i heard mine had this issue when a previous owner had it & a new transom was put on. Not sure if its 100% true or not but my survey didnt reveal any problem. i guess its another thing i can check over the off-season.

silicone should NEVER be used on or around a transom.

5200 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you don't mind me asking what's your budget?

the reason i am questioning the cig at my marina is it's up for sale ( of course ) and i have been talking to the marina owner about buying it until i saw this problem i described ,say the hull sides come down like a thin sheet of luan and where that straight side met the bottom ,the thin side was separating from the bottom and the boat had been taking on water there , if i bang on the side of my donzi with an open hand it is very solid if you slap the side of this perticular cafe with an open hand it is very thin and seems almost flimsy , the only reason i am pusuing this is just purley out of curiosity at this point , i personally am about a year and a half away from spending approx 175k-225k on my next ride and am very very seriously considering t/s topgun 525's or 575's , initially i was going to step up to a smaller older cig but , the cafe at my local marina kind of made me decide to hold off till i can afford the t/s tg......alot of you guys helped sway me i really love the pack of wolves feeling i get from all the cig owners , i wana be part of the wolf pack.!! don't mess with the cig guys , any of you guys headin to kw , my first time at the worlds , pretty psyched !!!

Yes, i will be there. Daredevil P4 30 . Meet me in the drypits.

I am a LOTO boater... water gets messy on weekends... i want to run 85+ ..... budget ..well if i can get into one for under 80k that has had some upgrades.. thats why I lean towards cafe racers.. really like the lines

will be stored on a lift....

thanks for the replys!

dont know the boat but it sure seams like a decent buy.

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/19...Racer-93466918

I know that cafe, It's a nice boat. Steve with the Richmond Va. power boat association owns it. His teams puts on one hell of a pkoer run every year also.

I have a 1982 Mistress for sell also with an American aluminum trailer. I have a set of 502 MPI's I need to install in the Mistress, if interested e-mail me. I will deal.