Had An Offer

[Swoosh3]

Hi All;
So yesterday I was talking boats with a fellow and he ended up offering me $1200.00 more than I have invested (money wise)
in my still new to me, older boat (1973)
I really like her and suits my families and my personal uses, I'm just getting her personalized too! She is very clean and dry and after 70+
hrs use has been reliable

Now comes the dilemma...I know of one boat that is 19 yrs newer that by all appearances is in very nice condition and is well appointed.
Problem: It has sustained some lower leg damage. Now, I know that the lower leg is damaged but, I do not know how much "shock"
damage may have transferred through the rest of the drive, transom, engine, etc.

The guy wants $1200.00 for it

In theory I could update a great deal and still be money ahead. In reality it could cost a fortune in repairs to a problematic hole in the water.

I could use some help talking me out of even considering this

Thanks all

 

[GA_Boater]

Pictures, pictures, pictures! You don't even say what "new" boat you're considering.


Oh, we need some pics.

 

[aspeck]

I would say, Maybe yes, maybe no ... what do you think?

 

[Benny67]

Quick story,

This Season, after I knocked myself out repairing all the things that I needed to repair on my 25ft Regal I found a deal on a 27ft Carver that the guy wanted a quick $1000 sale for. I just so happen to have the cash I needed for the purchase readably available so I figured I would go for it...I laid out the cash,bought the boat, quickly listed my boat on EBAY to get my money back and free up my dock space, miraculously sold my old boat in 3 days and had the new to me boat moved to my dock.

HOWEVER....my plan had been pulled off almost perfectly until I launched the new boat and found out it was leaking and it cut my season short during the time I would normally have been knocking the bluefish dead out in the sound. I put so much effort into my old boat only to go out and chase down more problems on another one....you know what they say... the grass is always greener... my fishing and boating season was over because of my decision.

The day I'm pulling my boat out cause of the leak I get a text from the new owner of my old boat thanking me for selling him a solid dependable boat for the rest of the season. To say I was upset was an understatement.

I still have not been able to 100% figure out the source of the leak.

All in all I ended up $2000 ahead of the game at the end of the very stressful transactions.

Would I do it again....oh yea...if the new boat makes you happy then go for it. All in all my new to me Carver is an awesome cruiser and after I iron out the bugs on this one I will be back in action...in a boat that makes me much happier

Good luck

 

[Swoosh3]

Here is a picture of my present boat.


1973 17' Sangster 140 Mercruiser 120/140 Drive 1, She is in fantastic shape and has been well cared for and maintained.

I have no picture of the other. She is a 1992 19' Bayliner Bowrider, 3.0 Mercruiser Sterndrive, new interior,
all safety equipment, downriggers, fishfinder, etc. on a galvanized trailer.

 

[Benny67]

Buy the boat....you know you want to.

 

[aspeck]

You said the "B" word ... that would settle it for me ...

 

[Swoosh3]

YIKES!!!
I should have known not to ask boat lovers to talk me out of a boat deal!

Now I'm going to have to sneak up on the her (Bayliner) and check her out a little closer and see if she
calls out to me or not!! lmao

 

[Benny67]

Tell you what....that old boat is pretty sweet for its age....or any age for that matter.

 

[Benny67]

Bad pic of the Carver but you can get the idea why I jumped at the purchase...it even has new canvas that's not in the photo

 

[bruceb58]

Don't buy a late 80's early 90's Bayliner.

 

[roscoe]

Pass.

That vintage of Bayliner has a terrible reputation.

Since it has already gotten a new interior, chances are the damage and conditions that ruined the interior, have also damaged the strings and floor, possibly the transom.

DO NOT connect the two transactions.

If you want to sell your present boat, then sell her.

Then go looking for a new boat.

 

[Swoosh3]

Benny67...A thousand bucks for that?? I'll give you @1150.00 Canadian. Lol. You can't even build a kids play-house for that! bruceb58; you never gave any reasons why but, I did ask to get talked out of it.

 

[bruceb58]

bruceb58; you never gave any reasons why but, I did ask to get talked out of it.

Horrible quality during that time frame. I owned an 87 from practically new and it was tough keeping it in shape. Can't even imagine buying a 23 year old one.

 

[Benny67]

Yea....even the guy who moved it for me was in shock.

Unfortunately the guy who sold it was sick and needed to sell asap. I was in the right place at the right time.

I hear what everybody else is saying about old Bayliners but have no experience with them so I can't say ya or na on the purchase. I once heard a story about a Bayliner actually splitting in half in rough seas out in the sound back in the early 80'S but it is a second hand story....like an old wives tail.

There's a guy down at my dock that has a real POS mid 80'S Bayliner that is always filled with water and it seems indestructible. ..at least it's still floating with minimal effort on his behalf....who knows, if they made a half as bad a product as some claim they would be out of business

 

[bruceb58]

who knows, if they made a half as bad a product as some claim they would be out of business

You do realize who owns them right?

They did change their ways because they had to. They probably lost a lot of customers because of those boats. There were a lot of boats being made at that time and the drive to cut costs because of the downturn in the boat business was the reason. Bayliner only survived because of the parent company. Many other boat makes did not.

 

[Benny67]

Who is the parent company? I'm too lazy to look it up

 

[Benny67]

Ha ha ha ha ha.....I wouldn't have believed you if you told me

 

[Benny67]

Almost as bad as when AMF owned Harley Davidson

 

[Swoosh3]

Mighty sage advice. It only makes sense that if the interior "needed" doing it could be covering up other issues.
The gauges, steering wheel and control box appear fairly weathered.
My boat has had interior work done also but, all the original equipment is in very good condition.

I also consider the right place and time played on my purchase as the PO had just been transferred, had 5 days to move and had
their first baby on the way.

Thanks,, iboats is great! there is still much to learn.

I'm still gonna go sneak up on her (Bayliner) though and have a closer gander.