I Found One!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by HookedOnMarsh

No, I haven't sea trialed this boat, only have the owner's word. It's not like he's somebody we don't know or anything. He kept it garage kept, has receipts for any service work done to the motor. This guy is a very good customer of ours and we have trusted him for years. There just is no way to schedule time for us to both be off from our jobs and go out in it. I wouldn't buy a boat from anyone else without taking it out. He is asking $5500 for everything. Does that sound high? It does need a bath and wax and the wood trim needs to be lightly sanded, stained, and sealed. I was planning to do that myself with oil based stain and polyurethane. One other concern I had is the bilge plug. It is only a compression type stopper that you put in from the outside. I've only had screw in wrench tight bilge plugs. I will of course buy a new one and keep the original as a spare, but has anyone heard of these slipping out in rough water?

I completely understand the relationship now...a trusted individual for years...but there may be items he doesn't know about, particularly if he hasn't run the boat in a long time...

I've been running a rubber plug in the bilge since 1999 in mine and never had a problem...just make sure the rubber is soft enough to seal...

Listen to bigshrimpin on the motor...he KNOWS his stuff on Mercs...