23' Project in VA

[gw204]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

[Captn C]

LOL.....Some guys on a local web site sent the same link today to see if I was interested.....I dropped in to post it....to late.

Price looks good so far.

[Abe's Rocket]

I saw that auction this morning. My question is does the seller think that the boat is worth more than the original 19k, now that he has done all the "hard" work. Is it really a project boat if you don't have to do any fiberglass work????

[gw204]

What's the deal with the transom on that thing????



It looks like someone cut it down to accept a 20" motor, then put a jackplate on to take it back to 25"!?!?!?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

It looks like someone cut it down to accept a 20" motor, then put a jackplate on to take it back to 25"!?!?!?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Brian,
The previous owner of my father's Sceptre did that. The boat originally had twins with 20" shafts, then the owner repowered with a single. They chopped the transom down 5" to accomodate the new single. Last season my dad repowered with a 25" Yamaha and installed a manaul jackplate. It actually works quite well and has improved the planing ability of the boat at lower speeds.

[RS]

It looks like someone cut it down to accept a 20" motor, then put a jackplate on to take it back to 25"!?!?!?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

I think it may have come with a 20" transom.

[jetroc0088]

From the pictures it looks like there is plenty of work left to be done.
I would consider going to look at the boat if I could find the time.
But, then I might want to buy it too. I don't have the money or the time for that.