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[RWilson2526]

welcome to the site....only advice is be patient but at the same time dont go crazy and be afraid to pull the trigger on one. They are all for the most part the same boat....dont know what part of the country you are in but when I was looking for mine I had about 3-5 per month to choose from... looked around for a couple of months. You should be looking from between 2k and 6k depending upon condition and extras. 2K or less will definitely need some work, 6K and you should not expect to do much work at all in my opinion. 3K to 4K you should get a good functional boat with working older motor that needs some cleaning and cosmetic work. (if you are lucky that has all been done already)

What you want to make sure is you dont pay 4k to 5k for a boat that needs major transom and floor work that should be 2k or less. do some research on here and you will find out the tell tale signs of those problems. (but dont worry about the fuel tank hatch being a little soft because unless they have been redone it will be.)

Again this is kind of indicative to where I am in the North East where there were a fair amount of these boats. some other parts of the country things may be different. Also older boats with newer power changes the formula considerably.

Like I said they are all the same boat its just a matter of how well the previous owners took care of them. Like if that guy up there that posted first ^^^^ was selling his boat you'd better break out the wallet.