Sure would be a fun little lake rocket. Can't seem to stop looking at it...

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o51284-en.html

Been a long time since playing with outboards. Very much out of touch with what works/priced right. Would appreciate input on something like this little Skater.

Kurt

Be sure to ride in it before you buy it. Some small cat setups porpoise at any speed other than WFO. Can be very annoying. The 21 skater (and the copies) are my favorite boat ever. Very fast and handles chop like a much bigger boat. This one seems like a good deal.

The price seems about right and yes they are cool boats. They do fantastic in bigger water for their size and with a 300 they run very well. The only issue some 21 skaters faced is that more than a few rolled over in turns. I'm sure a lot of this has to do with who's behind the wheel. I also believe with this boat being built in the early 90's there should not be any tank problems.

That's the biggest running little boat you will ever drive. Great rig just know what you are doing before you air it out. That is a great price and Carl is a great guy to deal with!

Forgot about possible tank issue. Why would this one not have tank problems? What was done differently on the older models?

Older Skaters were Vinylester. No tank issues. Newer ones were Epoxy.

Vinylester is ethanol proof? -My vintage 76 Penton fiberglass tank reacted badly (softened the glass, gummed up the filter) with ethanol. Thought it was vinylester, although very well could be polyester.

This 24 was completely redone and the guy was asking $36k with twin power. I guess he sold the motors. It's still a SWEET boat especially if you already have power for $20k. I bet he'd take less because it's been for sale a little while and the guy's house was recently damaged in Sandy.

http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...7522-24-Skater

I think vinylester reacts just as bad

Very nice example of a smaller Skater, my insurance agent would slap me senseless over the phone though. Sounds like a fair price by the looks of it. Randy