Wellcraft Caostal 238

willy · #1 03-20-2013, 07:11 PM

Listing is below, looks very clean and the fellow seems very decent. Bought the boat from his Uncle four years ago.
I looked at the layout on some online photos I saw and read reviews etc. on line but would like to hear if any of you fellows have any input.
Going to look at it tomorrow.

http://cnj.craigslist.org/boa/3642253559.html

lumberslinger178 · #2 03-20-2013, 08:45 PM

Nice boat willy looks a little like the trophy that parks next to me at the marina nice layout IMO

worth looking at.

THEFERMANATOR · #3 03-20-2013, 08:48 PM

All I can tell you is I was out of the Keys in a older WELLCRAFT 248, and the guy I was with had his brother following us in a 238. The 238 actually took the waves ALOT better than the 248 could, and at anchor he wasn't rocking and rolling like us either. Seemed to go pretty good with a single 200 as well. The cabin was decent size for a boat of that length, and a good trade off as far as cabin to cockpit ratio.

willy · #4 03-21-2013, 07:33 AM

Yea the reviews I got to read said pretty much the same thing Ferm, it was a big jump up for Wellcraft ride and handling wise. The hull is still in production today apparently and has been stretched and widened to create the larger Coastal's we see today.
You never know, will see today if the weather holds.
Some little feller from SC sent the link to me a couple of days ago. Did it in his spare time.

charlie_the_tuna · #5 03-21-2013, 04:45 PM

beautiful boat. small cockpit. good price. dive in.
maco has a tiny COCKpit and he's doing ok.

wellcraftv20step · #6 03-21-2013, 08:02 PM

Willy, I owned a 1991 236 coastal for 10 years it was a tank anh handled rough water real well, the cockpit was a little small i m o, only other thing was the self bailing deck would let water in with just 2 guys fishing at the transome. i used to have to put plugs in the holes .That aside defi the best built boat i ever owned.

willy · #7 03-21-2013, 09:43 PM

wv20 I believe you are comparing the old open transom version versus this line which was Wellcrafts top of the line. It has the Euro transom where some cockpit space was lost but the transom was considered the best in the industry. No water entry in this model at all.
I looked at it tonight. Very solid boat. The hull and components were outstanding.
I have some questions about the 225 Johnson which are to be answered and I will go from there.

THEFERMANATOR · #8 03-22-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by willy

wv20 I believe you are comparing the old open transom version versus this line which was Wellcrafts top of the line. It has the Euro transom where some cockpit space was lost but the transom was considered the best in the industry. No water entry in this model at all.
I looked at it tonight. Very solid boat. The hull and components were outstanding.
I have some questions about the 225 Johnson which are to be answered and I will go from there.

It's a big, smoky, noisy, thirsty pig of an engine, not much else to say other than also known for being reliable(carbon buildup in the ring lands is the biggest known killer of them). Compression should be around 105-110 if it's a 94+, roughly 90 if it's a 88-93, and around 90-100 for a 86-88. To bad you don't still have your ETEC to slap on it.

willy · #9 03-22-2013, 12:07 PM

Ferm does it make sense that the Johnson 225 on there, which is a 93 according to the serial # is also a 30" Shaft?

THEFERMANATOR · #10 03-22-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by willy

Ferm does it make sense that the Johnson 225 on there, which is a 93 according to the serial # is also a 30" Shaft?

WELLCRAFT lists the 238 as a 25" transom, so I would make sure it's got the right length on it. A 93 on a 94 sounds normal to me as WELLCRAFT buys engines in big lots and puts them on, so being 1 year older is normal. Also 93 was a sort of redheaded year for OMC as it might be the 92 or 94 style engine, no way to know which one it is until you open it up.