The first pleasure one/ Jeff Chengs old boat.

It says minimum Bid $18,500, national has not been known to take the minimum bid.

how did it run? What motors did it have? I know they had problems with the 36 turning. Bob bulls was prob the best running one around. Tres did a lot of work to it. Fig this would be great here in AC NJ with the big waves.

good looking boat, but damn it is stripped clean but the seats.

I just spoke to them. This is an insurance boat. I am going to offer 12k on mon. Whats the worst they can do, say no. Oh well. My friend is going to look at the boat tomorrow. I know they have that talon listed for big money and sold it for 40k less then it was listed for.

The best one around is Phil's 700 NXT boat.

sounds like a plan I will call Monday afternoon and offer 12,100.00

Threads from back in the day about this boat:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...gladiator.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ing-today.html

What was the insurance claim? Theft or splash?

If it's been sitting outside for a while sans cover; and/or it got worse-wet--expect to see some interior rot. The first few had a LOT of plywood in the cockpit.

Yes, but not the cleanest one.

I have found buying a boat from National, weather offering the asking price, more, or less, to be basically impossible.

I've been told you basically have to just show up with cash, everything else feels like a huge runaround.