Help find a boat for Scot
 

Okay I know this could get out of hand quickly...which is exactly why I wanted to start it. As many know Scot is somewhat looking for a great deal on a great boat. From what I know he is looking to spend under $120,000 on a boat including trailer. Oh yeah and has said more then once no Sutphens! Sorry Jeff:kiss: He does not care about a cabin because he has a steady girlfirend and there will be monkey business down there (kinda of like being married I guess) Kreed you know what I am talking about right? He is not a fan of Bravo drives ( which I am not sure why they are cheap to replace and never ever break). The boat also must be faster then all of our boats:coolcowboy: The boat can either be a cat or twin step Vee. So all joking around aside let's put up some nice boats we would all like to own and say why and let's see what we come up with.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o36219-en.html

Okay here it is a bad a$$ boat that flies and great power not to mention it has a unique history and has been on a milk carton. I believe this thing can be had for 10-15k under list.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37008-en.html

Okay here it is...you may have to up the budget but this is hot

Frank, no worries... I'm close to pulling the trigger. I have an offer in on this Tiger-eater...

















http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/11...5152a3707a.jpg

An outboard cat Scot? Thats not going to shake the docks as you pull in! Maybe we could put a twin turbo on that pup .....now were talkin! Good luck with the sale, let me know if you need to borrow my Chevy Luv to tow it home.........

I'm good, I have a Subaru Brat... :cool:

I have a Subaru :coolcowboy:


Perfect Scot
just found this one 4 ya in the classifieds and you'll have a couple bucks leftover for Beer & gas :eek::lolhit:
your welcome :ernaehrung004:

This one has everything you need and even comes with something else to take for ride!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o24707-en.html

That boat is sold!:D

Awful boats

I dont know if I would own Rice Hauler due to the history.

Frank does know how to pick em..... and I don't mean boats! :hitit:

This looks interesting
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37384-en.html

How about this one?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37242-en.html

I know this has bravo's but what a nice boat
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37094-en.html

This has bravo's to, but say's make an offer, that would be a steal if you could pick it up for $120,000
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37626-en.html


Lots of 42' Fountains with #6 Drives
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37736-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37735-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37541-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37264-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o24570-en.html

Is this your new boat??????
Did I just find you out Dan? Love that boat, and if I did not need a cabin it would be on short list! What speed will that thing see?

That second boat is a really nice ride!

I agree I called on it when I was shopping I guess you would really need to go see it in person. Nice package none the less

No........I guess it may be back for sale. I was told by Scott Shogren it was sold. Deal must of fell through. Speed wise 120+.

That would be my choice.

http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/9334

My 37 Talon

Will go over 120 mph, is under 120k, has a cabin and is in the northeast.

Pretty cool ride, is the cabin behind the rear seat?

whats the history on this boat?

That Bravo boat is suposed to mint and all redone, Old School here on the board knows the boat very well

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/b...recovered.html

There are tons of threads on here on this boat and it makes for some great reading

Yes, the cabin is behind the rear seat, a great design, you can sit up in the cabin with plenty of head room and you don't need to crawl on your hands and knees to get into it. You can also comfortably walk between the front seats and sit down, you don't need to crawl over the controls and seats like a lot of other cats.

I like this boat. Scot? What you think? Any feed back on BMAX P/R drives compared to IMCO and XR's?

The BMax uppers are indestructable, the gears are as big as a #6, the lowers are basically an XR. Mine have the upgraded propshafts and have been great.

You guys are so helpful! :drink:

If Scott Shogren wants to sell me that 42 GTX at $120k, I'll be more than happy to buy it! :cool:

Scott? :party-smiley-004:

A couple of the cigs look interesting and have been on the market a little while now, but they still have the dreaded bravos though. The 377 looks really nice as well, but I've never been a fan of cats with center pods, although they're great lake boats.


I appreciate the help guys, but I honestly need to define exactly what it is that I really want. Do I want a cat or a vee, do I need a cabin, how big and roomy does the cockpit need to be, how large or small am I willing to go, do I really want to spend this much when I know it's such a poor investment, am I okay with a bravo based boat, turn key boat or a project and save some money, etc??? Last month I was set on a vee, two weeks ago I was ready to buy a 36 Spectre (turns out the 'motivated' seller didn't want to show it becasue it had snow on the cover), last week I was seriously looking at 40 Skaters. Six months ago I didn't want to spend more than $30k on my next boat, then it became $75k, then $100k, then $120k, then I started considering financing as well (which I'm drawing the line there and not doing, despite today's cheap money).

So I really need to decide what it is that I want, what I 'need', and what's practical and somewhat logical in both function and price given our short boating season and the fact that I'm on my next door neighbors boat all the time anyway... which is in a slip and so easy to jump on and enjoy for the afternoon at a moments notice.

The smart thing to do would be to sell my current boat and not buy another one! But nobody ever said I was smart! :drink:

Listen to someone with the disease I can't believe you are looking at boats while there is 2 feet of snow on the ground. $hit I will sell mine now thats how unmotivated I am. However once it hits the 80's I am full bore, so I am guessing this bug for you will only get worse. And because you unlike many boaters and are concerned about the investment side of the transaction my suggestion id buy something at a great deal and something that will have great resale. That being said my opinion is that a cat is tough to sell around here, there just does not seem to be a big population of them in CT therefore the market with them suffer.(no demand = no market) And as much as I know you are not a bravo fan I would buy a twin step Top Gun with ITS drive set up and 525's and that boat can be set up to run high 80's and has a better resale then any other boat that I can think of. By the way I think you $120k price on the 42GTX Outerlimits is not that far off. GET A BOAT DAM IT!!! Misery loves company.

What kinda boat you into now. i know scott will take trades. That OL is bad azz

Frank,

I completely agree that the TS TG's are fantastic when it comes to resale. They're sharp boats with a classic name and look. I also agree that cats aren't all that popular around here, which is partly of why a TG doesn't interest me quite as much, everyone and their brother has a Cig (TG) or a Sutphen around here! Not that it's a bad thing, but even an OL almost seems like a white elephant around these parts, and they're right around the corner!

If Shogren wants to sell that OL at $120k I'll buy it, but honestly that's as far as I want to stretch the budget on my next boat... I'd prefer to stay well below that if I can find something that really interests me.

There's another boat that meets a lot of my desires that I've been looking into for a few months (Dan shut your pie-hole), so I want to check out a couple of those that are for sale and see what I think. It's kind of keeping with Kev's older party barge theme. :D

Nothing Scott would want. :D

Scot, the old party barge is a nice look:drink: Speed WILL be a factor for me though..... But once we get to our destination, its on! Lots of room for a ladies dance party. I say, for the 90+ MPH days, we take the Tiger. For the 8+ passenger Studio54 days, we take the Hawk! With your Cig comments in the past few posts, Im not sure if your gonna be invited on the 90+ days, but I do have a spot on the Hawk for your "pass out on the dance floor" days!

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37758-en.html


Interesting...................:party-smiley-004:

There's a lot to be said for the Studio54 setup, it's hard to beat it for rafting and actually spending the day ON the water!

Dont get me wrong, I love the TG's, there's a reason there are hundreds (thousands?) of those me-too boats around... and I think Frank knows how I feel about his Tiger! :cool:


Studio54 at 90 mph? :drink:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o29685-en.html
I think this could worth a look and Jeff would probably blow you

Could go this route
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37444-en.html

Here is something different and once again I am sure Jeff would want to blow you:eek:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o35275-en.html

mmm. Ilike that Donzi

Frank, Scot already rides in a boat just like this......Jeffs! Jeff said he was going to embroider Scots name in the back seat this year if he didnt buy something! Hahahahaha, now thats funny.:evilb:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o36277-en.html

Scot, your search is over!!!!!!!!!!!