Boat Value Question

[beegee1969]

Hey guys.
Our 1999 SeaRay 185 has a bad #2 Cylinder.
The repair cost is prohibitive.
Any suggestions on how to value the boat at this point.
Thx!

 

[Scott Danforth]

depends on what caused the motor to go

and where you live

With the broken motor, about $1000 (less in some parts, more in others)
with good motor, in the $4k range

a $300 junkyard block and heads pulled from an S-10, install brass core plugs, marine headgaskets, swap over all the marine bits and installed in the boat could be done in a weekend.

 

[southkogs]

I have to admit here in Tennessee: a 25 year old boat with a blown motor is a freebie. The trailer you can sell, and the stern drive could be sold on it's own. But all together, it's worth a couple hundred bucks to someone at the most.

Sorry: I know that's hard.