[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

So you bidding?

NOPE!!!
I went and looked at it today(286 miles one way) and boy was I disapointed. It isn't in horrible condition, but nothing like what the pictures show. Somebody went and painted it with a roller(you can see the roller lines when you get close), and there are numerous spots on the bottom where it has been hit and repaired(and some still needing repair). There not major, but should be attended to. There is also about a 1/4" hole anout 1 1/2" deep in the transom(where somebody had something mouted at one tim but isn't there anymore), that is on the port side next to the engine below the waterline(and yes it was wet inside of it). There are numerous spider and thin hairline cracks inside on the transom and the stringer atatchment area. And I realize I'm a big guy(about 260), but I barely put a 100 lbs of pressure on the foot of the outboard and it moved almost an inch. Also the bottom of the clamp brackets sunk into the transom about an 1/8" by me just pushing inward on the engine by hand. The deck in it is solid(about the only thing that was really nice about it), but the port side seeat is pretty well rotted out. There was also water standing in the cabin floor, and you could see quite a bit of water standing in the bottom of the hull below the cabin drain. The trailer has new tires and wheels on it, but that is about it. The hubs looked untouched, and the bunk mounting brackets were heavily rusted. And the trailer fits the boat poorly as well. I know I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but this thing is gonna need a transom in probably a 1 or 2. And the trailer should have new bunk brackets installed and bunk carpeting before a long trip. And the boat really didn't look that nice once you got up close to it because of all of the roller lines down the sides. Maybe I'm being to critical of it, but you won't see me bidding on it. My current V is in almost as good a condition, and looks a whole lot better with original gel-coat on the sides.