just keep shopping for a nice cheap cig , if you go a little older you will find some thing , your going to spend more than 60k though , i personally enjoy working on a project and do not keep track of all the dollars cents to closely , i makes it a little more fun than agonizing over every last hour and penny , not that anything costs a penny today !!

i say pick something up and the time and rewards from doing a project with your son are worth every last dollars you sink into it even if it take evry last dollar ....lol:ernaehrung004:

the thing about redoing a boat is that you know exactly what shape it's in when your done, and when someone says 'nice boat' it means that much more...

For 60k you can buy a nice cig with stock merc power. A project or anything with stupid power will ruin you for life.:flag:

So I have heard. I was even looking for something with blown engines and outdrives in place and going new on a couple of stock Merc 496 with the warranty - 1/3 of the budget right there

How about a nice 1892 Mistress. Good paint, updated instrument package, new tramson, fair interior, 502 MPI's. Aliminum trailer. Engines are in my Top Gun now, you can hear them run. I'll pull engines out and you install. 25,000, can send pictures.
Harvey
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Woah! 1892 is a little dated (I know you meant 1982). Is it listed on the classifieds here? I have been looking at newer than 90 in Cig and Fountain, so I may have missed it. Do you guys prefer Cig over Fountain for any reason?

with a cig, a 35' is a 35' not a 26' with a beak and a platform

I beleive it all depends on where you plan on boating....
Cig = Good in the Rough
Fountain = Good in the flat & Going fast..

Yes it's a 1982 Mistress. It not a realboat project, would need to install the 502's in it after I pull them out of my Top Gun. The interior is OK, it nice and clean, but some people would like the updated white interior over red. Who ever buys it will want to add thier own touch to it I'm sure. But, you could install the engines and go ride. I'm offering it at this price because I don't want to mess round and hold the boat till next year for prices to go up. I got a good price on my Top Gun last October so it's time for the Mistress to go. I understand most people want a Cafe or Top Gun. Bit the Mistress is a lot of boat and it's a wave crusher, good handling boat with classic lines. It's not in the classified yet but I will get it listed.

Buy the best boat you can get for the $$$$$. A 35+ cigarette for $60K will likely turn into a project. I would get something as new as possible less motors.