UPDATED : Looking for 2001 or Newer TS Top Gun
 

After much research and OSO'er helpful insight I have narrowed my search for a TS TG. Looking for 01 or newer Gun with 525 575 or 600 sc power. Prefer to be stock power. Looking for one in nice shape no covergirl cabin boats. Budget cap is 120k. Serious buyer please call or email 315-573-3685 or [email protected]

Thanks for all help and insight

Just to clarify, there are all cover-girl cabins.

Cover-girl cabin has two opposing couches.
Extended cover-girl cabin does have a small berth and the two opposing couches.

But neither is considered a full cabin.

ttt

I might have an 01 38 TS with Mercury 600 sci's and Bravo XR drives coming up for sale.

Here you go. I personally think that you cannot do better than this.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...ts-o61630.html

Dean

^^^ winner

Agreed - that is a good price. Non-stock engines causing the low price?

Id prefer Stock Mercury power

It is funny how people are different, I personally would be drawn to that boat because or they MRD- ZUL power.

Dean

Agreed. Quality build team and pretty mild by todays standards so it should be a good package.

I've found it best to research the type of engines instead of discounting anything that is not Mercury. Builders such as Sterling, Brad Smith, or Zul's are all quality and high power... IMHO

It's not like Mercury does anything special or has special engine parts. It's the same stuff everyone else uses. I've seen engines from the builders mentioned get more hours out of their motors than some of the Mercury's. Besides, the boats in the price range that the OP is looking for are going to be older and used, most of them have already gone through at least one rebuild. So the question would be who did the rebuild? Probably not Mercury. So that "stock power" isn't so "stock" any more. At that point, what difference does it make.

Look at you using all this common sense and what not. ;)

FYI, I'd take zul motors aaaaaaaaaaall day!!!

ttt still looking for stock EFI power.

Is the Kool Aid good?:wizard::food-smiley-009:

Thank you! This needed to be said. Although I do understand not wanting a builder that I never heard of. I have also seen more 525's go down lately because of leaky headers. If I was looking at a stock Mercury power boat that is used I would have to take in to consideration the fact I would need to replace the exhaust. It would be crazy to spend all that money and run power with 300 hrs on original headers. Just my .02.

Thanks for all of your input but I'm preferring "stock" power as if maintenance/repairs are needed its usually, not always, easier to find,fix,repair something that's not "built" by xyz builder. I would consider most boats/motor packages but EFI is a must.

ttt

I'm not sure what you think other engine builders are using different than Mercury. They use the same stuff, same parts. If anything sometimes Mercury is the one that uses something proprietary occasionally. Look at the headers for instance, you break one and you can't just get a BBC replacement because Mercury had the bolt pattern changed. And the headers always break and leak. So only a certain header will fit or you have to get a custom system made like the ones from Stainless Marine. Like it was said before, you're either going to have to come up on what you're willing to spend or wait a few years till the 525 boats come down to your price range. Anyway, best of luck.

thanks Tim for your repeated input. If nothing is available in my first price range then I will need to adjust. Please any 525 or 600 boats please contact me. Serious cash Buyer

Thanks

Looking for T/S Top Gun With EFI Power
 

Trying to clean this up a bit from previous post. After much research and OSO'ers helpful insight I have narrowed my search for a TS TG. Looking for 01 or newer Gun with 525 or 600 sc power. Prefer to be stock EFI power. Looking for one in nice shape prefer covergirl extended cabin boats. Prefer to be at 130k or under but will consider any lead. Serious buyer please call or email 315-573-3685 or [email protected]

Thanks for all help and insight

ttt

47 fountain or smokin gun

have contacted both. smoking gun not selling at this time

Smoking Gun is the boat I would be after!! Love that thing!!

What I don't understand is 47 fountains boat everyone raves what a smokin deal it is .. Yet everyone offers me 85 k for mine . Yet no one has ever looked at it .. That's why I gave up listing mine .. I'm sorry but I get highly insulted with the lowball offers

Im seriously interested Smokin gun if you are interested in selling. Would like to come take a look if that's possible.

Its a whole new world out there when its time to sell. Listed my topgun and had tons of calls and yet know one showed up to physically look at it. Finally a guy called from Michigan and said Im coming to look at it. I said great he actually showed up and bought it on the spot. I even helped deliver no charge halfway. He is using the boat and was very happy.

Your buyer is out there ! Somewhere..............47 fountain went through the same BS until I bought his 38 and he just went through it again w the TS he recently listed. I believe the new term is prop flickers ???

I still have my boat..I verbally have it sold to a guy in Missouri..I will be delivering it to him next weekend, but if this falls through...I will also be taking it off the market..I don't need 4 boats, but don't need the BS either.

Bittchzes offering $85K for a 525 T/S have No Clue- Not worth the breath to respond too.

Will you take 86k lol. Just kidding and that's why I have a ton of stuff that I'll never use but won't list cause when someone offers a stupid low price on anything I wanna punch them in the face and say thanks for wasting my time.

Sorry guys, the boat is coming to Missouri and I am not letting John take it back.

Ran the fall run next to your old gun, good running boat. Lost them in the last leg of run they blew a drive. Great people they joined the local performance boat club, LEOPA. Passed them in lake Erie and made sure their cooler was full for the idle back to boat ramp.

Any boats out there this fall?

Still Searching, serious buyer