loose rivet
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Jul 31, 2011
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I'm looking at a Sea Nymph bass boat for $800, its on a bunk trailer, has a blown up Mercury 60hp motor, needs all new carpet, and the forward keel is a bit dinged up from rough use. The guy wants $900.
I've got a good running 40hp I would run on it.
To be used as is, the boat needs a motor and steering cable. To look right, it'll need all new carpet, four new seats, and at the very least some finessing of the front sheet metal. The dents up front look like wave pounding, I can see the outline of the two forward cross members from the outside. He swears it don't leak.
Its also got a bunch of speaker holes cut into the deck panels all over that will need to be filled in. (No clue why anyone would want a booming stereo in a bass boat?). Worse yet, they're huge 6x9" speaker holes with rusted out old speaker frames.
The dash is faded, the carpet is weathered but the decks are aluminum, not wood, and the boat feels light, I can lift either end by hand, so I don't feel its water logged.
Several of the keel strips up front are damaged, one has a cracked weld on one side and will need to be re-welded.
I'm basically looking for function not looks, something I don't need to keep pretty all the time. I don't give a hoot about the beat carpet, it just has to float and not leak, the rest is no big deal.
I'm just at a loss for what one of these should sell for. I keep seeing similar boats for sale for $4000, but their not SeaNymph brand and have a different shape hull. This thing is more of a cross between a V hull and a Modified V hull. The rear of the hull is a deeper V than most, something I don't think I like. It also has no side rod lockers, only small storage lockers in the deck. There's no place to put a one piece rod below the deck.
The battered front, while not really noticeable also bothers me since there's a few lifted rivets and a crack along the keel strip. (The keel strip isn't a seam, just a welded on piece of V shaped aluminum to form a forward keel above the water line).
A couple of new aluminum panels would no doubt fix the speaker holes but some of the panels are welded in place.
The transom feels solid but its completely encased in welded aluminum. There is no access without cutting welded aluminum if it ever does need replacement.
The trailer its on needs bunks, all four are rotted but still holding, and both rims are rusty but have new tires on them, and the lights will need to be replaced.
Does it sound like its worth $800 or should I keep looking?
I've got a good running 40hp I would run on it.
To be used as is, the boat needs a motor and steering cable. To look right, it'll need all new carpet, four new seats, and at the very least some finessing of the front sheet metal. The dents up front look like wave pounding, I can see the outline of the two forward cross members from the outside. He swears it don't leak.
Its also got a bunch of speaker holes cut into the deck panels all over that will need to be filled in. (No clue why anyone would want a booming stereo in a bass boat?). Worse yet, they're huge 6x9" speaker holes with rusted out old speaker frames.
The dash is faded, the carpet is weathered but the decks are aluminum, not wood, and the boat feels light, I can lift either end by hand, so I don't feel its water logged.
Several of the keel strips up front are damaged, one has a cracked weld on one side and will need to be re-welded.
I'm basically looking for function not looks, something I don't need to keep pretty all the time. I don't give a hoot about the beat carpet, it just has to float and not leak, the rest is no big deal.
I'm just at a loss for what one of these should sell for. I keep seeing similar boats for sale for $4000, but their not SeaNymph brand and have a different shape hull. This thing is more of a cross between a V hull and a Modified V hull. The rear of the hull is a deeper V than most, something I don't think I like. It also has no side rod lockers, only small storage lockers in the deck. There's no place to put a one piece rod below the deck.
The battered front, while not really noticeable also bothers me since there's a few lifted rivets and a crack along the keel strip. (The keel strip isn't a seam, just a welded on piece of V shaped aluminum to form a forward keel above the water line).
A couple of new aluminum panels would no doubt fix the speaker holes but some of the panels are welded in place.
The transom feels solid but its completely encased in welded aluminum. There is no access without cutting welded aluminum if it ever does need replacement.
The trailer its on needs bunks, all four are rotted but still holding, and both rims are rusty but have new tires on them, and the lights will need to be replaced.
Does it sound like its worth $800 or should I keep looking?