Damn for $30k with engines a guy could go through the engines and drives over the winter. Even if you put a few thousand in it it seems like you'd still have a great deal.

I got an email from the owner. Price is 45 K with the engines and drives.

issue is sitting. if its sitting with cover or inside then maybe ok. if its sitting with hole in cover or water puddle in spots and its sitting and sitting and sitting it will find its way into the hull and wood etc and rot. trust me i hate to say it, but its the truth. sitting is the worst thing anything can do, esp mechanical things. those motors if sitting outside are prob going to be locked up, if not then they will be not so pretty inside do to rust/corrosion on parts etc. i took apart a motor that sat outside under a cover (in a car) for 1.5 years and it was a mess. ran and all but it wasnt pretty.
i love that boat. i looked at it 2-3 years ago now and was very close but it was priced to high for what i thought about it.

not the price is right for 3 years ago but now its been sitting that much longer. its scary to me so price in my mind goes down and down.

hate to see it sitting. i would make a good new owner for it for it would need to be priced lower for me.

the way i look at it. hull for 30k then i need to buy a couple motors for it thats another 20-30k then drives etc by the time your done your sitting on 80k boat thats older.

love love love the boat but to rich for my blood.

Ditto...too bad that it can't find a home and be matched to a perceived fair value....

Ok me and a buddy went to go look at the boat they seem like very very nice people they have a full machine shop and do complete boat rigging too.he told me right off the bat the price was not 30k which I was under the assumption it was in his ad but he said that was without power he wants 45k for the boat it has 72 hours one motor the other 68 he is claiming the key was left on for 20hours and the actual hours are lower. It's very sad to say but the boat DOES NOT look like it does in the pictures it is VERY dirty from sitting 4years and has been outside in the elements the cockpit cover is ripped and torn there is a lot of water in the cabin where u enter and moist until u get into almost near the front of the boat and in the front of the v iundersell moist and wet under the v birth in the front I pulled up the storage compartment and stagnant old water is sitting up there too the there is also some rust discoloration from water in the vinyl in the cabin major major cleaning the sides of the hull were detailed he said someone was coming back to clean the top deck it was all ashy and needs a very good compounding the cockpit seats are Very very dirty from people going in and on the boat oily etc but probably can be cleaned up now to the motors the dipstick was broken off in the tube when I went to go check it and most of the hoses were weather beaten dry rotted from sitting and clamps were all rusted up there was dirty oily water sitting in the back as well. The starter was hung up on the port motor then it freed up neither motor would stay idling the carbs definitely have to be gone through for sure and there is also a exhaust leak on the port motor as well oh and the seastrainer was leaking I'm guessing from the pressure from the hose?? Idk need less to say I was very disappointed he also told me they water tested it for someone 2 weeks ago and there was no prolems which i a, hard to believe and he is FIRM on 40k I would be hard pressed to say the boat is worth 30 grand the way it is and it defintitely is not a turn key boat plan to put money into it and i hope u are mechanically inclined. I don't understand why that if they are engine builders and build high performance boats that it would be in the condition that it is in I was disappointed if you are planning to come a far distance for this boat I would save your time! The whole thing just doesn't match up to me and it's a shame because it's showing it's age from the elements and that the boat sat that long oh yea one last thing the trailer brakes were taken off it doesn't have any.

thanks for the info, its just what i suspected.
that boat is worth 10k without power and someone can put 30-40 into it and have a nice boat.
but think about all that water sitting for 3-4 years. put a piece of wood in water for 3-4 years and let me know if you would want to go 90+ mph on a boat sitting full of water for 3-4 years.
im all set.
its to bad because the boat is such a great looking boat with my style and just nasty lines but its a junker now. its very sad. he should have sold it to me 3 years ago for 30k and been done with it.

Not what you would expect. Too bad.

WOW..And the stories go on & on.

guys an azzclown,,my friend offered 55k 3-4yrs ago.and i know all about the motors.they were put together w/ left over parts,most worn out.
very sad to see.

Spoke to ernie what a nice guy and got the complete breakdown on this boat what a nightmare its definitely a project that needs to be gone through and that's only if the hull is ok which has plenty of old water sitting up In it. The boat realistically is worth 25grand 30 generously and that's if the hull is good but this guy who owns it is definitely not selling it for that kind of money not to mention whoever buys it will have the same problem if they ever have to sell it sometime down the road cause it has too much history already