You guys keep your eyes out if you see a nice 242 that is a fair deal let me know please. I dont mind a drive for something nice. Just hate to waste a weekend trip on a pile of rotten wood.

They are tough...and with reasonable care they stay solid. When I drilled the transom for Bravo Transom Assemblies on my '79 255 Liberator I was amazed that what came out on the bit smelled and looked like new dry wood...and that was after nearly 35 years !!

Yep, my cousin has a 87 hydrasport we changed the bellows on. A while back. The transom was like a brick!

Do any of you guys know anything about this one? Opinions? Obviously check the structural integrity like has been mentioned (stringers, forward bulkhead, transom). Might be worth the ride to check out. Only about 7 hrs from my home. Have a friend about 3/4 of the way I could stop off and visit as well.
Let me know your thoughts.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/boa/5844913446.html

You would probably be further ahead buying that boat and fixing little things that are not to your liking, than fixing up that $4000 boat you originally mentioned.

Kind of what I'm thinking. Even with the trip to get it. The guy says it only has 336 hours on it. Engine and outdrive have 10 hrs on them. Price seems about average. That trailer would certainly get some attention. Otherwise looks like a decent boat in the photos.

That's a nice looking boat, and it's priced appropriately for a boat of its age and good shape. And she's got bolsters!! Talk to the guy. She looks to be worth the look.

The fact that the guy took 24 pictures is a plus to me.

Just got off the phone with him fron an hour conversation. The engine was rebuilt last summer by a local marine performance shop. It's nothing radical but he says it's around 425-450hp. It has a full cover as well as cockpit cover. The alpha outdrive was tore down and had new bearings and seals put it while the engine was out. They added some sort of stainless bracket in the outdrive you can see in the pictures. He said it is something to do with making the steering stronger. It has all original stereo, gauges. Speedo will sometimes work and sometimes not is the only thing he finds wrong with it. I plan to go up this weekend and check it out. He said he will take pictures of anything on the transom I would like, send a video of whopping around the bolt holes. He assures me the stringers and transom are in good condition. He says he doesn't really have time for the boat with his work schedule the way it is. Maybe we can make a deal on it.

I'm a little confused. If it's a 1989 AND came with BBC it should have a Bravo drive. If Alpha very sketchy on durability. Looks to have stainless gimble ring but what are the cylindrical things above the outdrive? Boat looks very nice, Good Luck.