Boat Options...

[BlueGhost93]

Ok id like to apologize for all the threads this week ive started. So to fix the issue here is a thread dedicated to a list of boat options on craiglist that are in the budget. Let me know what you guys think.

Glasspar Citation 63
Kinda cool but could have a lot of engine issues (I can work on a lot of outboard stuff myself luckily)



Is this a normal price for a motor like this?
50 HP johnson

1996 tracker 17ft

Again, is this the going price for one of these?
Johnson 40 Tiller Tiller moder Elec. strt

 

[pckeen]

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As for the Glastron - I don't know your market, but why is is this boat with solid floors solid stringers, good engine, good vinyl....being advertised as a restoration project.

Johnson -
That is a repainted 70s or 80s model. You can see the brand new overspray on the motor stand. I personally wouldn't pay that much for a 30-40 year old motor, and I would be concerned about how well it was done. Take a real close look at it.

 

[BlueGhost93]

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Yea I cant figure that one out. Motor probably needs to be gone through and carb rebuilt, the rest of the boat probably just needs to be cleaned but it looks like far from a project. Id say its almost sea worthy by the pics.

And yea I mean I got a 1972 Evinrude 18hp for $80..... Little carburetor cleaner, new impeller, new fuel line and I hooked it up to the gas tank of 40:1 fuel and it fired right up. Replaced the prop and lower end seals and it hauls butt with my 14' sea nymph across the bay here in San Diego. Really fast and fun! I plan on retiring that boat to lake use and getting a center console or a bigger boat for the ocean. Tried going to the kelp beds in it and almost gotten eaten by the swells and all -.- was not a fun ride that day and the weather was really nice out.

Anyway, ill ask the guy whats the deal with the "project boat"

 

[southkogs]

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In the ad on that Glasspar, the Starflight is an electric shift that hasn't been run in a long time. There's a good chance it'll be a little finicky getting it going. You'd be paying $1,900 for a non-running boat : so as a "project" he's kinda' proud of it.

If the motor ran well, it might be worth $1,900 but otherwise it's a pretty hull - few hundred bucks is about all it's worth.

That 50 Johnson/Evinrude - if it's early 70's (electric shift again) I would probably steer clear. But if it's into the 80's and runs well, those are pretty solid outboards. Not fancy, but really reliable. $1,200 might be a little steep but if he did a good job on it maybe only by a couple hundred bucks.

 

[BlueGhost93]

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21 gregor ocean offshore aluminum boat

Now this is a cool boat! ^ 6 months ago there was a similar one without all the electronics for 2k.... At the time I didn't have the money. Wish I could have snagged it. I can weld and fabricate and I could have really decked that boat out!

 

[Home Cookin']

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you need a reliable "daily driver" for your kelp bed fishing--if you were car shopping, it would be a 10 year old f-150. The glasspar is a 1963 Falcon--a cool project if you like that sort of thing but for occasional use. "last time she was run would have been 97'" means it won't be running again any time soon. I can see that motor is not something you can work on; the bolts are frozen.

Stick to shopping for your fishing boat unless you want to give up fishing and go into fixing.

 

[Home Cookin']

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Sorry to repeat myself but to get to your most recent:

that mako hull is exactly what you want. i wouldn't be scared of a '79--this isn't one of those lake boats that rot just sitting there.

Look--you are all over the map. Here's how to boat shop--first you determine the size and style for your purposes and waters. You do this by looking at an array of boats at a dealer, walking around the marina (and talking to people who have them) and looking at NEW boats on line.

Only after you have picked your boat do you look at the used ones--and only the used ones that fit your target. Find a boat that fits you. What you are doing, is finding a boat and struggling to make it fit. That's backwards and why you can't make a decision.

IMO you want a deep V center console OB with self-bailing decks, 19-21', or a Carolina Skiff J series (or clone) 17-21, or a Whaler (or clone) 17-21. Not a bay boat hull. But ask your fellow kelp bed fishermen to be sure, not me on the Right Coast and especially not the lake boaters.