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jmoore1225 01-28-2015 10:32 PM

It will pull $75-80k no problem if clean, lets get real....

payuppsucker 01-29-2015 12:07 AM


Originally Posted by jmoore1225 (Post 4257580)
It will pull $75-80k no problem if clean, lets get real....

It's a saltwater boat. Was the cooling system flushed when they put it in the barn eight years ago? Was anything flushed? What about the fuel system? Will you have to replace the tanks and everything downstream? Yea it's been in a climate controlled shop but was it heated for eight years without fault? Look at the corrosion on those 70 hr drives and the trim tab actuators.What about the paint blisters? Eight years is a while for a boat to go untouched and expect it to be like it was when you took off the bridle. I'm a buyer at $60k with the realization I could easily spend $15 making it the kind of boat it appears to be. Are you a buyer at $75-80k willing to do the same? That's what I based my price on and that's realistic unless you like being upside down in sh!t.

jmoore1225 01-29-2015 02:06 AM

Exactly were all the proper steps taken to store it? You don't know w/ out going to look at it, telling a guy to start @ a fire sale price of $60k is a joke.

BostonFJ40 01-29-2015 05:26 AM

It was properly put away. The cooling system was flushed. The fuel system had a stabilizer added to it. It is stored in a high-end toy storage facility, not in grandpa's barn.

HyFive578 01-29-2015 06:42 AM

This boat will definitely need some work to get it back in business after sitting idle for that many years. I would start at a reasonable market level price based on comparable boats and see where that takes you. You can always go lower..

Brandonb_05 01-29-2015 06:52 AM

" I will make him a offer he can't refuse" good looking boat, from the pictures.

BostonFJ40 01-29-2015 09:14 AM


Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 4257409)
Thinking my market analysis was way off......not a good time to be in the boat selling business.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o60560-en.html

That same boat is for sale on their website for $119K canadian which is $95K US.

http://www.marineextreme.ca/en/prein...60&vehtype=PWC

I also added to the original posting that this has staggered engine.

BrettM 01-29-2015 10:43 AM


Originally Posted by jbraun2828 (Post 4257562)
Your inbox is full. I would like to get some info on your buddy's top gun. Thanks Jason

Me too!!! [email protected]

j21black 01-29-2015 12:46 PM

Why not wait until spring, have it pulled out, blow the cob web's out of it and make sure everything is in working order before deciding on a price?

It could make make a difference of a few thousand one way or the other...

If he is not hurting for money, he could always just sign the title over to me and lose the storage payment...

payuppsucker 01-29-2015 01:03 PM

I can assure you after sitting eight years this boat will need a hell of a lot more than "having the cobwebs blown out of it".


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