seacraft master angler 27'10

[captbob609]

new to site. I have located a seacraft 27 10 master angler to may be up for sale and I am considering it but would like some imput from people who know more about it than me. The boat has been sitting on blocks for about three years. It appears to be in good shape and needs some cosmetics from sitting so long, teak refinishing,bottom paint ect. It has a tuna tower with dual stations,the orignal 305 inboards have been replaced with brand new 350,s new transmissons and heat exchangers with 8 hrs. on them.My questions are; does anyone have any experience with this model,what kind of performance can I expect,speed,handling,fuel consumption ect. and a price range that I should base an offer on.I currently own a 24 ft sea ray flushdeck with twin 150 mercs and it is a gas hog. From what I can tell only 16 of these 2710's was ever made so it makes it hard to find a comparison. the owner is up in years and thats why it has'nt been used in a couple of years, thats also a question because of new low hour engines sitting that long

[peterb]

Welcome,

I cannot speak to the 27 Master Angler.

However, I was recently in a similar situation in that I bought a 23' 1972 SF SeaCraft that was on the blocks for a couple of years. The boat came with twin 200 Yamaha EFI's that had 189 hours.

Here was the deal that I cut with the seller.

I will pay him x for the boat. The price/deal was based on the following:
1) That he had to get the engines and associated systems tuned up.
2) That it had to pass both a marine survey and a sea trial.

He agreed to this.

It took him about 5 to 6 weeks to get the boat ready and for the sea trail/survey to occur.

All went well and I bought the boat.

I am still using the 3 year old gas. I was told by the surveyor to go low as possible in the tanks before mixing it with new gas.

Also, there have been a couple of minor surprises. For example, I have a leak in the steering helm pump. My guess is that there is either some air in the system and/or some of the seals need to be replaced.

Good luck.

Peter

[Old'sCool]

Peter....not to derail this but, I wish I had put the higher output helm pump on mine.....food for thought!!

[peterb]

Actually, I wish It had a bigger helm pump myself. It has the SeaStar 5770 helm pump which I think is a little light for twin 200's. My old SeaCraft has a bigger/more powrful unit.

On well.