Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

The auction date is March 24, 2006 @ 12:00 NOON right out on the STEPS of the Miami-Dade Courthouse........the boat is at NL next to Jackson Marine off Davie Blvd in Ft Lauderdale untiol the auction.........and can be seen up to 5 pm daily..........you better bring a boat building factory with you to tackle this size project..........the boat is shrink wrapped and under cover at this time........

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

Maybe the note is for the running boat and the parts were never recovered somewhere? I am sure it's a nice boat plus it doesn't have a single hole drilled in it. It would be a nice boat but needs lots of cash to throw at it.

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

its begging for t53's and arnesons.
i can hear it call my name. I think ill go check it out tomorrow if i have time just for the hell of it.
maybe ill just bolt down 2 recaro seats a steering wheel and a coupel throttles, cant be that much. dont need to finish it off, no one wants to ride with me anyways.

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

Exactly!! The only way it's worth it, You would have to get the hull for under $50K. Then numbers are too high to rig it for an 03. My offer was over $100k which was too much. I had motors and drives already.

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

They say no reserve but the bank will bid on it themselves rather then loose it. The lein is approx $400K. They are not going to losse it for under $200K. They don't look at it like we do. I'm sure The numbers on the loan were bumped up so there was a lower down stroke. I'm sure the bank showed a value of $450k. They still look at it like a new hull. They think it's still worth the value of a new hull. They want $300K. The auction is 15 miles from me and I'm not wasting my time. I tried to geal with this bank for 3 months. They are clueless!!

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

Jesse, Am I missing something??? This boat is only worth $75k the way it is??

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

yep

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

No reserve when the bank can bid. :p :p . LOL

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

Just goes to show just how cheap fiberglass really is and the large profits some of these high end boat mfg's are pulling in...

Re: 40 Skater Going at US Marshall auction?? could be a good deal
 

I think a quality hull is expensive to build and buy new. However, when a 40 Skater with big power costs about 800k-1mm new and the hull accounts for about 350k+. Used 40's complete are about 400-450k. It is going to cost a lot to finish the boat, it is still used and worth 400-450k. So unless you can rig it with used parts you are better off buying a new hull. Even rigged with used it will be a wash. I made an offer because I liked the paint job.