Need Advise, Opinions and Info

willy · #1 12-10-2012, 07:56 PM

Very seriously looking at this boat (link below) which was just surveyed in May of this year by Campbell Marine Surveyors for the fellow who owns it now.
Came out above average to excellent across the board. Very good shape indeed. The fellow selling it is a Sheriff down in Fla. and a nice fellow. Financial difficulties are requiring him and his partner in the boat to sell it.

Need opinions from my V Bros on it other than what my research has told me.

But what I mostly need is to have someone in Jacksonville Fla. area that knows someone who can check out the engines for me. That is the only thing I want to check further, surveyor ran boat and engines and they did great but that does not tell me what the compression is etc.

So any of you fellows who can lead me to the right guy down there it would be much appreciated.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sa...ell-trade.html

charlie_the_tuna · #2 12-10-2012, 09:06 PM

yo willy, that sh!t is one bad a$$. must be nice to be rich.

willy · #3 12-10-2012, 09:20 PM

Not rich by a long shot my friend. But Boat U.S stood up for my total loss on the Senor Bert and I have negotiated the price for this Pursuit down to what I got paid on the Bertram.
I got to lay out a few bucks and would have to make a road trip, be forced to pick up a couple of seedy characters like Reverend Ozzie and maybe a couple others and do some fishing out of the Fla. area but rich, no, I wish.

randlemanboater · #4 12-10-2012, 09:43 PM

Dream boat is all I can say!

THEFERMANATOR · #5 12-10-2012, 10:20 PM

Personally I would look for another 28 BERTRAM over that one. It's a good al laround boat, but it will not do what the BERTRAM could by a LONG shot. The 2470 is the older 2350 with the built in euro transom. The hours on the engines seems a little low to me, and that would actually worry me if it is origanal hours(28.4 hours a year isn't very much useage to me). If everything checks out it is worth what he's asking, just not my cup of tea. Personally I think you will be seriously disapointed in the ride of it after having ridden in the 28 BERTRAM.

willy · #6 12-10-2012, 11:39 PM

Appreciate the input Ferm. But decided to go with a CC. Turns out no one to hang at the boat for over nighters like I thought I would have. So I decided to go with an offshore capable CC, preferably with twins.
Everything I can find on this hull and engines say top flight and incredible construction and performance.
And I will be able to get off shore for tuna etc. up here but mostly have a really good ride for the 90 % of the fishing I do through a rough chop we deal with in my inshore fishing.
Everything I have found concerning the engines says excellent.
Everything I can find on the ride and construction of this hull says excellent.
So the combo says good to go for me.
No it is not a Bertram 28, but from what I can find it is a really great CC for the 98% I do do.

willy · #7 12-10-2012, 11:46 PM

And as far as hours go I agree.
But the original owner was an older Gent who used the boat as a cruiser in the Indian River (fresh water) and the second owner was another older fellow friend who used it in the same area, for the same thing. The boat has been on an rack storage thing its whole life.
I am kinda happy for that.
The survey shows that it is in excellent shape.
2007 trailer that is like new.
I dunno, seems pretty good to me for what I want.

THEFERMANATOR · #8 12-10-2012, 11:49 PM

It is a good all around hull. It doesn't have alot of dead rise to it, so it won't be a speed demon in the rough, but it will drift pretty good. The engines are good, just make sure to take them to somebody who knows and understands teh OX66 engines. They are good engines, but the VST's need regular service, and the O2 sensors in it also need regular maintence to avoid engine trouble. With the low hours, I would be more concerned about injector issues as low useage normally tends to lead to stuck injectors or carboned rings which takes out alot of low hour engines. Make sure to THOROUGHLY decarbon it with those low hours as I would be willing to bet it has some hard carbon buildup in the ring lands just waiting to stick a ring. PURSUIT does make a good hull, and this one is EASILY trailerable to so you can get it out and away from the storm next time. In all honesty though, it will be pretty close to your HYDRA-SPORTS you got rid of as this is only a 23 foot hull that actually rides in the water, and an 8 1/2 foot beam VS the HYDRASPORTS 8' 2" beam that you had.

Have you considered a DUSKY 233 or 256? For your fishing area, I think it would suit you better with the large carolina bow flare, moderate deadrise, sharp bow entry, and just a hard core fishing design. nothing agaisnt the PURSUIT as I know it is a quality built vessel, but I fall into the category that feels they are overpriced.

willy · #9 12-10-2012, 11:50 PM

What I need is a good mechanic who can check out those engines for me in the Jacksonville Fla. area Check out the lower unit and compression etc.

THEFERMANATOR · #10 12-11-2012, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by willy

What I need is a good mechanic who can check out those engines for me in the Jacksonville Fla. area Check out the lower unit and compression etc.

I think awthacker is in that area? Have you tried asking on THT? It's a 3 hour drive for me, orelse I owuld go and do it for you(unless you want to ask him to come down to Tampa with it).