After searching thousands of ads, I've kept coming back to this same boat. Pretty much ready to buy it and will be taking it out on the water this week before hopefully sealing the deal. My quest for knowledge has been plentiful but tough. These forums have been ridiculously helpful so thank you all for that. I'm hoping someone out there will be able to help with a few more questions.
The boat is a 1975 Starcraft Capri 15 with a 1969 Mercury 1000 motor. The motor has been gone through extensively and the lower unit rebuilt. It appears to be running beautifully but again haven't been on the water yet. From what I understand these are quite fantastic motors. I have a few questions/worries...
HP rating for this boat is 85hp, this is a 100hp. I've read a lot about motor placement relative to the cavitation plate and transom but I'm putting my faith in the previous owner that it is mounted correctly. I'm not certain of the exact transom measurements on the boat or whether the motor is a short or long shaft; also not in a position to measure it right now.
Our intent is not to hotrod her out on the water but rather to leisurely fish, tie off and let the kids swim or maybe one day pull a small tube for the kiddos. Addtionally, we won't be nearly close to this boat's capacity with gear, people, fuel, etc. The last thing I want is for this to not plane properly and flood the bilge or at worst sink us.
We've done a walkthrough, I've tapped on the transom, squeezed, poked around, etc. It doesnt appear to be damaged but what do I know. I pulled and pushed on the motor fairly hard and didn't notice any extreme flexing or reason to run. I didn't feel any give or see rot in 99% of the wood in the boat that I could see/feel. The bow floor area has some minor "spidering" in the glass--I've seen loads worse. Everything else on her seems okay, minus minor cosmetic details. I feel confident the motor is solid. My worries are around if the boat is secretly taking on water, rotting away, structurally can't support motor, etc.
I'm probably being a psycho about it (I'm driving everyone crazy with questions) but I'm super analytical and hate not having all the facts.
On with the questions....
What would be a fair price for the boat, trailer, motor in fair but driveable condition?
Does anyone know the measurements of the boats transom?
Should I be concerned with this power of the motor on this boat?
When we take it out, aside from what might be the obvious, anything alarming we should be looking for?
Anything else I can do to give it a thorough walkthrough?
I can't be certain the trailer isn't the original as the serial # was painted over. I could make out two #s that are weight ratings of what I believe to be 1225 and 1585.
Anyone know what trailer might have been originally sold with these?
Regardless, any idea of approximately how much a trailer like this might weigh alone?
I'm probably forgetting 50 other questions but this is all I got for now. Sorry for the novel guys! Thanks in advance!
The boat is a 1975 Starcraft Capri 15 with a 1969 Mercury 1000 motor. The motor has been gone through extensively and the lower unit rebuilt. It appears to be running beautifully but again haven't been on the water yet. From what I understand these are quite fantastic motors. I have a few questions/worries...
HP rating for this boat is 85hp, this is a 100hp. I've read a lot about motor placement relative to the cavitation plate and transom but I'm putting my faith in the previous owner that it is mounted correctly. I'm not certain of the exact transom measurements on the boat or whether the motor is a short or long shaft; also not in a position to measure it right now.
Our intent is not to hotrod her out on the water but rather to leisurely fish, tie off and let the kids swim or maybe one day pull a small tube for the kiddos. Addtionally, we won't be nearly close to this boat's capacity with gear, people, fuel, etc. The last thing I want is for this to not plane properly and flood the bilge or at worst sink us.
We've done a walkthrough, I've tapped on the transom, squeezed, poked around, etc. It doesnt appear to be damaged but what do I know. I pulled and pushed on the motor fairly hard and didn't notice any extreme flexing or reason to run. I didn't feel any give or see rot in 99% of the wood in the boat that I could see/feel. The bow floor area has some minor "spidering" in the glass--I've seen loads worse. Everything else on her seems okay, minus minor cosmetic details. I feel confident the motor is solid. My worries are around if the boat is secretly taking on water, rotting away, structurally can't support motor, etc.
I'm probably being a psycho about it (I'm driving everyone crazy with questions) but I'm super analytical and hate not having all the facts.
On with the questions....
What would be a fair price for the boat, trailer, motor in fair but driveable condition?
Does anyone know the measurements of the boats transom?
Should I be concerned with this power of the motor on this boat?
When we take it out, aside from what might be the obvious, anything alarming we should be looking for?
Anything else I can do to give it a thorough walkthrough?
I can't be certain the trailer isn't the original as the serial # was painted over. I could make out two #s that are weight ratings of what I believe to be 1225 and 1585.
Anyone know what trailer might have been originally sold with these?
Regardless, any idea of approximately how much a trailer like this might weigh alone?
I'm probably forgetting 50 other questions but this is all I got for now. Sorry for the novel guys! Thanks in advance!
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