Eliminator Daytona 24
 

Opinions/Pricing?

Hey guys, I'm looking into purchasing a 1991 Daytona 24 w/ a 502 bravo 1 700hrs original motor

The boat is truely spotless, I was stunned when I saw it. What is a reasonable price in your opinions? Comes w/ trailer.

Thanks again.

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Good looking boat. 15-18K

so am i hurting myself at $20k?

any owners or former owners with insight?

20 with a fresh motor maybe.

End of season- 15-16k tops.

700 hours needs a rebuild on a performance boat- plus the age.

Wannabe

First we need to see a picture of you, then we can tell you what to ask.....who knows, maybe someone will buy it for you....:rolleyes: :D

Are you trying to pick up guys again???:food-smiley-007: :drink:

I'm not an owner or former owner, but I think this is a better buy for around $20K

so you think 20k is a decent deal? aren't these boats hard to find? especially since i'm not looking to spend over 20k...

Yes they are hard to find. I may have seen 2 for sale in the past 5 years. 700hrs is a lot for one engine. Most 502's require rebuilds at around 500hrs. When you ad that into the equation......the cost of the boat just went up by $2-4,000. So now your $20K just turned into $24K and I think you can find a better boat for that much.

thanks for the input...i'm waffling back and forth now...it's just so nice and different looking...don't think he's gonna take less than 20k.

You can't find eliminators like this even for 20k. The only thing you could possibly find for cheaper is a 22, but that is a totally different boat.

Anything for sale is worth what someone is going to pay. Because of comments just like these, I don'town a 20' Cig. I couldn't touch a bare hull for what I could have paid for a fully working big block model only a couple years ago. I thought it was a good price until I got a 80 million comments like the ones above.

Look at the boat, do research, be prepared to spend some dough on the engine if it blows, etc. But pull the trigger if YOU think it's a fair deal. Give a big :Whatever: to those who doesn't agree with your decision.

I agree 700 hours is a lot for a 502. Figure a rebuild in the near future. 24' eliminator cat that is clean for 20k seems good to me. I just sold a 1991 25 Warlock cat for 25k and had guys fighting for it. Could have sold it 10 times over.

My bother-in-law just paid 23k for a 88 23' Daytona that was very clean.

The guy asked for an opinion.......which may be helpfull in his decision..........not a if u think its worth 20 then buy it, which is not very helpfull. No need to bash just for giving an opinion when somebody asks.

Different boats for different folks. The problem with impulse buying is that if you plan to sell the boat in the near future (say 5 years) you may lose your azz, or you may lose your azz in the first year just on repairs (rebuild).

What kind of engine & outdrive did it have? How many hours were on the engine? How fast did it go? Did it have a new trailer? What year did you sell it?

Not really a fair comparison without all the facts.

I didn't mention you in any way in my post. I have no idea why you feel offended by it.

I posted my opinion and experience regarding deals like this and posts like this. It's not meant to hurt anyone's feelings.

Better check for insurance on it first. That may end up being a big factor in the cost.

$593/yr is what I got quoted...is that high?

I think Vette's advice was one of the better pieces on this thread. And I didn't see where he bashed anyone or anything. I agree it's worth what someone is willing to pay.

700 hour is getting up there but if it was taken care of it may go for another 700. People put too much emphasis on year and hours. I've see 4 year old boats the looked like chit and the owner never changed the oil. Loose screws, gimbal ring shot(cause he never tightened it), gouges in the boat, etc, etc. Yes it is a factor but it's not the be all end all. I'd rather have a boat that was taken care of and a few years older.

Bottom line have it checked out and if it's mechanically sound and as clean as you say it could be worth $20k.

Just make sure the underwriters know it's a cat. I've heard horror stories where the agent says you're covered, you buy the boat and two weeks later get cancelled!

yea i hear you...the first agency I called (progressive) wanted nothing to do with me once I said it's an Eliminator

these guys (foremost) just asked me if I planned on racing it and I said no, they said "are you sure" and I chuckled and said yes...and that was it...

I can't believe this was left alone,kind of disappointed in everyone:drink:

I've got a buddy who does insurance and I asked him about a quote on a little Skater recently. Came back with under $800 per year. Seems like the guys going ape on the cat insurance are the guys looking to jump into a 36' Skater as their first boat. Not that insurance isn't high for the big cats, but boat size, value and prior cat experience are critical.

Shawn did I save you the trouble of posting? :D

That would be very cheap for cat insurance.

Read an ad for a 2000 26 Awesome cat and the guy claimed only $600 a month on insurance.

well I think I'm gonna go ahead with it...wish me luck...:)

Good luck! And contact Insurance God (Empower Marine Insurance) here on OSO. He's a great dude, a hard core boating nut and he'll do everything he can to get you insured in that boat for a fair price.

Here's the link to his site.

http://www.empowermarine.com/

thanks...not sure anyone can beat the 593/yr quote that I got though...

anyone have any idea what this boat should run w/ the stock 502? I was thinking 70mph?

anyone? ^^

I read the name wrong, I thought it was "girl" not "gilr" My bad, nevermind.....:violent-smiley-045:

Get it surveyed first

Good luck

surveyed?

Have it looked at by a surveyor. They can give a good once over and see if there are any problems. If you want one more option I have 25 warlock cat with fresh supercharged 502 I will sell for under 20 grand. It has all the stuff you would want to add included.

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