with the other cabin cruisers that's bigger than this one is there a way a lot and they have 350 than the most of them suck gas and cost a fortune to fix and has Bellows on the inboard models and they will sink easy with a hole in that so this is an ideal boat you can't beat it very easy to install a little 5000 BTU window unit not freeze the cabin the TV in pick has a mount own back of it and hangs up in cabin I just keep it out of the cabin because of moisture and stuff like that but the TV works great with remote and it's DVD is brand new just put a new fuel pump yesterday and just rebuild the carburetor might trade it for a nice truck or conversion van[/FONT]
 

Tnstratofam

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Hey look I built a barn on my boat!

But it's super light!

With a diamond plated transom!


Really!
 

gm280

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So the guy want to get rid of both an old travel trailer home and an old boat as well. So he put them both together. And the workmanship is...well...something to see. Yea that is a good sentence to describe it. What some people think are gold mines, certainly are not.

I do wonder, if he gets stone drunk on that...well...whatever you call it, is he guilty of boating while intoxicated or simply drunk at home? :noidea:
 

GA_Boater

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Now know I should visit this thread more often..................Or should I?

I wonder if the barn has ever been on the water. But he's a boat mechanic!
 

tomhath

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Had it out on the water twice, now he realizes how bad the design really is. Sitting in that contraption watching TV must've been really painful.
 

redfury

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I've got words...Insanity. Ludicrous. Anyone that knows one lick about boats isn't going to pay that man his money. I've never seen a 9.8 Nissan worth as much as he seems to think it is. If the boat can handle 140 hp, and you only have a 7.5 hp motor on it, why did you feel the need to reinforce the transom with heavy diamond plate that does nothing to increase the strength of the boat....I'd be willing to bet this man has a pet alligator somewhere.
 
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Philster

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I am dumber for having been here on page 193. Thanks, mini-house boat ad with the Nissan 9.8 horse 4 stroke and burgundy curtain tie-backs. Thanks a lot.
 

roffey

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Interesting concept. If you ever had to purchase crutches before, that really isn't a bad price....for crutches. :facepalm:

I was thinking the exact same thing. I bet he could get way more for them if sold as crutches....
 
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