[Snookerd]

Mike- Go for it! It's only money [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . Owning the legend is priceless. When a potential buyer looks at your boat they will have a surveyor and verify its condition, and pay you what it's worth. The transom plate does indicate a deferred rebuild. $12,000 for 2 140 strokers is a steal, Briguy had a quote of 17.5K from his Sarasota source. But, as you know, the 4 boat theory will prevail. Keep it and build a collection.