Hey everyone,Newby to the site getting ready to by my first big boy boat.Had a few river boats in the past,couple jets and a 22' checker with o/b.My buddy has a 90 28' brave in nice shape been kept under a car port and covered for most of its life.I have been in the boat a few times and seems solid.Has fresh twin 540's with bravo's.has a few issues,needs a new hatch on the deck,said it blew off one day but he made a temp to keep it covered,a few electrical gremlins with the drives and tabs,think maybe just ground issues.Biggest problem is the fuel tank is oxidzing on the inside from the great fuel we have and fuel filters start to clog in about and hr or so of running the pressure drops from 7psi to around 3 to 4,so u have to kinda limp her in.Is it a major tear down to replace the tank?I have the capability to do the job but don't want to have to cut the boat up to replace it,Thanks for any info.

Sounds like a good, solid boat. I just had to replace my deck hatch and it's not a big deal. Mine was brittle from old age. I got an almost bolt-in replacement from Bomar. As for the electrical stuff, I can suggest taking a look at the fuse panels. My boat uses old-style glass fuses and the fuse holders tend to corrode and not conduct electricity, so some things will not work. Its nothing that a little sand paper, patience and a couple of beers can't fix. jaja... Finally, for the gas tank, I have seen on mine that there is a large plate on the floor, bolted on and sealed with silicone, over the tank. I did read that it's not as easy as removing this plate and pulling the tank. Supposedly the tank is too big to fit out the hole and needed to be cut up in order to remove. Like I said, this is going from something I read elsewhere.

Post up pics of the boat!!
These are great boats, although a little heavy. 540's should move it along pretty quickly!

Good Luck!

JCG

The boat is solid,Just needs a ton of work for the way I like things,Boat runs mid 80's.There are some pic's in the general discussion forum under the same title,Thanks

Just read the other thread. Boat looks good, hope you get a good deal!

The other issue I have is it won't fit in my shop,It's about 3' to long!lol

Time to make the shop bigger, you can never have a big enough shop

isin't that the truth!!!Haaaaaa!