Thinking of buying a 382 fastech w/Arnesons, heard it sunk??
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You have to buy it right knowing you have the same hurdles to jump when you sell it. The boat is well known and as you can see, people have good memories. I understand your apprehension, look at other 382s and get a feel if this is what you want to own.
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I remember seeing the pictures. The ones I saw just the rear of the boat was under water and not completely sunk. Water looked like it was to the rear of the front seats and the bow was beached . You need to find out if it was fresh water and get a good survey of the transom. The boat is composite except for the transom. Jeff wurl
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There was one that I believe the side cover to the arneson box fell off and took on quite a bit of water. But I thought it was a gray or silver color. I'll look there was a thread on here somewhere. Even if it did, if all systems are ok and its solid, not the end of the world if it got wet. Good luck
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Are those the original graphics from the factory? They look different somehow than I recall the OEM graphics looking for that paint. These seem to have tribal or razor wire edges to the paint lines, and the colors look a little different.
Not saying it looks bad, just different to me, and wondered if anyone else picked up on that.
BTW, what performance is expected from surface drives on a 382? Does the hull handle in any unusual way due to that?
Not saying it looks bad, just different to me, and wondered if anyone else picked up on that.
BTW, what performance is expected from surface drives on a 382? Does the hull handle in any unusual way due to that?
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I looked at it in person last year. the factory graphics were "enhanced" if you will, and then one side was touched up so it's actually slightly different from one side to the other. I talked to the owner several times and he definitely uses it, and I've seen it on the water a couple times. As previously stated, there was just too much history on it for me to be comfortable moving forward.