A good detail job would help it sell!!!! Just my .02!!

This boat has surfaced for sale in the Las Vegas area. I just put a deposit on it this afternoon. Selling price $18,000 and $1,00 to transport to Michigan. According to the broker, the top of the seats are "sun damaged" as well as the rubber floor is discolored. Other than that the broker states it is in excellent shape. It now has an IMCO lower unit on it as opposed to the OEM Bravo that is on the pics in this thread. Being as I am buying this boat sight, unseen....... If any of you guys know the history of this boat it would be greatly appreciated before I pull the trigger on this thing later in the week. At $18,000 it seem like a pretty decent deal, even if the seats are trashed, however I have been told they are in decent shape except for the "burning" on the tops. I am guessing a bit of vinyl dye would get me through a season or so...

I'd say $1.00 to ship it is a heck of a deal

I forgot a 0..... its $1,000 to ship from Vegas to MI.

Where in MI are you? Seems like a really good deal for the boat as long as the motor is ok.

Have a survey done it will save you 1000's if somethings wrong. Trust me on the is one. You can easiely drop 5K on small stuff like a drive or engine problem then you are to deep and mad.

I am in Wyandotte (Downriver). I do most of my boating on the Detroit River, with a few trips to PIB and Muskamoot Bay mixed in. I have an 84 Baja Force 250 w/260 merc right now. It is in really good shape, but I am tired of the amount of up keep involved with a boat that age, constant polishing, refinishing teak, etc... I really love the looks of older boats like my Baja, especially the look of teak.

Ran a Boat History report and everything showed clear. Not really sure how accurate these reports are..... But figured for $30, if something showed up there, then no reason in spending $500 or so on a survey.....

Sounds like a heck of a deal. You might be a little shocked when you see what that hot sun does cosmetically to a boat. The sun fading you get here in the midwest is nothing compared to what the UV rays do over there. Seems like you should be in it cheap enough though.

They sent me pics of the damaged areas (top of seats and floor). I plan to put carpet in anyway, so the discoloring to the floor doesn't bother me at all. The disoloration to the top of the seats is pretty nasty, but the rest of each seat looks new. I figure I can drop some white vinyl dye on the damaged areas and get it looking decent. If not, it is winter here in Michigan, so I could just have the seats recovered if necessary. The pics of the sun deck (motor cover) look good, except the area at the top of the rear seat. The rest of the rear seats look good. At the price, I am expecting the worst and hoping for the best....... NADA is around $31k without trailer, so if I'm in it for $18 and have to spend a couple grand cosmetically, I'm still looking good. The cabin pics look like a brand new boat, so no money will need to be spent there.

I've been keeping my eye on this boat for a while and I mean a while. I still don't understand why it took so long to sell. Looks like it's in a good shape.

I agree with the survey. Good luck and have fun!