Need advice/opinions please on buying this boat.
 

Hello all,

This is my first post here, I guess you can say I'm a newb. Anyway, I live in Oklahoma right on the Texas border so the main big lake in this area that we boat on is Texoma. I've been on the water my whole life, my mom strapped me in a car seat in my dads 21ft Ranger when I was just a year old and I been cruisin ever since. I've owned several boats both I/O and OB. My last boat was a 1999 Checkmate 259 Convincer. It had a built 502, MooneyHam blower, Dual Holleys, MSD, XR....etc. I got bored with the boat and sold it last fall. I'm starting to think that was a bad idea.

Anyway, I've been looking for a new boat. I'm kinda picky, plus I don't like having what everyone else on the lake has. I wanna be different. I've found a boat locally (within a few hours) of me and went and looked at it at the guys house. It's pretty clean, very little dock rash, not scratched up, no gouges. Interior is not the best to my standards, but it's not bad. I've currently been talking with the guy and he's offered me the boat for $45K. The way it books out by NADA it shows Low Retail is around $56K. I have not been on the water in it yet. He just dewinterized it. Can I please get some honest opinions on this boat and the motor please.

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/boa/2298874704.html

Any and all comments are appreciated.

Looks pretty nice to me. Never been in an open bow cat before looks different but good. You might check insurance first before you get to excited. Sometimes they are hard to get insured or the price is very high. Then deffinately go for a ride. If you have never been in a cat you will love it. Wont want a v hull after riding in the cat. Good luck and sounds like you are already doing your homework

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to take it out on the water sometime this coming week. I was hoping that someone could give me some opinions on the motor. Also, what's the current opinion on how these ride the waves? Is the Force Offshore a quality built boat?

Looks like a nice boat and the price doesn't seem bad. Hard to tell without seeing up close. Seems like a lot of boat for a single engine. I think he is puffing a bit on speed. If he is seeing 78 now, no way are you going to re-prop to see 90.

See what rpm's he turning and speed with current prop verses max rpm's and go online to a prop calculator and that will tell you how fast it should be.

It looks like a pretty nice rig for the year & price, as long as it is clean when you see it up close. How many hours are on it and the motor? A definite huge upgrade from the Checkmate. I agree with Sledge that the prop won't get it to 90, but if all the info is right, I would bet a lab 28 or 30 would get it to 85, depending on rev limiter.

Trevor you check out that cat yet, was wondering how it looked in person