I bet that if the condition is as described and you could talk him down to $10k then you could double your money up this way come spring.

People will buy a Mckee or Carolina Skiff at top dollar with fake Whaler decals slapped on them.

That's a whaler guardian series, primarily sold to Military and government agencies. Part of the gunwhale lifts out for divers. Hell of a boat, however the one you're looking at will beat you like a rented mule. It sure ain't a Bertram.

WOW, my 28 welly with twin 5.7's runs 35 mph at 3500 rpm and tops out at 48 mph and is a wallet burning gas thirsty SOB... I can't imagine feeding a smaller (and likely) lighter boat that is that much slower!

ahem....
http://charleston.craigslist.org/bod/3405043442.html

Why is the keel of that boat blocked about 4 feet up in the air???

EDIT:
my bet.......hey block them high at that yard, makes it easy to paint the bottoms.
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they block them high at that yard, makes it easy to paint the bottoms. They have a travel lift to load from

Insert drool smily here. The 33 is regarded by many as one of BERTRAMS finest fishing vessels, many hold it in higher regards than the legendary 31 or it's larger brother the 35. To bad it doesn't have a pair of 6.0L CRUSADERS or MaRINE POWERS in it, or better yet a pair of YANMARs.

i know where a pair of 4.2L VM/mercruiser 250 hp diesels are sitting

Love it Dave, but too big for me, now anyhow.

I like that 28 of your friends but I do not want the single seat arrangement on the helm. Don't like that at all.

The BW is out of the picture after the comments heard here and elsewhere.