Looking For A Used 353

[5PMSMWHR]

Originally Posted by fglightning

This looks like a good deal

http://www.yachtauctions.com/listing.php?vessel=4221

1. Why would someone pull the batteries and props?
2. Why wouldn't they be replaced to make the boat more appealing to sell?

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by 5PMSMWHR

1. Why would someone pull the batteries and props?
2. Why wouldn't they be replaced to make the boat more appealing to sell?

It's a repo.......these things come in all kinds of conditions. The owner probably had pulled them for the winter and put the boat on a storage lot for the winter......then the repo man found it and brought it in. The repo lot isn't in the restoration business so they don't do ANYTHING to the boats they are selling (however minor the needs may be).

and often if the owner comes up with the funds in full they are entitled to get there boat back.....then the repo lot would be out the money they put into the boat.

[ciaoderhead]

Originally Posted by redwenvy

I am in the market for a killer deal on a used 353 Fastech. Somewhere between 2000 and 2005, minimum of 500 HP's....I'm not interested in 496's or standard 502's. Anywhere around retail pricing will not get it!........I had to let my previous boat go too low........ The market is pretty crappy for moving used boats right now. Any leads on agressively priced 353's would be appreciated.

Call Frankie McSwain. Performance Boat Brokerage. He had a killer deal going on a 1999 382

[5PMSMWHR]

Thanks for the explanation t500. Redwenvy, if you wade through all the "killer deals" and come up empty, PM me.

[oh6662b]

repo lot is a sad place o4s ect no covers on stuff growing in cabin ect boats are trashed there or perfect nothin in the midle the good ones go fast

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by oh6662b

repo lot is a sad place o4s ect no covers on stuff growing in cabin ect boats are trashed there or perfect nothin in the midle the good ones go fast

Please use these: . , ? !


repo lot is a sad place(.) o4s ect no covers on(,) stuff growing in cabin ect(.) boats are trashed there(,) or perfect(.) nothin in the midle(,) the good ones go fast(.)


Isn't that easier to read

[RaggedEdge]

Originally Posted by t500hps

Please use these: . , ? !


repo lot is a sad place(.) o4s ect no covers on(,) stuff growing in cabin ect(.) boats are trashed there(,) or perfect(.) nothin in the midle(,) the good ones go fast(.)


Isn't that easier to read

Not to cause a major overload here but ....................

(R)epo lot is a sad place(.) 2004's (etc) no covers on(,) stuff growing in (the) cabin(etc)(.) (B)oats are trashed there(,) or perfect(.) (N)othin(') in the mid(d)le(,) the good ones go fast(.)


There, now that is easier to read!

[US1 Fountain]

Originally Posted by t500hps

It's a repo.......these things come in all kinds of conditions. The owner probably had pulled them for the winter and put the boat on a storage lot for the winter......then the repo man found it and brought it in. The repo lot isn't in the restoration business so they don't do ANYTHING to the boats they are selling (however minor the needs may be).

and often if the owner comes up with the funds in full they are entitled to get there boat back.....then the repo lot would be out the money they put into the boat.

That boat belonged to someone I know. It was in mint condition as the owner was about as anal as anyone I know about taking care of it. My all time favorite graphics.

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by US1 Fountain

That boat belonged to someone I know. It was in mint condition as the owner was about as anal as anyone I know about taking care of it. My all time favorite graphics.

That was my point. In repo lots I've seen mint condition boats and ones that should been left to sink.....you just never know what to expect until you inspect each one individually. Alot of people remove props and batteries for winter storage so that was my guess on this one.

[HiPerf2000]

I know of a 99 353 for sale w/ 500's.

email me senior21@comcast.net