My New Boat!

[Boomyal]

Seems like everyone else is falling into good deals so I decided to do it too.8)

The following is a 1976 18.5 ft BeachCraft with a Merc 888. The thing runs like a swiss watch, everything works and there is no apparent rot. The only issue I can find, other than cosmetic, is the tilt system looses fluid slowly.

A week ago Sunday, I and 3 others took a daylong trip up the Columbia River. The hull rides the rough stuff real good. As you can see, it resembles a slightly downsized SeaRay 19.5 footer.

I had to give a whopping 400$ for it. The interior is pretty shabby but won't take a lot to spiff it up. What am I going to do with it? I guess I'll use one boat on Saturday and one on Sunday.

And now I'll get to find out what these mysterious Black Anchors are all about.

 

[JB]

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$400!!??

Holy cow, Boomer! You stole it.o

 

[Boomyal]

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The previous owners failed to winterize it and they said it did not run well last year, so they went out and bought a new one. It had popped two freeze plugs and the carb was full of crap.

Keeping fingers crossed, I replace the freeze plugs, took the top off of the carb and blew out the crap, fired it up and she ran beautifully. After a daylong trip, no water in the oil.

 

[KRS]

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very good news !

 

[Reel Poor]

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[color=lt blue]Way to go Boom, welcome to the club. +o( [/color]

 

[tashasdaddy]

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the outdrive is worth more than you paid for it. great deal.. hit ebay for seats.

 

[cobra 3.0]

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What a steal! Congrats!8)

 

[JasonJ]

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Sweet. Those are the best deals to get. I never see deals like that here. This is a resort town, everybody thinks they can get top dollar for crap, and won't budge on their asking price. My next boat I will probably have to drive a 100+ miles to get, there are no deals in my area.

 

[Boomyal]

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Well unfortunately these kinds of deals are seldom found by looking for them. It's kinda like that you have to be in the right place at the right time. I other words, you have to be lucky. If I didn't already have a good boat, this deal would have never found me.

 

[aspeck]

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Nice boat - especially for a '76 (except for that black think sticking out the back of it !

Hey, since you don't really need a second boat, it would be a good addition to my bass boat (wife would like it more), so I will give you $600 if you deliver it to my place! What do you think? 8)

 

[KaGee]

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TRADER!

 

[cougar1985]

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nice boat,you got to love people who would rather go buy something new than fix or even bother with their older stuff.lol.

 

[Boomyal]

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TRADER!

Whew Kagee, for a minute I thought you meant Traitor!:}
When in fact, I am now tolerant, or would that be Inclusive? Possibly Multi-cultural?

 

[KaGee]

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I am now tolerant, or would that be Inclusive? Possibly Multi-cultural?

Welcome to da hood my nigga! 8)

 

[whywhyzed]

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awww.... once you go black.....
sweet boat...looks sorta like the Tempests they popped out of modified searay molds in the late 70`s....
c/d with an opening windshield is awesome...wish my slick had easier bow access

Don't tell me the trailer came with it???!!

 

[SeaKaye12]

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Yep...great deal...boat looks way newer thsan a '76....

And...$400.00 was probably two or three hundred more than the dealer would have given the former owner on "trade"...

so; in that sense; it was a good deal for the seller as well.

A lot of people just don't like to sell things privately...not everyone is cut out for it...and a dealer would give zero for a boat that old...so it leaves a person without a lot of choices.

In my area there are various charities that accept older boats...giving folks another choice.

Thanks for reading, Chuck