Hi all, haven't posted in awhile, but hoping for some help here.
I'm looking at buying a 1996 Sea Nymph FM161. Aluminum boat, 60hp 'Rude on the back (VRO bypassed.) Engine purrs like a kitten, boat does 32mph on 3/4 throttle and is very stable. Boat is in GREAT condition, except owner let water sit in the back, and I think oil or something got mixed into the carpet in a portion of the back carpet. So, I'm for sure replacing the carpet, and I'm figuring on the floor as well - I found one soft spot about the size of a baseball, so I figure by the time I check into that, the whole floor is coming up.... What I want to make sure is that this boat has aluminum stringers in it. Can anyone verify this for me? I've heard that all aluminum boats have aluminum stringers, but I don't want to buy this thing if I have to do a more major repair than replace the floor and recarpet the main deck. It's a good deal, but not that good of a deal! If nobody can confirm directly, any tips on a potential non-invasive method of checking on the stringers? I was thinking of removing one of the rear seat post mounts to see if that would help me to to see anything. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
thanks!
I'm looking at buying a 1996 Sea Nymph FM161. Aluminum boat, 60hp 'Rude on the back (VRO bypassed.) Engine purrs like a kitten, boat does 32mph on 3/4 throttle and is very stable. Boat is in GREAT condition, except owner let water sit in the back, and I think oil or something got mixed into the carpet in a portion of the back carpet. So, I'm for sure replacing the carpet, and I'm figuring on the floor as well - I found one soft spot about the size of a baseball, so I figure by the time I check into that, the whole floor is coming up.... What I want to make sure is that this boat has aluminum stringers in it. Can anyone verify this for me? I've heard that all aluminum boats have aluminum stringers, but I don't want to buy this thing if I have to do a more major repair than replace the floor and recarpet the main deck. It's a good deal, but not that good of a deal! If nobody can confirm directly, any tips on a potential non-invasive method of checking on the stringers? I was thinking of removing one of the rear seat post mounts to see if that would help me to to see anything. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
thanks!
