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My 28 with twin 502's needs to go NOW. $20k FIRM.
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Thanks for the compliment on the boat, Chris. I wish you luck in your sale! If things happen to fall apart in a few weeks....We may talk again.
Shawn
baddogz28
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As many of you know, I checked my oil a few weeks ago after our first time out of the year and it was milky on the port side.
Here's an update:
Talked to my father and a couple of friends about how I should run the boat yesterday on the fresh oil...
We determined that, since everyone I talk to that's interested in the boat is treating the port motor as worst case scenario and suggesting it 'may need a motor' or a complete rebuild, (which I understand) it made no difference whatsoever if I ran it on the clean oil yesterday to see if the milky oil came back. My rationale was that with potential buyers treating it as if the port motor doesn't even exist, what difference does it make if further damage is done?
This may seem nuts to some of you, but the price is what matters to me, and if I hurt it worse it's not like the price is going anywhere.
SO:
Ran it pretty hard in 3-4 foot rollers from diversey harbor to the playpen and back, saw about 68 or so in repeated jaunts to WOT (was paying attention to keeping her flying level than the speedo to be really honest.)
And, whattya know? Checked the oil afterwards and it still looked new. No milky oil whatsoever. I made my friend take a video of me checking the oil at the marina once the boat was on the trailer, and it clearly shows that the oil looks good. I'm not playing any games and I'm not going to jack the price back up, but she appears to be more or less turn key (although I'd still get it looked at if I were to buy it.) If it doesn't sell this week, and it looks like it will, I'll be on it on the fourth. For sure. I wonder if what happened was that I had some water enter the engine through the exhaust at some point that first day out?
And FWIW, the boat looked great getting pulled to the lake yesterday... It was almost as much fun driving through Lincoln Park in Chicago and getting all the thumbs up and chicks waving at us and whatever as it was floating around on it with 5 girls on it yesterday.
If anybody wants the video of me checking the oil, send me a PM.
Here's an update:
Talked to my father and a couple of friends about how I should run the boat yesterday on the fresh oil...
We determined that, since everyone I talk to that's interested in the boat is treating the port motor as worst case scenario and suggesting it 'may need a motor' or a complete rebuild, (which I understand) it made no difference whatsoever if I ran it on the clean oil yesterday to see if the milky oil came back. My rationale was that with potential buyers treating it as if the port motor doesn't even exist, what difference does it make if further damage is done?
This may seem nuts to some of you, but the price is what matters to me, and if I hurt it worse it's not like the price is going anywhere.
SO:
Ran it pretty hard in 3-4 foot rollers from diversey harbor to the playpen and back, saw about 68 or so in repeated jaunts to WOT (was paying attention to keeping her flying level than the speedo to be really honest.)
And, whattya know? Checked the oil afterwards and it still looked new. No milky oil whatsoever. I made my friend take a video of me checking the oil at the marina once the boat was on the trailer, and it clearly shows that the oil looks good. I'm not playing any games and I'm not going to jack the price back up, but she appears to be more or less turn key (although I'd still get it looked at if I were to buy it.) If it doesn't sell this week, and it looks like it will, I'll be on it on the fourth. For sure. I wonder if what happened was that I had some water enter the engine through the exhaust at some point that first day out?
And FWIW, the boat looked great getting pulled to the lake yesterday... It was almost as much fun driving through Lincoln Park in Chicago and getting all the thumbs up and chicks waving at us and whatever as it was floating around on it with 5 girls on it yesterday.
If anybody wants the video of me checking the oil, send me a PM.
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Dude! Sweet!
Charter Member
Just saw on the other site that Brad Zastrow bought it. I'm very curious to see how this ol' girl turns out considering how his MTI and 32' Skater looked. Could we see sixes and big PSI blown monsters on it? :reddevil:
baddogz28
Contributor
Haha no kidding.... That guy's pretty serious. Great guy to deal with too. No bull$hit.
I asked what his plans were for the boat, and he said he was going to keep the power as-is, that he just wanted a nice wave crusher for the chain.
I was skeptical. :USA:
Dude! Sweet!
Charter Member
I laugh everytime I scroll down and catch "I checked my oil yesterday..."
Anyhow, what's next? You going to look at that black boat?
Anyhow, what's next? You going to look at that black boat?
Dude! Sweet!
Charter Member
I'm under doctors orders... Not currently allowed to speak to anyone who owns an air-entrapment hull boat, for reasons related to my own personal safety and domociliary well being... :sifone:
Buoy
Founding Member
Yeah, probably not a good idea for you.
That would be like Kirstie Allie walking into Pizza Hut at lunch time buffet at 11:00 am when they brought out the first pies.
Vallerie B might walk that road as well.
Dude! Sweet!
Charter Member
Unbuttons her pants, sits down and growls "bring it on, MF'er" at the waitress... :26:
