opinions on 14' boat?

NYGiants · Feb 3, 2012

i am going to be looking at a 14' mirrocraft aluminum deep vee duck hunting boat (don't hunt but its a good price) anyway had a few questions. it is a 1985 boat and 1985 johnson 25hp 2 stroke outboard. he said the throttle is control is a little tight but hasn't bothered him? but he said the motor runs well and everything. is there anything other than running it and testing compression i should look for? also he said he has a duck blind he would give me I'm assuming at extra cost but I'm not sure. anyone know the value of a duck blind? he wants 800 for the boat motor trailer. opinions? he has all the paperwork including manuals and most likely fresh water use

PrinceValium · Feb 3, 2012

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NYGiants said:
i am going to be looking at a 14' mirrocraft aluminum deep vee duck hunting boat (don't hunt but its a good price) anyway had a few questions. it is a 1985 boat and 1985 johnson 25hp 2 stroke outboard. he said the throttle is control is a little tight but hasn't bothered him? but he said the motor runs well and everything. is there anything other than running it and testing compression i should look for? also he said he has a duck blind he would give me I'm assuming at extra cost but I'm not sure. anyone know the value of a duck blind? he wants 800 for the boat motor trailer. opinions? he has all the paperwork including manuals and most likely fresh water use

What boat? All I see is a trailer?

The price doesn't seem all that bad...it appears to be well taken care of.

bonz_d · Feb 4, 2012

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From what can be seen in the picures and is as described I'd pay $800.00 for it and not even look back. Come spring here in Wis that rig could bring twice that price.

cyclops2 · Feb 4, 2012

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That is brackish water around there ? Where the salt & fresh mix ? LOOK very carefully at the insides of the trailer tubing & crawl UNDER the boat . Look for salt corrision. CAREFULLY run a DARK colored, clean rag, along the center keel. Then look at the rag for salty crystals.

Hope you get a goody.

Rich

NYGiants · Feb 4, 2012

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yes assuming its the river he fished in thats brackish down there ill have to look closely. any ideas on the value of the duck blind?

Lowe170 · Feb 4, 2012

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'Hope you don't get any dis-information from Patriots fans...

Mi duckdown · Feb 4, 2012

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It looks to be a homemade blind that doesn't collapse. 100 bucks maybe? Feel him out.

bonz_d · Feb 4, 2012

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I have a brother in Maryland that uses an aluminum boat on a tributary of the Chesapeak for crabbin and he's never has a problem with it.

Texasmark · Feb 4, 2012

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Had the exact boat years ago and found a Merc Mark 30 to power it. Found a console and rigged it with steering wheel, remote throttle/shift and put a trolling motor on it. I hunted out it also; built a portable blind to hide it under. The little 30 pushed it at a really nice clip...had no gauges so have no idea as to speed, but adequate. The boat took reasonably rough water very well with it's semi-V construction.

On brackish water, I fished it most of my growing up years and we treated it as fresh water. Never had any kind of corrosion problems with engines or boats.

$800....if it will run, buy it.

HTH,

Mark

NYGiants · Feb 4, 2012

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he wants 100$ for the blind firm, now i have no interest in it but think i could make a buck on it or should i just not bother?

Part-time · Feb 5, 2012

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I don't know about the blind but my son in law has the same boat and it's great. He runs a 9.8 merc on his and it's perfect for fishing the river up here.
That motor seems to have a shifter on the side of it. I had a 25 merc xd with the shifter on the tiller, great motor but PITA when starting it cold because you can't rev the motor up in neutral.

5150abf · Feb 5, 2012

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Pass on the blind, pretty obscure item and it is for a particular boat so you will more tha likely get stuck with it and who knows he may just throw it in if you don't buy it, as for the boat I would jump on that, Mirro make a really nice boat and that is a good price.

cyclops2 · Feb 5, 2012

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Take the boat. Leave the blind.

A cameo net on 2 poles over your boat works well.

The real straw pieces breaking off in the boat are not good for a bilge pump. Genuine artifical netting is better. You see them they do not see you. Roll it up & store it. NO NO organic netting. It gets wet & rots very fast.

Rich

NYGiants · Feb 5, 2012

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That's what I'll do then, most likely going to pick it up next weekend

Home Cookin' · Feb 5, 2012

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looks like a good rig. since the season's over I wouldn't mess with the fast grass (what he calls a duck blind) unless you hunt or have a hunter friend lined up. i bet he just gives it to you.

For $800 if it starts, I'd grab it and not bother looking it over that close.

NYGiants · Feb 12, 2012

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bought her this weekend for 800$ motor and boat are actually 1980 but still cheap for everything so i can't complain. motor was definitely used in salt water at one point in its life judging by the bolts on the powerhead being corroded and other stuff.

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