Pj and treads, what do you think would be a fair price for a 91 looks real clean. Has the staggered engines, but they have mismatched hours too.

There was one on another thread recently that had an anchor locker leakage issue with potential rot under the V-berth. I hope that is not the one you are talking about. Shogren recently sold a similar vintage 38 sport cruiser for 49K but I think this was unusually low. It had matching motors and Shogren is a dealer with a great reputation in our area. They seem to thoroughly check boats they sell even if they are just brokering them.

Was that an early 90s model with carbed 502's? If so a friend of mine bought it. Haven't seen it yet but it sounds like it is spotless.

Do you remember where it was located?

I called Fountain yesterday. For the most part they claimed this was a fairly easy issue to remedy and there was a very slim chance it had any negative effect structurally on the boat.

Depends on the hours (and how mismatched). My line of thinking is that if you have one with 100 and one with 600, you are on a countdown to needing a motor. Could be wrong but I just get an uneasy feeling about it.

Where in the county are you? there is a 1992 in NJ that will be going in the mid $40's range this spring.

jmeng-yes
Pj-NJ I think
Also, Fountain did not glass the top of the wooden stringer along the keel nor the underside of the plywood under the fiberglass cabin floor (I've seen it). Depending on the leak it could be a huge problem.

Underside of the plywood I am aware of (from other same year, same model Fountains), but the top of the stringer I hadn't heard. They claimed they are ALL encased.

Is this the one up in Canada?

I've seen several with no glass on the top of the center stringer along the keel, under the cabin floor. Additional problem is the other three sides are glassed which acts as a bowl to keep the water in, immersing the stringer. This is a poor design. If you watch the Fountain construction DVD's, they claim high density foam coring as early as 1990, but they neglect to mention the uncased marine plywood stringer along the keel.

Not doubting you, I think the surveyor will be taking a look at it next week, putting a value on the repairs.