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Help on boat find
- Tommy3
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1982 25ft Fiberform
1975 20 ft Thompson
1969 17ft Sportcraft
1968 19ft Seastar - Location: Long Island
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Re: Help on boat find
Heres my costs so far.
650 to repair engine. 300 to reinstall
600 for bearing carrier in outdrive, new lube, paint etc and rehang
stringers?
inside transom plate? is that a huge worry taking on water?
- bud37
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Re: Help on boat find
tomschauer wrote:Source of the post The bad news, if that engine sat with water in it, its going to need a lot more than a valve job. When you add in the other repairs that you know of, your talking about putting 8k into a boat that's worth 5k on the top end in great condition. Not good math. If it came with the trailer, sell the trailer for 2k scrap the boat and start your search over.
+++1.....bare min for heads alone would be resurface etc, etc....not real sure about that gasket being the cause, that would have to be verified.
That alone with my est. comes up around 10 to 12K, with your purchase price in....the estimates are never right are they ? What does it cost in your area to send a boat for scrap would be another consideration, as you have some saleable parts there to recover some of your cost so far.
Look, anything can be repaired and restored, just depends on the total cost you are prepared to lay out, one of the many reasons boats cost more than cars to restore is they are difficult to move around once you get past a certain size.
Good luck with it whatever route you choose....
- Tommy3
- Scurvy Dog
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- Joined: November 13th, 2019, 6:22 am
- Vessel Info: 1982 25ft Fiberform
1975 20 ft Thompson
1969 17ft Sportcraft
1968 19ft Seastar - Location: Long Island
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Re: Help on boat find
- Cooler
- Admiral
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- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
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Re: Help on boat find
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- km1125
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Re: Help on boat find
Tommy3 wrote:Source of the post
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ALSO...
Mechanic noticed two cracks in interior transom assembly. 2800.00 for that. He feels transom is not bad as far as softness.
What are your thoughts please[image][/image]
What is the "interior transom assembly"... a casting? I'd want to know why it cracked. Is that 2800 for the part? If so, you could probably find a replacement at a boat junkyard for much less.
- Tommy3
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 16
- Joined: November 13th, 2019, 6:22 am
- Vessel Info: 1982 25ft Fiberform
1975 20 ft Thompson
1969 17ft Sportcraft
1968 19ft Seastar - Location: Long Island
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: Help on boat find
It mounts inside of transom then bolts go through transom to grab outer assembly
- Tommy3
- Scurvy Dog
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- Joined: November 13th, 2019, 6:22 am
- Vessel Info: 1982 25ft Fiberform
1975 20 ft Thompson
1969 17ft Sportcraft
1968 19ft Seastar - Location: Long Island
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: Help on boat find
- Cooler
- Admiral
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- Joined: May 22nd, 2018, 12:09 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
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Re: Help on boat find
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- Pete
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Re: Help on boat find
Absolutely get a survey with water meter/transom test and a compression test. My 2 cents...
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- Tommy3
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 16
- Joined: November 13th, 2019, 6:22 am
- Vessel Info: 1982 25ft Fiberform
1975 20 ft Thompson
1969 17ft Sportcraft
1968 19ft Seastar - Location: Long Island
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: Help on boat find
Are rotted stringers in engine compartment unsafe?
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