Miami Vice Boat Going On The Block !
 

Well here is your chance to own some really cool boating history !!!!! One of the original Miami Vice boats is going to the Mecum Auction on Sept 24 ,2011 in Geneva Lake ,WI
Just North of Chicago .... The Boat was for sale for $125,000 in case you want to avoid the auction..
Here are the web sites to look at :WWW.miamiviceboat.com or WWW .Mecum.com
The Boat is completely restored and has some Big power - Lot faster than the old stock motors. 102 out of 100 on the cool scale.


Jim:drink::drink::drink:

Miami Vice Boat
 

Hey Jim,,Web site link didn't work...?

idk?

ok now it works -always have to have a nit picker --- one that doesnt own a boat!!!!!


Jim

Its actually Lake Geneva............... About 1.5 hours northwest of Chicago. Only 45 minutes outside Milwaukee. It is a resort town with a beautiful lake and a lot to do. Speed limit makes it suck for performance boaters but its really nice and has always been a spot for the "old money" of Chicago- Wrigley, Schwinn, Crown, etc.

Nice place

Anyone ask Don Johnson if he wants to buy it?

i think it's been for sale for a while....

I really struggle with that boat being worth 125K... Even original it just doesn't seem like the market will support it. Curious to see what the auction brings

I agree, maybe 60 or so !

+1

I'd take it for a much lower price. But the owner probably has too much emotional commitment and connection so he'll probably keep it.

At that price its going to be for sale for a while. It has a cool factor but Miami vice is no John Wayne or Elvis. I would be willing to pay a few bills more for the Miami vice thing. But I would think hes a good 35-50k high that thing, maybe even more

+2. You can buy A LOT of boat for $125k right now!

Yeah, $125K can get you a long way right now. The Miami Vice thing is cool but what kind of hard value does it really carry. The boat is old no matter how you cut it. Even if its got new power, drives, etc. its still heavy and its viens are still as old as the boat (ie wiring, hidden hoses, probably at least some of the cables). IMHO its probably priced 40%-50% higher than its actual value.......... but its a crazy world; maybe there will be someone who can't live without it. Meacum auctions operate with reserve pricing, so I'll bet it doesn't sell because it won't hit the reserve............

It sure seems high, but you never know what's going to happen at auction. I've seen some crazy prices for boats that the Mecum event in St. Cloud.

If it goes, I'd doubt it would be the buyer's only boat. It'll probably get run a few times per year just for the cool factor. The buyer will have a deep pockets and other boats.

It'll give me a reason to watch the auction on HD network.

I read where it was in Maryland for a bit. Would this have been the one that was on a lift on the Rhodes River back in the late 80's? Maybe belonged to the people who owned Curtis Propeller?

...old school? spicy?

That is one iconic boat, but the price seems way high. With famous vehicles and boats though, all it take is the right fan fanatic to scoop it up.

It really pains me to see all the crap about the boat not being worth what he is asking for it ............ There is probably $70,000 in new motors alone ,not counting new transmissions,new headers ,and complete rebuilds on the drives.
That boat was taken down to its stringers and almost everything that was put back in to the boat was was brand new or new and better than original,including the wiring and gauges !!!
Too bad most people don't have a clue about what it costs to complete a rebuild of a boat from the ground up or the money to do it in the first place....



Jim

Has nothing to do with having a clue. Unfortunately these old boats are a terrible place to spend money.

X2...I'd say most people on this thread and on this board know the cost of maintaining and repairing a boat let alone the enormous cost of restoring. Has nothing to do with having a clue, has everything to due with the fact you NEVER get even near the dollar amount you put into a project like this. Boats are depreciating assets, doesn't matter if you gold plate that thing, it's still a 25 year old boat.

Not saying this boat isn't "worth" the asking price. it's just a matter of economics including the poor economy, age of the boat, banks aren't loaning, etc. etc. The proof is in the pudding...That boats been for sale for a LOOOOOONG time.

Best of luck to the seller. I love the KV Scarabs and that is one sweet example of one.

My guess is it'll sell for the what the motors are worth if theres truly no reserve.

It may be worth 125k to the seller, but that does not matter. What matters is how much its worth to someone who wants to buy it. Its a cool piece of boat an TV history and it would be great if it sold to someone that has the cash and can appreciate it. Realistically though, I doubt it will sell for half that price.

I don't think this is the same boat. Ray repowered with 500efi's / Bravos and got some paint work done before selling it.

Jetjock on this board bought that boat. It is in Texas now and he was toying with the idea of selling.

I forgot there was a collectors market for old boats like there are for cars. This thing is an 80's which doesnt qualify it for the old old school factor yet, and on top of that everybody knows stuff in the 80's is either gawdy or junk or the combination of both.
It pains me that people think they throw a bunch of money into something like a boat and make like new condition they think its worth like new, and its not.

It's cool but for a 125k I can have me a nice 42 or 47 fountain that is 20 years newer and goes faster.

Does it even say what it was re-powered with ??? I can't find anything about the powertrain. Maybe if it was repowered with the 1075 #6 package, it might bring that kind of coin. Just my $.02