To rescue or not to rescue

[oldrem]

Battling with myself (haven't even mentioned it to the Admiral yet). I keep passing a 1978 Monark McFast SF with a Mariner 115 tower of power of the same year just 3 blocks away from me. Motor is in great condition and runs good. Steering cable is frozen, so most likely needs replacing. No damage anywhere visible on the hull.

With 2 project boats already, do I want to take on a 3rd?

The guy is willing to sell for what he has invested - $800. Any thoughts?

 

[Sprig]

I think you have to ask yourself why you want it and what you plan to use it for. I’m thinking you just like doing project boats and that’s a good enough reason to get it especially for $800.

 

[Scott Danforth]

only you can answer that question. however a 40 year old Monark..... be prepared to do a full hull restoration.

 

[ahicks]

You need to be careful of starting a collection of old boats that would make great projects instead of finishing or disposing of ones you've already committed to.

Regarding this one, that could be a frozen cable, but it could also be a frozen set of pivot bearings the engine turns on. Make sure you know which prior to buying!

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Nice trailer. The owner doesn't live there, he or she moved the boat down the street from you knowing you can't resist rescuing a 40 year old anything. Nice prop too.

 

[Watermann]

The 78 TOP is the last year of the distributor models before they went to ADI. The big issue is rotten wiring, I had to replace everything electronic and all the wires on my 79 140 which is ADI. Before pulling the trigger pull off that cowl wrap and take a look.

 

[oldrem]

The 78 TOP is the last year of the distributor models before they went to ADI. The big issue is rotten wiring, I had to replace everything electronic and all the wires on my 79 140 which is ADI. Before pulling the trigger pull off that cowl wrap and take a look.

The motor was rewired last year

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Are you going to buy it?

 

[oldrem]

Are you going to buy it?

Still debating. I'm thinking I may wait a couple weeks and hit him with an offer of $500 and see if I can get it for 6. If it's gone by then, it wasn't meant to be.

 

[Watermann]

If the motor was rewired the right way to include trigger and stator replacement rather than splicing, just the parts would be close to $400.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

If the motor was rewired the right way to include trigger and stator replacement rather than splicing, just the parts would be close to $400.

A few years ago a buddy retired and decided he would flip a few boats a year, heck for the price the trailer and parts are worth what people are asking around here for old scows. If anyone needs a trailer or parts Little Buddy has around 12 trailers and 100's of thousands of dollars worth of old boat parts at his building? I started cataloguing and tagging valuable controllers with cables for him, I am up to no less then 18 so far, some even have keys. Finding someone that needs them is another thing.

 

[squared]

Wow..would you look at that..it's a McFast. I helped develop that boat (if you can say that), worked on certification testing, etc. I worked at MonArk briefly while I was going through college, both in the plant and in 'engineering'. The first "McFast" was a tunnel hull boat, I think it was a McFast 17 as I recall.