? about a Bracket

Scott · #1 12-07-2002, 12:55 AM

That bracket almost looks like it was made for a different boat / transom angle ..

Buried somewhere are threads on brackets....cost of a good float bracket (aluminum) with platform and floatation chamber for a twin setup is around $1500 to 2000 and the fiberglass bracket $3-4,000

BJGreen · #2 12-08-2002, 01:24 AM

Thats a deal for sure... as long as the decks arent soft, and the boat checks out with the surveyor. You'd be looking at probably 17K+ up in the northeast, although i know you can get boats a little cheaper down there as they are used all year long and sit in the water twice as long. That seems a fair market price to me... anyone else take a guess at its value? BUC bluebook is always waaaay off so i dont know what to think of that thing. What could you pick up this boat for where you live?

CMBarnes · #3 12-12-2002, 10:36 AM

The guy wants 15,000 if he switches the motor to a 99 Yamaha 250. He also said a guy from Key West was thinking hard about the boat. This boat would go for more in South Carolina if it is in good condition. I am in the middle ground between Florida and New England prices.

CMBarnes

John R · #4 12-12-2002, 11:05 AM

I would be less concerned about the engine than the way it sits with 500#s hanging off that bracket and the way that transom looks closed off.

If I were you and considering that boat, I would worry about the bracket and consider adding a different floatation bracket (higher) and buying the boat without power and adding the new power of your choice, after a floataion bracket.

If he's adding 3K to the boat for that motor and you can get it for 7K without a motor and repower with a new Ficht, Merc SW, or Yami SSII motor, it would be money better spent than 10K with the old Mariner or certainly 15K with a 4 year old Yammi...

ScottM · #5 12-12-2002, 04:37 PM

John R, good point. But not only are the current engines 8 and 4 years old, respectively, they are Florida engines, so even more hours on them than what we would see up here.

Buy it w/o power and put on a new bracket.

Roland Rodriguez · #6 12-14-2002, 09:01 PM

Stainless Marine makes an outstanding bracket, cost is about 1500. for a single. There are some companies here in South florida that are making a good quality powder coated bracket for about 900. By the by....the folks at Stainless stated that a single cavity platform bracket will create about 400 lbs of lift when proper installed. 400 lbs of lift will help offset the weight of that outboard.

Briguy · #7 12-15-2002, 10:45 PM

When speaking about lift from a flotation bracket, how much poundage of lift do you get for each square foot of internal air? A single giving 400 lbs of lift seems optamistic. My guess is that it only occupies maybe 6 square feet inside. That would mean one sq ft of submurged bracket =65+ lbs of flotation. Does anyone know for sure????????? [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]