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I have been looking at a 99 38 sport cruiser with 219 hrs in decent shape
of course I will be personally inspecting any vessel we purchase prior to negotiating.
thank you I have been wrestling with the IO versus Outboard dilemma
From the boat searching I have been doing going high performance outboards will easily double our initial investment.
Our typical tour that we envision will be 1.5 hrs cruising at lower speeds 25-40 knots with just short...
I do not personally own a shop but have close friends who do that have signed on as mechanics when needed.
I fully intend to have a complete motor and outdrive as a spare, we have owned various commercial fishing vessels the last one a 42 ft gillnetter/ long liner so know the value of spare parts
Thanks for the replies
Yes have mechanical ability to do just about anything needed .power systems, electrical, glass work etc.
I don’t post much ( have a few businesses to run) but i’ll posts boats I am
looking at and will welcome all feedback 🤙🏽
Hello from AK
My first post on this forum.
I have been a lifelong commercial
fisherman and have basically lived on the water most of my life. However all
the boats I fished on whether small
skiffs or Bering Sea crabbers were all basically slow ( we did have a small 23 ft Gnad ( local build )...
