What Kind of Boat is this ? year?

[jccburt]

I had a friend move back from Belieze, and he shipped his boat back which he had bought/made in Belieze... he has no place to store it, so since I am storing it i get full rights... but,this guy is clueless... even more so than me... (at least I'm smart enough to come here and ask)

He bought what he claims is a 1990 Mako 20' center consul... me and every single person i have showed the boat to has laughed at the 1990 claim... other estimates come in at 60's 70's... at best 80's...

Here are a few pics...

any ideas?



my prob with this boat is that the owner told me while he was in belieze he cracked the hull while landing on a wave... he didnt tell me where or why the crack happened, just said he had the boat "fixed"... assuming that he was just as clueless while he was driving, I figured he was driving the boat waaay to hard and what happened was probably likely to any other knowledgeable boater...


I seem to have been wrong... I took the boat out, didnt run it hard... and now the swim step/motor mount seems to be cracking as if it would eventually want to fall off... is this boat waaay over motored? is it the age? he bought the boat after it was sunk in its slip and he had it rebuilt... is the fiberglass possibly bad now?



THANKS A TON FOR ANY INFO ON THIS BOAT! ! ! ! !

 

[DrCox]

Re: What Kind of Boat is this ? year?

I cannot help you with the year/make but it appears you have one of the aftermarket outboard brackets. I am restoring an 88 bayliner and someone told me about them.

First, If it has been sunk and NOT rebuilt correctly the transom might be rotted. It sounds like it might indeed be separating back there. Get it fixed asap or risk losing your motor, maybe even your whole boat to the bottom of the lake! Even if it was rebuilt correctly, something that old might in fact have some rot...the nature of that swim platform is that it bolts on to the old transom, so i would start looking into the boat restoring forum and start looking for telltale signs of rot.

See http://www.dadmarine.com/picturelnk.htm

to see what I am talking about.

Best of luck, send in some pics,

-DrCox

 

[turborich]

Re: What Kind of Boat is this ? year?

I wish that I could help you answer those questions, but I don't have a clue of the age, The engine sure looks newer but the boat looks a bit older. The outboard engine looks pretty darn big, I bet it moves. Sure is interesting looking. Your engine is not going to fall off, is it?

I'm sure one of these seasoned boater can answer your question, just not me.:redface: