The 2003 is the ony one to even consider if you can afford it.

Resale on an 80's boat is very tough due to financining/insurance. Not to mention all the other little things that'll go wrong.

Personally I would buy my eliminator and feel like I just won the lottery. Over 76k invested....selling for 36k maybe 3hrs on the engine and 90hrs on the hull. Looks beautiful and is solid as hell. Two engines = 2x the money, one baddass single = more playtime. Just think you should check it out.

your boat is a great deal, but a single motor in a 28 TD is not on my radar

between those two options, Id go with the newer boat.

Definitely...many of the bottoms were improved in '01...