Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

belairbrian

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Why is it all these cheap deals have motors that "run great" but for some reason, battery, water pump, or something can't be started?
 

jbcurt00

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Words....

Some times more is just more & not better:
1969 Glastron

Even w/out the doubled up text, TMI & verbose:
1969 Glastron, 17 footer, 5 person max, 80 horse mercury outboard - $1000 (Columbus Ohio)


take this boat and everything that goes with it this weekend, for one thousand dollars, even, that 1,000.oo final offer at that price this is a total steel. buy it now. call me asap. 230-2949 or trade for banging items


This boat goes 38 MPH, on the water, you can ski, tube, or fish, or just lay out on this clasic boat. Needs a bath. I paid almost 4 grand for this boat just 7 years back, I have had so much fun with it, bottom line, I just can't afford it anymore, yes boating is very expensive. I have tons of extras this boat comes with. Its all fiberglass and comes with a clear Ohio title for both the engine, and the boat. The trailer is no title, just a regrestration, and sticker. email me for pics and all the details. this boat will get you lots of looks. or best offer. come take this boat, might take less. what you got to trade/ I want a quad, 4 stroke 250cc or bigger/no projects or a few big bangs
Great running boat as it sits right now....
1969 glastron 17 footer all fiberglass boat, great shape clear ohio title, comes with lots of extras, fish finder, trailer, and a 80 horse mercury engine outboard, runs at 38 mph top end, awesome running motor, 2 gas tanks, 2 cycle, clear ohio title. the interior was all redone 5 years back with a really beautifull clasic style that matched the colors of the boat, blue and white striped, with good padding, and a small wood tool box like deal that hides the 2 rear gas /fuel tanks, battery, sub pump, and hydrolic motor and lines that lift the motor up and down. honest, the bad... and I have tried to keep tarps over it, half the time it has been covered, and other half water/rain/snow has found it's way in. This boat needs a serious power washing, and she cleans up very nice. I am sure if you used a really good cleaner and elbow grease it will look dam close to new again. This was my first power boat, and I never used the rubber bumbers, so on one side of the boat where I would dock it into water, or get her out a thin rubber gasket bumber that is like 3/4 inch thick, goes all the way around the boat, it's dammaged on one side. I have a 3 prop propeller on her, it's ruff, will need replaced, however I have a brand new 2 prop propeller that has never been used, that came with boat, i still have and never used it. The maurine battery will need to be charged, it always held a great charge and it was brand new when I bought it 5 years back. The hydralics that lift and lower the motor has a bad line, it's stripped and leaks fluid, so unless you install a new line, the motor on the back you will have to manually lower it when in the water, and when taking out, lift it up by hand, it has a slider locking device that holds it up, and down in place. boat comes with manual and all up to date safty rules and regulations, has a pair of one size fits all water skie's, one paddle-it's really old, a couple plugs for back of boat water drainage, a bunch of life jackets, a custom expensive adult and child life jackets that cost alot because name brand. the wood in the back, small area tool box, is dry roted, might rebuild or you can still use the way it is. has 2 sinkers, for front and rear of boat with line, and has loud boat horn, and switch to manually turn on water sub pump, which is an automatic anyways. my first 2 years I rode her all summer long 5 years back when I bought her. This boat needs a serious power washing, and she cleans up very nice. I am sure if you used a really good cleaner and elbow grease it will look dam close to new again. This was my first power boat, I have a 3 prop propeller on her, it's ruff, will need replaced, however I have a brand new 2 prop propeller that has never been used, that came with boat, i still have and never used it. The maurine battery might need to be replaced, but maybe just charged up fully it always held a great charge and it was brand new when I bought it 5 years back. it has a slider locking device that holds it up, and down in place. might rebuild or you can still use the way it is. and switch to manually turn on water sub pump, which is an automatic anyways. also has a name brand fish finder and depth gauge on driver side attached to boat, a glove box, and up/down buttons for hydrolics that lift/lower motor. and has all lights that work. has all nice working guages. trailer looks great, good tires, has a brand new matching spare hooked on trailer. idles a little high, but runs very smooth, and will haul *** on the water, taking the V-bottom style boat 5 person max. boat to 40 mph on the water, thats not bad for an older clasic. might install new plugs, it's a mixed fuel ingine, so it's a 2 stroke motor. but premium gas and premium 2 cycle oil and octane booster in her, is all I ever used. I have had her up to 45mph. I always got complimants on this classic from everone evertime I took her to Alum Creek. even by brand new boat owners. it's a real head turner. clasic, with balls. I paid 3,500.oo for her 5 years ago. this boat comes with all this..brand new extra poopeller, 250.oo
life jacket- top of line that retail at 99.00 each, times 4. plus 6 basic orange life jackets,
first aid kit, 30.oo
set of one size fits all water skies 100.oo.
water tube with rope 100.oo. and only goes up in price,
umbrella, fits right in man made post centered in middle of back seat. 45.oo.
name brand depth finder and fish finder, works and is mounted near throttle. 199.oo.
trailer with new axils, new bearings, fresh packed and sealed, brand new spare tire. 400.oo, this is a homemade boat trailer that only gets a regrestration after being weighed and a tag, and yearly sticker.
Mercury outboard engine 80 horse with complete repair/manual goes I seen them cheap as 800.oo to 1500.oo dollars online. mine comes with boat, thats what it's installed on, lol.
full fiberglass boat, no wood to replace every couple of years, 1000.oo. just to replace with a standard fiberglass body in good shape. All and all you have a boat exelent for your family and exelent for fishing, and will be a classic and get high respect the older and older she gets and the more you keep her up.


Great running boat as it sits right now....
1969 glastron 17 footer all fiberglass boat, great shape clear ohio title, comes with lots of extras, fish finder, trailer, and a 80 horse mercury engine outboard, runs at 38 mph top end, awesome running motor, 2 gas tanks, 2 cycle, clear ohio title. the interior was all redone 5 years back with a really beautifull clasic style that matched the colors of the boat, blue and white striped, with good padding, and a small wood tool box like deal that hides the 2 rear gas /fuel tanks, battery, sub pump, and hydrolic motor and lines that lift the motor up and down. honest, the bad... and I have tried to keep tarps over it, half the time it has been covered, and other half water/rain/snow has found it's way in. This boat needs a serious power washing, and she cleans up very nice. I am sure if you used a really good cleaner and elbow grease it will look dam close to new again. This was my first power boat, and I never used the rubber bumbers, so on one side of the boat where I would dock it into water, or get her out a thin rubber gasket bumber that is like 3/4 inch thick, goes all the way around the boat, it's dammaged on one side. I have a 3 prop propeller on her, it's ruff, will need replaced, however I have a brand new 2 prop propeller that has never been used, that came with boat, i still have and never used it. The maurine battery will need to be charged, it always held a great charge and it was brand new when I bought it 5 years back. The hydralics that lift and lower the motor has a bad line, it's stripped and leaks fluid, so unless you install a new line, the motor on the back you will have to manually lower it when in the water, and when taking out, lift it up by hand, it has a slider locking device that holds it up, and down in place. boat comes with manual and all up to date safty rules and regulations, has a pair of one size fits all water skie's, one paddle-it's really old, a couple plugs for back of boat water drainage, a bunch of life jackets, a custom expensive adult and child life jackets that cost alot because name brand. the wood in the back, small area tool box, is dry roted, might rebuild or you can still use the way it is. has 2 sinkers, for front and rear of boat with line, and has loud boat horn, and switch to manually turn on water sub pump, which is an automatic anyways. my first 2 years I rode her all summer long 5 years back when I bought her. This boat needs a serious power washing, and she cleans up very nice. I am sure if you used a really good cleaner and elbow grease it will look dam close to new again. This was my first power boat, I have a 3 prop propeller on her, it's ruff, will need replaced, however I have a brand new 2 prop propeller that has never been used, that came with boat, i still have and never used it. The maurine battery might need to be replaced, but maybe just charged up fully it always held a great charge and it was brand new when I bought it 5 years back. it has a slider locking device that holds it up, and down in place. might rebuild or you can still use the way it is. and switch to manually turn on water sub pump, which is an automatic anyways. also has a name brand fish finder and depth gauge on driver side attached to boat, a glove box, and up/down buttons for hydrolics that lift/lower motor. and has all lights that work. has all nice working guages. trailer looks great, good tires, has a brand new matching spare hooked on trailer. idles a little high, but runs very smooth, and will haul *** on the water, taking the V-bottom style boat 5 person max. boat to 40 mph on the water, thats not bad for an older clasic. might install new plugs, it's a mixed fuel ingine, so it's a 2 stroke motor. but premium gas and premium 2 cycle oil and octane booster in her, is all I ever used. I have had her up to 45mph. I always got complimants on this classic from everone evertime I took her to Alum Creek. even by brand new boat owners. it's a real head turner. clasic, with balls. I paid 3,500.oo for her 5 years ago. this boat comes with all this..brand new extra poopeller, 250.oo
life jacket- top of line that retail at 99.00 each, times 4. plus 6 basic orange life jackets,
first aid kit, 30.oo
set of one size fits all water skies 100.oo.
water tube with rope 100.oo. and only goes up in price,
umbrella, fits right in man made post centered in middle of back seat. 45.oo.
name brand depth finder and fish finder, works and is mounted near throttle. 199.oo.
trailer with new axils, new bearings, fresh packed and sealed, brand new spare tire. 400.oo, this is a homemade boat trailer that only gets a regrestration after being weighed and a tag, and yearly sticker.
Mercury outboard engine 80 horse with complete repair/manual goes I seen them cheap as 800.oo to 1500.oo dollars online. mine comes with boat, thats what it's installed on, lol.
full fiberglass boat, no wood to replace every couple of years, 1000.oo. just to replace with a standard fiberglass body in good shape. All and all you have a boat exelent for your family and exelent for fishing, and will be a classic and get high respect the older and older she gets and the more you keep her up.
614 - 783 - XXXX cell. please no texts. please have deals worked out via internet, emails, jbaixxx at yahoo-Jason
do not waist the only cell phone minutes I have. thanks 61423X-XXXXhome

Does Maurine know he's giving away her battery & her extra poopeller? 'Cause I ABSOLUTELY DON'T want to know what that is, let alone take it away from her....:facepalm:

EDIT:
Posted the ad 5 days in a row no re-writes or edits....... :laugh:
 
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ZEW

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Wow... That's pretty awesome. Clearly posting to CL is something even a newb can't do. That boat sure is a "steel"!
 

GA_Boater

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

I was thinking of calling about this awesome boat. The seller has said exactly what's good and yes, what's bad. No surprises to be found here. That was until the end of the ad :

"614 - 783 - XXXX cell. please no texts. please have deals worked out via internet, emails, jbaixxx at yahoo-Jason
do not waist the only cell phone minutes I have. thanks 61423X-XXXXhome"

I certainly don't want to waist his cell phone minutes if we can't do a deal. Other than the prop, rot, serious dock rash, trim, battery and maybe a couple of things he missed or forgot to list because he ran out of pixels due to hitting his cell phone data cap - This sounds like a steel. :eek::facepalm:
 

LVChris

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

"this boat comes with all this..brand new extra poopeller, 250.oo"

not sure i want an extra poopeller! I sure wish he ran spellcheck.
 

QC

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

brand new extra poopeller, 250.oo
Sounds like an automatic ship hit the fan device :cool:

"And then somebody turned on the poopeller, and you know what happened next" :eek:

I think I might start using it. I like it :D
 
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jbcurt00

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

^^^ :laugh: Well carp, QC, you almost auto activated my poopeller once I started to laugh :facepalm:

And all this time I thought that button in the head read: Macerator
 
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RogersJetboat454

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Here's a "fresh" one on CL this morning;

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/3953835521.html
BOAT W/ TRAILER-1986 FOURWINNS 20ft - $3500

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1986 FOURWINNS 20 ft, 140 hp, Engine, Spacious cabinet, Equiped. Used, wear & tear interior needs TLC. Needs to adjust reverse, cylinoid, minor work. As is with Trailer. It's siting in my driveway, selling due to illness. Asking 3500. Or BO.

OK... Maybe I'm being a bit of a jerk here if the guys truly sick, but still $3500 for an underpowered 27 year old mess?
Does have a spacious "cabinet" though... :D
 
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crabby captain john

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Maybe seeing that junk in his driveway is making him sick.


Here's a "fresh" one on CL this morning;

BOAT W/ TRAILER-1986 FOURWINNS 20ft
BOAT W/ TRAILER-1986 FOURWINNS 20ft - $3500

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1986 FOURWINNS 20 ft, 140 hp, Engine, Spacious cabinet, Equiped. Used, wear & tear interior needs TLC. Needs to adjust reverse, cylinoid, minor work. As is with Trailer. It's siting in my driveway, selling due to illness. Asking 3500. Or BO.

OK... Maybe I'm being a bit of a jerk here if the guys truly sick, but still $3500 for an underpowered 27 year old mess?
Does have a spacious "cabinet" though... :D
 

RogersJetboat454

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Is that guy selling a boat or a tarp?

$3500 tarp and trailer, with a free boat thrown in...
I really liked how he took pictures of blurry pictures on a tablet screen for the interior shots. What's the matter, the tablet won't connect to the internet?.... :rolleyes:
 

Alwhite00

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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

Like how long wold it take to take the tarp off before the pictures?

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