Ton of used fixer uppers

[Matt1121]

Gents-

I'm sure you all probably now this...but it seems like there are a ton of used Seacrafts currently for sale on traderonline, especially in Massachusetts. Instead of doing a search using seacraft as one word, do it using sea craft as two words. There are 3 projects boats at Cape Marine in Monument Beach and then there is a 1974 23 Tsunami for sale in Boston with new twin mercruisers for $13,500 which sounds like a hell of a deal to me. Is this someone's boat from the site?

[EBEACH]

I’ve looked at all the SeaCrafts Cape Marine has to offer. Personally, I think they’re overpriced. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

I know nothing about the 23’ other than it’s been on the market a long time. http://www.yachtworld.com/listing/yw...USD&units=Feet

[Matt1121]

if those engines on that 23 are new in 2001/2002, that boat seems like a reasonable deal to me. I wonder how she is holding up structurally speaking.....Maybe I'll go check her out seeing that I live about 5 miles away!

Someone should make the guy an offer, especially if has been on the market for a long time. at this point, he probably take a couple of grand off, just to close the deal.

[John R]

I might look at that Boston Scepter one of these days but that's an awfull lot of weight in the back.

Cape Marine is way overpriced. Look at that blak/DK Green they repainted with the twin 2000 Yami 200s - they want THIRTY SIX THOUSAND dollars for that puppt and it ain't even pretty. I think they had their Sea Pro franchise pulled and I've only seen them pushing used motors lately, nothing new. I don't know much specific about them but I would look REAL hard and find people that know first...

[Jon G]

I second that, very pricy. Two of them are major PROJECT boats. The Scepter is very decent however, [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] it just needs a new I/O and out drive steering and wiring. It is still pricy for almost $6500 for a hull and trailer. The CC with dog house is so rough that I walked past it the first time not noticing it, nice bracket though(rough I/O conversion), engine is junk [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] over $8000 ? [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] The Seafari has major transom damage, its TORN [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] all along the inside of the transom, if you can over look that the rest of the boat isn't bad. The Scepter would be a good candidate for a new Mercuiser 4cyl. diesel you could fish for days on a tank of fuel. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] lucky for me I only have enough money to keep one afloat at a time. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[ScottM]

Word is the '83 20 CC (hull only) they have for sale sank. Looks like a nice boat though, new decks, but for $6,500 I don't think so.

[Matt1121]

I knew you guys would have already have the scoop on all those boats.

Speaking of diesel 4cyl. Mercruisers....I should buy Mango, restore her back to new and put in a new 4cyl Mecruiser diesel. Mango would sip fuel with that engine in her.....

How much is a 4cyl Mercruiser Diesel? I think that gas version is around $3500 but not 100% sure.

[Finster]

A Lot. Does Mercruiser make a diesel?? You may be talking Volvo.

[John R]

Mercruiser came out with a compact diesel 4 last year, 120HP or something. You get major M_I_L_E_S per gallon on it too... (they say [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] )

BTW - I looked up Cape Marine and they still sell new motors... They just advertise everything that's used [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[ January 30, 2003, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: John R ]

[Jon G]

I found a price on the diesel in an ad from Kenyon boats in FL. RH 1.7L diesel with alpha drive $9500 [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] . That will be my retirement engine when I will fish all day every day. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]