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Old 04-04-2023 | 09:43 AM
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Old 04-04-2023 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Wally

How does he value the scrapyard school bus on an old work barge with a 40 yr old 85 HP Evinrude at $7,000? Then the old trailer at 10K?

Reminds me of that duck boat that capsized and killed 17 people........if the school bus rolls, the roof would likely trap people inside.
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Old 04-04-2023 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
Post was from yesterday. The first link I put in something went wrong. I could edit the post but not remove the link. The link that says Original Link does take you to the ad. I can still edit the post except remove the bad link. And neither yesterday nor today is there any option to delete the post like there used to be (though that could have been removed years ago and I just haven't noticed it). Anyway, the Original Link takes you to the 353 Formula with a wakeboard tower.

Boat looked clean but how much did a 496 powered 353 cost new 16 yrs ago? 159K now seems steep but after all it does have a custom tower.......

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Old 04-04-2023 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
Boat looked clean but how much did a 496 powered 353 cost new 16 yrs ago? 159K now seems steep but after all it does have a custom tower.......
Had a friend that bought a new '01 353 with 496 HO's and I want to say his was under $200K out the door but not by much.
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Old 04-05-2023 | 07:09 PM
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Gotta love those Fla trailers!

Bunks hanging off the frame by 5’!


I remember trying to get a new one quoted while down there and telling the guy I wanted the trailer frame to go to the transom and you’d have thought I was speaking another language…….

Youre right, looks good!

https://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa...604994188.html


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Old 04-06-2023 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
How does he value the scrapyard school bus on an old work barge with a 40 yr old 85 HP Evinrude at $7,000? Then the old trailer at 10K?

Reminds me of that duck boat that capsized and killed 17 people........if the school bus rolls, the roof would likely trap people inside.
Too much of this for sure.
That whole setup is pure junk.
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Old 04-07-2023 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
How does he value the scrapyard school bus on an old work barge with a 40 yr old 85 HP Evinrude at $7,000? Then the old trailer at 10K?

Reminds me of that duck boat that capsized and killed 17 people........if the school bus rolls, the roof would likely trap people inside.
Hate to be the fun police, but that thing is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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Old 04-07-2023 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dykstra
Hate to be the fun police, but that thing is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

When I saw the barge boat I remembered 25+ yrs ago I had an employee that used to go out on a bus barge but it was full size and the owner of a roofing company used it for advertising. Intracoastal cruising only, but it was a full size bus on the barge. They would decorate it for the boat parade and fill it with people. Owner finally realized that while it was fun, it was a huge liability and he scrapped the bus, sold the barge. It was a school bus with 20-40 drunks on board at night in a crowded waterway..........what could go wrong! The captain of the bus was quite an animated character, kind of a cocaine cowboy type guy that was always scheming for quick money that rarely appeared.
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Old 04-15-2023 | 06:54 AM
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And another one!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/11576922776...mis&media=COPY
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Old 04-16-2023 | 11:59 AM
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Another $30 or $40k and you’d have a true classic.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22553066551...mis&media=COPY
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