Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

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

$500 for a 28' Silverton on a trailer--the price says it all

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Silverton - $500 (Smithfield)

Have title to boat, trailer not included in sale. Ran when parked 2 years ago. New shaft and other new parts.
 
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duke33 said:
Not funny but tlc.Parts boats or project boats
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He should have tried to be a little more interesting
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Then at least all those junk boats could be an 'art installation'......:rolleyes:
 
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It's on Craigs'list: I was looking at the ads ( this week) and found a Sportcraft 26ft center console, 1989 w/ no motor, and the deck would need repairs ( replace). The "owner" was asking $1400.00 But on the ad says that "if you want title will be $1800.00 because he was paying the bank (?) and would be good for his credit. I decided to call and asked how long would take to get the title if I paid the $1800.00.-- Response was : The boat w/ a bracket worth much more and to get the title immediately would cost $2300.00 -- How this people think someone will pay for a boat , not get the title ( well, the "owner" still paying for) and wait for god know how long ( maybe before the police or the bank repo it . And is there on CL.
 
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This really bothers me, and I have actually bought a boat from this guy before.

1987 Astroglass 150 XP hp *reduced*

I am probably going to stick my foot in my mouth here but I've been doing a lot of homework on these engines, and straight from the Factory 100-110 was a great compression number for these motors.

He claims to be a repair shop/mechanic to me he is blantantly lieing to people there is no way that motor has compression in the 140 range they weren't manufactured that high (this is not a racing edition motor).

I actually bought my donor boat from him he also claimed the 75 hp on mine had compression in the 140s I ran the numbers in front of him came back right around 95 and even granted it was 6 degrees outside and it was a cold number.


To me blatantly lieing to someone is worse than selling a project boat. While this motor may have compression in the 110 range on all 6 cylinders and may be perfectly acceptable he is still lieing.
 
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SigSaurP229 said:
This really bothers me, and I have actually bought a boat from this guy before.

1987 Astroglass 150 XP hp *reduced*

I am probably going to stick my foot in my mouth here but I've been doing a lot of homework on these engines, and straight from the Factory 100-110 was a great compression number for these motors.

He claims to be a repair shop/mechanic to me he is blantantly lieing to people there is no way that motor has compression in the 140 range they weren't manufactured that high (this is not a racing edition motor).

I actually bought my donor boat from him he also claimed the 75 hp on mine had compression in the 140s I ran the numbers in front of him came back right around 95 and even granted it was 6 degrees outside and it was a cold number.


To me blatantly lieing to someone is worse than selling a project boat. While this motor may have compression in the 110 range on all 6 cylinders and may be perfectly acceptable he is still lieing.
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If he told you same number... Likely telling the same old lie he is used to.

On the other hand... If you squirt oil into a cylinder it will read a higher compression for one test. It kinda seals the rings for a minute. BUT if that is what he is doing, then why did he not show you that when you bought your boat?

Sounds like a lie to me.
 
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Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

SigSaurP229 said:
This really bothers me, and I have actually bought a boat from this guy before.

1987 Astroglass 150 XP hp *reduced*

I am probably going to stick my foot in my mouth here but I've been doing a lot of homework on these engines, and straight from the Factory 100-110 was a great compression number for these motors.

He claims to be a repair shop/mechanic to me he is blatantly lying to people there is no way that motor has compression in the 140 range they weren't manufactured that high (this is not a racing edition motor).

I actually bought my donor boat from him he also claimed the 75 hp on mine had compression in the 140s I ran the numbers in front of him came back right around 95 and even granted it was 6 degrees outside and it was a cold number.

To me blatantly lying to someone is worse than selling a project boat. While this motor may have compression in the 110 range on all 6 cylinders and may be perfectly acceptable he is still lieing.
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Apparently the OB's sold. Price is now $600 for a motor-less project. BUT for extra $, he'll rig it for any OB. I guess tell him you've got a Merc OB, he'll throw a Mercury remote & cables on for you???

Sound's like he's a piece of work & has learned what to put in a CL ad....
 
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Yeah he really is he is the one that swore up and down the bearings had just been done on donor boat he is really lucky I didn't come unglued and break my knuckles on his nose.



It is I am sure and I looked really hard at buying that 150 from him but, after what I went through with the trailer and knowing he is blantanly lieing I wouldn't spend a dollar. I am probably just going to start flagging his ads actually.


He didn't show me that because he didn't have a compression gauge and I did. I have a kit put together for when I purchase a boat. I bring a battery and jumper cables, a grease gun, a compression and spark tester, magnetic trailer lights.
 
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It needs a new rod and it will run.

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Just a rod! :facepalm: Surprised he didn't mention it's only a $20 part...:D
 
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