What do you think about this boat?

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It's money well spent, that way you know what you are getting into BEFORE you sign on the line.
 
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Oh definitely, I would want one for sure so I knew what was good, what wasn't, and what to expect down the road. Better than just having issues jump up all of a sudden and say "SURPRISE!" lol

I will say, Im surprised more people aren't telling me to jump on such a clean boat for the price. Do deals like this come about often in the Seattle area?
 
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Reinells of that vintage were built in Marysville Washington. I went through the factory once as we had just bought a brand new 1975 24' Reinell. Quality was ok and was as good as the Bayliners of that vintage. Still way better than a late 80's Bayliner.

The Reinells built today are basically a completely different boat as only the name is the same. The company that made that boat, went out of business in 1980 and the name only was resurrected years later.

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I think its a lot of boat for the size, but I think the $7900 is a little high, but probably due to the trailer and ding w outboard being thrown into the deal
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It says $5900 in the ad.

Be aware that with a 350 engine, that boat is not going to win many races. It's good that it has a duo prop though.
 
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Wow thats crazy you were able to walk through the factory, I bet that was awesome to see!

The price was dropped from $7900-$5900

Called and they haven't had it surveyed in quite awhile, so Id definitely be looking into that before purchasing.

Im not worried at all about "speed" as long as it plains out well Im cool with that. As you said, the Duo Prop setup is a big plus.

Im gone all weekend in the RV, so if its still there Monday maybe I'll get serious about checking it out as its about exactly what Im looking for and within my price range.
 
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Don't be in too much of a hurry. That boat is going to be sitting awhile. You should be able to get it a lot lower than the asking price.

It's a very good thing that the engine appears to have closed cooling. You should double check to see if its a full cooling system which means it cools the manifolds.

I would take into account that you are going to be putting an engine it it before too long.
 
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Hmm, maybe it's only me but I wouldn't walk away over 1400 hrs on a fresh water cooled engine. Maintenance is more important than age w/ fresh water cooling. And it is a 350, so a drop in crate engine replacement is cheap
 
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That Tollycraft is also possibly a wood hull... If not wood top sides over a glass hull. If/when things start to go bad, you really need to be a wood boat guy to fix it correctly.
 
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That Tollycraft is a nice looking boat too, but I will have to say that it is in a whole different league. The Tollycraft is a LOT more boat and will require a lot more maintenance (and everything else). It does look like at least the superstructure is wood (can't tell about the hull from here). I'm not saying that is a bad thing, but it does require a different type of work and skillset than plastic. (Personally I prefer, and have wood).
 
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A quick google makes me think that is a wood (sheet plywood) hull.
 
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Not sure how reliable Wiki is but here ya go
Tollycraft was founded in 1936 as a wooden boat builder by Robert Merland Tollefson (better known as Tolly). In 1962 the company switched to building their boats from fiberglass. Tollefson sold the company in 1987, and it was bankrupt by 1993. Although it attempted to resume operations, the company was dead by 1997.
Tollycraft was known to make high quality boats ideally suited to the waters of its home in the Pacific Northwest.
 
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Controversial info........... 1967 - Tollycraft Yachts began manufacturing fiberglass hulls starting with the conversion of the 24', 28', 30', and 34' wooden hull designs into fiberglass.
1970 - The last wooden hull boat was built. The very successful 34' Sedan was the first "keel up" fiberglass design, which sold 194 units in 11 years, and set the Tollycraft design trend for the 1970's.
 
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Tollycraft is roomy inside, but that flybridge is tiny. Another old, inexpensive (relatively) boat that WILL need constant work, attention and deep pockets to maintain.
 
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Im just keeping an eye on that Reinell. Its still a bit out of my price range. If they drop the price again, I don't think I'll be able to help myself.......
 
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