Advice on 21 ft cc first real boat

[Dboii]

Hey what's up guys I'm thinking about purchasing this boat the guy said to make him an offer on the hull and trailer I told him I didn't want the 2 stroke thinking of repowering with a 4 stroke. How much should I offer him if everything is good on hull? Thinking of hiring a surveyor to checkout the hull for me. What do you guys think the hull and trailer is worth? It's a 95 robalo 2120 by the way thanks in advance I'll try to post some pictures. I forgot to mention that he wanted 9k with the 2 stroke engine and trailer here's the Craigslist ad
https://ventura.craigslist.org/boa/d...538964924.html

 

[Dboii]

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[Teamster]

If that Mariner has been taken care of it should be bullet proof,..

 

[dingbat]

The motor is worth nothing......the trailer is worth $1,000 at best.

So now your looking at a 23 year old boat without a motor.

Can’t tell the condition of the hull from the pictures. Any soft spots or rot would reduce the value even more.

Repowering this boat with a decent 4 stroke would put you upside down in the deal if he gave you the boat....

The boat is a no go for me given the open transom design. Good way to swamp a boat.

 

[211libwtfo]

It’s worth what somebody will pay!!! That said it looks like a decent boat it’s all in how it was taken care. Sometimes all we can afford is 23 year old boats. If that’s what your looking for then give him a low ball offer and make him tell ya another price.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Doesn't look bad from the pics. I have a 95" 115HP Mariner 2 stroke and it's as solid as it was new. As far as the lower transom design it's similar to my StarCraft and a buddy's 21' centre council StarCraft, that's what large water wells are for. Ask him what he wants out of it after you have searched the Internet for a similar boat and go to the NADA site to get a ballpark idea of value. If he won't throw a number at you offer 2 grand and start from there. It\s worth 2K all day long, I'd buy it myself for 2K. The Mariner if good is worth 5 grand here all day long.

 

[Flukinicehole]

The guy is asking way too much. According to the NADA he is about 2K over book.

 

[Dboii]

Thanks for the advice guys I'm gonna check it out tomorrow and hopefully have more pictures and maybe even take a surveyor if I can find one in the San Luis obispo area. I told him I'd pass on the 2 stroke he's willing to sell me just the hull and trailer. One of my buddies said he thinks the hull alone is worth about 3 to 4k max does that sound reasonable if there's no rot? Any advice on how to look for rot or soft spots? Anything else I should look for in case I can't get surveyor? Sorry for all the questions just don't want to get into a mess