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Old 11-22-2004 | 01:52 PM
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Would you rather buy a 28magnum on the cheap and put money and time into it to get it pristene and updated, or would you buy a 28 cigarette that has already been done, and is turnkey. Both would end up being about the same $$$.
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Old 11-22-2004 | 02:16 PM
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i would go with the cig more freebroad and the fact it's done. i enjoy working on boats but i sure like running them better. good luck with your choice
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Old 11-22-2004 | 02:34 PM
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Do you mean a 28' Maltese? Or a 27' Magnum Sport or Starfire (depending on the year)?
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Old 11-22-2004 | 03:48 PM
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75 28 maltese.
My friend has already bought it with the intention of not putting much $ into it.
If he paid 10k for it, he thought he'd put another 5k into it just to clean it up, change gauges and the such. Now he is thinking of turning it into a real gem.
Although he can do some work himself, he's still gonna end up spending another 20 for interior, painting and all the other stuff and accesories. let me know if I'm wrong w/ this.

I just told him that if his intentions were to have a mint boat and spend 30k, you could have bought a nice redone 28 Cig for that kind of money, and saved alot of work and aggrevation. And on top of that the cig would have better resale.

BTW... he was not looking for a Magnum, he just stumbled on it cuz it was cheap.
I think he'd be better of selling the mag now... and buying something better.
And don't get me wrong... I like the magnum, but just to keep it as a nice ride and not pour alot into it.
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Old 11-22-2004 | 04:57 PM
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SR'r ... he bought that dark blue hull in Brick, NJ right? Beat me to the boat

I'd either go Cig already redone ... or even find '28 Cig cheap/project and redo. In end you'd be better off ... probably.
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Old 11-22-2004 | 07:40 PM
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75 28 maltese.
My friend has already bought it with the intention of not putting much $ into it.
If he paid 10k for it, he thought he'd put another 5k into it just to clean it up, change gauges and the such. Now he is thinking of turning it into a real gem.
Although he can do some work himself, he's still gonna end up spending another 20 for interior, painting and all the other stuff and accesories. let me know if I'm wrong w/ this.

I just told him that if his intentions were to have a mint boat and spend 30k, you could have bought a nice redone 28 Cig for that kind of money, and saved alot of work and aggrevation. And on top of that the cig would have better resale.

BTW... he was not looking for a Magnum, he just stumbled on it cuz it was cheap.
I think he'd be better of selling the mag now... and buying something better.
And don't get me wrong... I like the magnum, but just to keep it as a nice ride and not pour alot into it.
I would have chose the 28' Cigarette, too over the 28' Maltese, but if it were a Sport or Starfire it would have been Magnum. Just my $.02
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Old 11-22-2004 | 09:16 PM
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Old 11-22-2004 | 10:47 PM
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Cigarette already done. This one!

http://secure.offshoreonly.com/geocl...php?a=2&b=2521
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Old 11-23-2004 | 06:55 AM
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Well... he's decided to keep the magnum and do work to it.
Maybe not as much as he was thinking.
He really likes the lines of the boat... who am I do agrue?
To each his own.
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Old 11-23-2004 | 07:42 AM
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Man, that was antii-climatic Have him sign up and post pics! That's a must. lol
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