2005 353 forsale in NY
 

Does any one know this boats history?

The adds are a little misleading calling the drives Bravo1XR, and they look like just X's to me. 525's and the weight of a 353 seems like that would rough on just X's. Has anyone else seen that combo before?

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/20...o1xr-101690638

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...item35bdc7f5ec

Looks like a salt water boat to me.

The pics in the ebay link looks like the drives might have been raised up and actually hit the swim platform? Is that possible, I would think they would limit the drives from doing that.

The other ebay pic that looks odd is the Tach w/ the hour meter. The glass looks cloudy and scratched.

salt boat, your getting a good feel, yes the top of the drives hit the platform, gauges def cloudy IMO move on for that coin there's alotta nicer 353's

Im not really seeing where the boat is in poor shape? Looks pretty nice, gauges aren't brand new, the drives are touching the silent thunder box, not the actual platform, most remove it anyway

That looks like a good buy from what the pics show, I like the graphics. I would have the motors and exhaust checked with a good survey if you are really interested.

Take a look at the headers .... looks like they have been scorched at some point indicating there might have been some over heating issues at some point ..... just a thought ..... I could be wrong ..... definitely get survey done ....

Jeff

Get to work so you can get on the road!!

The tie bars have not been installed adequately for clearance at the top of the mounting bolts. Either the bolts could be modified or adjust the drive switches. Some fiberglass/gel is scraped most likely from movement while traveling.
Survey, survey, survey!

Anyone have thoughts about the drives? I haven't seen 525s paired w/ a Bravo X before. Can I call Formula with the HIN and see how it was built?

Yes u can call formula they will help.u out

This boat seems like a GREAT deal IF everything checks out... (!) Like Jeff & others have said, get a thorough survey done to check the motors/drives & exhaust.

Also, keep in mind that even IF the CMI headers check-out now, they are a KNOWN issue with these motors ( I believe from 2003 to early 2008) and will more than likely be a problem down the road... I had to replace mine last year with only 135 hrs. on a fresh-water only boat.

I hope it checks out for you... It's a great boat with sharp colors & graphics and I'm sure you will love it! Good luck! :drink:

I was also looking at that boat. Seems like a good deal till you figure in the price of a nice trailer, then you are pretty much right in line with most others. I do like the graphics and colors. It looks like it has X drives. I would not trust those Mercury 525 headers. Too many horry stories about them leaking. I would figure replacing them at a cost of almost 10k. Jeff Wurl

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I'll meet that price with a trailer and yes you can get the blue motors with xz drives.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o46588-en.html

Now thats a better deal

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anyone interested pm me with an email address and I will forward the survey I had done late in 2010

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o46588-en.html

My 2005 has XR's and they don't look like those drives. I would check to see if the S/N's match what's on the sticker on the engine.

I called the marina, they think the boat has XR's. I emailed the HIN to formula and got the build sheet which calls out 525s and Bravo XRs. You can find some more pics here but it sure looks like the are X drives. Boat left the marina and is back with the owner.

http://www.hamptonwatercraft.com/pre...R0&veh=2584815

Most others....really. How many '05 353's with 525's are you finding on the market for 90k? You need to take a better look.

He was speaking + ~10K trailer = 100K
and it's 7 years old with headers waiting to happen.

Face the music like I have, the perf boat market crash hurt us all unless you bought it right to begin with, which I did.
If you didn't you gotta suck it up.


So just relax- the poster has the option of being someone's devil's advocate.
You are reaching seeminigly taking his post personally and beating him up for it.

So it looks like it sold on eBay this time for $71,200. When it was listed on eBay I asked the seller about the drives but never got an answer.

Good price except for the drive issue. Documentation says Bravo X drives are only good for 450 HP. I'll bet someone either traded the originals for $$ or the originals were stolen and they cut costs on the replacements. I doubt the boat came that way.

There is another 05 353 with 525's on a triple axle trailer in the classified for 85K. Looks like a nice fresh water boat with nice graphics.. Jeff Wurl