Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum and will soon be a first time boat owner. I've been around ski boats (not too familiar with performance boating) for some years, but have never pulled the trigger on purchasing. Now that my wife is on board, I have begun my search. I posted in the General boating section as well, but wasn't sure where was the best place to post...sorry for the duplicate!

I'd love to get some insight from you seasoned boat owners!

So here it is:
I'm considering the purchase of a 1996 Ultimate Warlock 28' Euro. I don't know much about Warlocks and haven't managed to find too much about them either.

The boat is powered by a Mercruiser 454 with a Bravo III outdrive. Currently, it has a 26P prop, but will also include a 28P. Supposodly, it has a top speed of 56mpg. The motor has 482 hours on it and I am worried that it will need a rebuild soon. I plan to make a 3+ hour drive to perform a sea trial and hopefully purchase this weekend. Is there anything I should be looking out for? Is this too much boat for a first time boat owner?

Thanks in advance for everyone's input. Great to be a part of offshoreonly.

You are looking at the one here in north Texas. Did you end up buying it? It was a fairly good buy at the last price I saw on it, but a little slow at 56mph - $17k.

I did buy it...was it this one?



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Yes, that is the one that was (and still is) on craigslist for $17k. Nice boat for the money in my book. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/4407154123.html
I have a 1990 23' and a 1989 28' Warlock Offshore up here at Texoma. Bill

It needed some cleaning, but it looks and runs great now. I hope it proves to be a great buy down the road!

At $17k I think your already ahead of the game! That's a great looking boat and a nice trailer, the cabin space is impressive - if no survey was done I would at least have the motor gone through for peace of mind. The more I read on here the more cautious I am buying anything on the word of a seller!

Enjoy the boat and be safe on the water!

One of the features you will probably like is the Bravo III drive with the counter rotating props - no prop torque. I notice it doesn't come with trim tabs, but you might not really need them. If you ever want to get together up here at Texoma, just give me a shout. Bill