Great all around boat. Some definite advantages over most boats this size with twin big blocks are that its very well balanced (no porpoise), good size engine bay with plenty of height, great freeboard, and a very usable cabin with good headroom.

My boat doesn't take any more money than others to run. A 36 or 41 may be a different story. I think it probobly takes as much to run as most other boats 30-40ft so if you have the truck for it you might want something bigger. It is a very solid boat. I've had it out in 3-4's, tons of fun.

Couple of videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqroMMrv10A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fhoa6XhLjU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHsfu7u8d0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GEdSDw1xy4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfhbz...e=mfu_in_order (around the 3:00 mark)
Check out my thread (28 Brave OSO project) to see what I encountered during a repower project. Lots of good pics there. I think that 28 listed above may need a repower. Probobly most 28's listed under $30K will need some kind of engine work.

after up dating the paint, dash, recover all the seats and the unknown of the motor and drives from sitting up. at 30k for a late 80's boat but a good hull and a lot of boat for the size. is it worth it? the boat is local and that way saves on taxes . trying hard to think of every thing before up grading from the 25' baja witch has been a great boat

Go larger! I had a 25'11" Thouroughbred (Velocity) that I liked but realized a 30 to 33 footer would be a better boat on my lake 54,000 acres. It was good in water up to 3' then any water bigger you will want a bigger boat. I purchased a cat but if I was to buy another 25'+ vee it would at least be a 30' boat or larger. Good luck with your hunt. It's the time to buy.

IMO these boats are worth $50K if they are in mint condition and have low hour powerplants (not rebuilds). That same boat would probobly have a "real" selling price in this economy of around $40K.

Not sure which 28 your talking about, but the work you mentioned could easily get up to $30K so value is probobly closer to $15-20K. With cosmetics and questionable motors its pretty much the value of the hull. Its not uncommon to have to replace transom assemblies in these boats either. My boat only made it to around 200 hours before complete gimbal ring failure like this http://arneson-industries.com/page.p...ravoConversion. This is common on a lot of boats, lots of people running time bombs and don't even know it.

Casey, I know you love the boat but I'm scared it would end up being a money hog. $500 here, a grand or two there. With some of the deals that are out there now on I would much rather spend a more up front to go newer and having fewer things that need work.

the idea of owning an Apache is like owning a collectible car the way I see it..the history and knowing you have solid sell built hull ( after survey of course!! ) that's what draws me to them, and they are what they are, great wave crushing heavy boats from what I have learned so far... I'd love one but to restore and use sparingly...not necessarily an every weekend boat! if it's restored right it takes $$$$ and lots of know how. I'd love to say I have both but...not... Casey, I'm assuming they one you know about is out here close??? love to see it in person..I would cut ya out...lol... I haven't seen any Apaches here except for the black warpath from NO.

great videos!!! looks like you guys use um every weekend though!!! great 28' and love the 41' too!!

did the apache 28 become the baja outlaw 29''?

Does the one in LA your looking at have a black transom? If so, that boat has been for sale since I bought mine back in 2007.

Port Allen?