fishdog4449
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Hey guys! THANKS in advance for reading this long post..
I posted in the Mercruiser forum about a Wellcraft V-20 I'm looking at as a possible trade for my Glassmaster. I had a buyer lined up for the Glassmaster but he bailed at the last minute. It's fully restored and I love it, but I want something with more space for fishing and able to handle rougher water. This is the story with the wellcraft according to the owner. He bought it from his cousin after it overheated while they were out together. He pulled the 250ci out of it and bought a new crate 292 and new lower outdrive (alpha 1, old one was cracked). Lost his job and had no time or money to continue with it. The rest of the boat is in good condition no soft spots, needs cleaning though. The motor needs starter, alternator, manifolds, carb, and plugs put back in and the outdrive needs put on and bellows replaced. He has all the parts including new bellows. The trailer "may" need new tires, I'm going to call that NEEDS NEW TIRES for finance sake here.
My Glassmaster is an 18' closed bow with a Merc 115 i-6 and is in GREAT condition and water ready. I've come up with some pros and cons to this trade and depending on actually seeing the boat I think im gonna go for it, do you guys have any comments?
I may only be 19..but I know how purchases can go when you get excited about buying something so I wanted some second opinions.
I have experience with large i/os and inboards (thanks to Powersquad at the Academy) but none with outdrives, however I can follow my way through a manual...i hope!
Pictures of the wellcraft are on this thread...
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=2540643&posted=1#post2540643
THANKS AGAIN!
I posted in the Mercruiser forum about a Wellcraft V-20 I'm looking at as a possible trade for my Glassmaster. I had a buyer lined up for the Glassmaster but he bailed at the last minute. It's fully restored and I love it, but I want something with more space for fishing and able to handle rougher water. This is the story with the wellcraft according to the owner. He bought it from his cousin after it overheated while they were out together. He pulled the 250ci out of it and bought a new crate 292 and new lower outdrive (alpha 1, old one was cracked). Lost his job and had no time or money to continue with it. The rest of the boat is in good condition no soft spots, needs cleaning though. The motor needs starter, alternator, manifolds, carb, and plugs put back in and the outdrive needs put on and bellows replaced. He has all the parts including new bellows. The trailer "may" need new tires, I'm going to call that NEEDS NEW TIRES for finance sake here.
My Glassmaster is an 18' closed bow with a Merc 115 i-6 and is in GREAT condition and water ready. I've come up with some pros and cons to this trade and depending on actually seeing the boat I think im gonna go for it, do you guys have any comments?
I may only be 19..but I know how purchases can go when you get excited about buying something so I wanted some second opinions.
I have experience with large i/os and inboards (thanks to Powersquad at the Academy) but none with outdrives, however I can follow my way through a manual...i hope!
Pictures of the wellcraft are on this thread...
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=2540643&posted=1#post2540643
THANKS AGAIN!
and I'm sure you will love it...but lets establish some figures...how much do you think you could get to sell your Glassmaster outright and how much do you think you will need to put out of pocket to get the V-20 running and looking good....if the total of those 2 figures is in the $3500-$4500 range I think you would be better off selling the glassmaster and buying another V-20 ready for the water.