anyone know much about the larson 29 cabrio or a good boat review site

[ak23]

thinking of buying this larson and don't know much about them - its made for salt or fresh water? was there any typical problems? seems like a lot of boat for the money

 

[JoLin]

Re: anyone know much about the larson 29 cabrio or a good boat review site

What year? How's it powered? How much is it selling for?

Larson makes a decent mid-range boat. No inherent issues. Very, very few boats are made for 'fresh water only', so not sure what prompted that question.

 

[ak23]

Re: anyone know much about the larson 29 cabrio or a good boat review site

its a 97 w twin volvo 4.3 motors- $31,000- decent condition w trailer. regarding 'fresh water only' he said the motor was cooled w antifreeze and it took in fresh water to cool antifreeze . i guess i never knew thats how they worked - so I'm assuming most 29's do the same- i will be using it in fla and mi so wasn't sure what that entails for maintenance and such. I used to have a 38 fountain and it solely cooled w sea water so i had to flush every time

 

[JoLin]

Re: anyone know much about the larson 29 cabrio or a good boat review site

Don't assume

Some engines are fresh water cooled, meaning they have a heat exchanger (like a radiator, sorta) filled with anti-freeze and fresh water. MOST engines are raw water cooled, meaning that they're cooled by pumping whatever water the boat's sitting in, through the motor. Larson is no exception to the 'most engines' rule, so most will be raw water cooled.

A pair of Volvo 4.3's (those are v-6's) will be 'adequate' if you don't carry large loads of passengers. The Larson 290 Cabrio (it was formerly the 280 Cabrio- same boat) is roughly the size and weight of mine. With a half dozen passengers aboard I usually wish I had v-8's and (as a result) bigger props.

I don't know where you live, but $31K is a LOT of money for a '97 in 'decent' condition. I would expect it to be absolutely pristine, with a like-new trailer for that price.

My .02