Hello everyone this is my first post here even though I have been lurking around on this forum for a while searching for informations.
I am From a French Caribbean island and boat like the one I will be talking about are rare around here.
Recently an Avanti 33 (cigarette type not the CC) has been listed for sale with twin 300 verados.
I have very little information on the boat and I'm actually confused from where it actually comes from. I know there were 2 Avanti builders one in NJ and one in FL.
I tried the boat and found it to be very sluggish (51mph WOT) and was wondering if it was normal ? The boat rode very well though and was very planted (Guy told me it weighted around 4 tons ?) I have seen people saying theirs were running faster with smaller engines, but I was planning to replace the double 300 with 350s anyway. What kind of speed can I expect with new mercury props ?
I have seen people saying that before 2000 the boats were built with wood stringers, the one I'm looking at is from 1997, is this something I have to worry about ?
What other problems are well known on these boats ?
I can't post any picture due to the fact I'm new. I can send them in PM if people are willing to help !
Thank you very much in advance.

just post a dot in 9 different post you will be able to post pictures!
do your due diligence on the boat: transom and stringer moisture / rot is the commom problem, unless all composites, wich I doubt !

I would rather send pictures in PM than "ruining" other peoples posts with dots if possible.
I looked around and everything was pretty solid to be honest even though the floor was a little bit too soft for my liking so I'm wondering. People tend to say its either built very well or very poorly depending on where it comes from.

This is your post. You will not ruin it. Dot away.....

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