boat trade questions

[spacerust]

i currently have a '17 bass tracker w/ 50 hp motor. pretty good condition for its age. i have everything checked and am fond of it. boat and motor are '86. i fish in lower laguna madre and most of the bay is on average around 2-3 ft. i saw a flats boat on craigslist and have been exchanging emails with the owner who is looking for a boat like mine. his is an '87 '18 ft. flats boat w/ 150 hp Mercury. My motor is a Mercury as well. He hasn't run his boat in 8 months but from one fishman to another-nothing is wrong-maybe just needed a tune-up. i did a research and he has a website that he does guide fishing. which makes me feel more comfortable because i know how i feel about my belongings. it seems like an even trade would benefit both of us but i guess i am looking for an outside view. he offered to hold onto my papers for a limited time for me to have everything checked. does this sound too good to be true?

 

[rndn]

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If he does guide fishing wouldn't he have a bunch of hours on the boat and motor?

 

[spacerust]

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that i thought of at first. but on his site it has a lot of pics of fishing in a lake or something. the pics of the boat are not the one that we are considering swapping. he told me everything was completely rebuild motor and boat in 99 professionally.

 

[ziggy]

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he told me everything was completely rebuild motor and boat in 99 professionally.

that was 9 years ago??????
personaly, i'd not believe anything a seller told me about a boat..... yer gonna have to go look. a little rot goes to far imho.........

 

[oops!]

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in any trade situation.......

after careful inspection of the product...a dollar value is placed on the products......

that gives you a common point or reference to judge from....

and 9 years is a lot of time on a commercial situation....car rental companys dump their old stock on two years.....

after you do a marine inspection on the hull...checking for rot (among other things....) a compression check on the motor would be paramount.....

if you cant do it..pay someone....better out 200 than 2000.

 

[tmh]

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Those older boats are both worth not too much more than whatever the engines are worth, IMO. So you'll have to evaluate his motor vs. yours - understanding the 150 is worth a lot more if equal condition.

Heck, if his boat and engine is OK, why not make the swap if it fits you better? Just make sure it runs well!

 

[spacerust]

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i'm going to see if we can meet halfway to look at it. is there any way i can put pics so you guys can see and have me question?