It seems like you are making a career of buying a boat. . .
We have stepped away from this purchase. The seller claimed her husband maintained everything correctly. When I asked for service records, he said he didn't write anything down. I just wondered if I could have misinterpreted the sound, but really knowing exactly what I heard. Too many red flags and a seller asking full price.
Thank you! It's just another misrepresented and ill maintained boatIt seems like you are making a career of buying a boat. . .
So, the u-joints might be bad and you want gimbal bearings and bellows to go along with it. It might work, but don't be surprised if it does not.
Work out a number and if all else looks OK, seal the deal.
Thank you! It's just another misrepresented and ill maintained boat
OK . . . if it does not feel right, it isn't. Keep looking . . . the imperfect boat will find you.
Thank you. We are making a hobby of looking at boats, an expensive one. We are trying hard to find a boat without thousands in deferred maintenance. Prior to traveling to look at boats, I ask dozens of questions. If I get the right answers, and the pictures show a clean and relatively undamaged hull, then we travel to look at it. While reviewing, we ask more questions, look for telltale signs and listen to systems operate. Consequently we discover issues. Some issues would not be a deal breaker. Water intrusion, knocking engines or poorly maintained engines/drives is a deal breaker. This particular boat had a forward sole access cover, just behind the ac unit with several water stains indicating water had been at the 4", 6" and 8" level. In my mind that meant the bilge had a LOT of water in it long enough to leave stains. We were not provided pictures of this. We discovered on site. There was 3"-4" of water in the bilge. During sea trial we heard the clunking when turning. Owner said, "it always makes that sound". It was heavier and louder then a worn gimbal sound. We think a u-joint or both were bad. We never heard a Bravo III drive underway, so I asked on this site. Further I summarize that water intrusion, perhaps a bellows, might have taken out the u-joint and gimbal. Also concerned about integrity of the gimbal housing and transom brackets. Just too many red flags and potential expense.OK . . . if it does not feel right, it isn't. Keep looking . . . the imperfect boat will find you.
That is exactly right. It's just that everyone wants 10 to 30 percent over book. I don't think $75,000.00 to $80,000.00 for a 23 year old boat and then spending another $10,000.00 immediately is a fair deal. Water intrusion as an unknown just seals it.
So do I! I've got record of everything I've done to my boat. Even recorded the wax jobs
That is exactly right. It's just that everyone wants 10 to 30 percent over book. I don't think $75,000.00 to $80,000.00 for a 23 year old boat and then spending another $10,000.00 immediately is a fair deal. Water intrusion as an unknown just seals it.
We would like to have a trailer. We will keep the boat in a slip. We would like the option of bring it home beginning and end of the season. SR320 gives us a usable forward bert, most others do not. Must haves, generator, outdrives, ac/heat and windless.
21.5'
11.5' sorry
