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Offshoredrillin
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no motors and drives? it is already overpriced for just that hull.
JupiterSunsation
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It is at 25K now......for a guy that had power/drives in his garage it may be ok but for a guy that has to still buy everything then the deal evaporates....
JupiterSunsation
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is the market really THAT bad?
25-30k for motors/drives and your on the water cheap.
55k / 37 ft. = ~ $1500 per foot
Boat is 13 years old...... I would rather spend 50K for one that is still 100% turn key and still have 5K to spend for repairs than spend 55k (estimate) to get that one finished.
Trim'd Up
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I haven't seen any late 90's 42' lightnings for $50,000. Looks like a pretty good deal to me.
Hell, this beater is on the market for 30k, not that it will sell for that.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifieds/1998_42_039_fountain_step_hull_project_boat-o31178-en.html
Hell, this beater is on the market for 30k, not that it will sell for that.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifieds/1998_42_039_fountain_step_hull_project_boat-o31178-en.html
phragle
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JupiterSunsation
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that shell isn't worth 3,000.....
WMF
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That is as bad as this Top Gun with no power, drives, or cabin for 70K!!
http://www.yachtauctions.com/listing.php?vessel=4191
http://www.yachtauctions.com/listing.php?vessel=4191
redhotsommer
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Actually...it had fresh HP500s...wonder why Shogren would pull the motors and drives and just sell the hull? Looks pretty nice in the pics...flatscreen below deck...staggered setup... I've been checking it out for a couple weeks now...it's on target for what I've been looking for, just not the right color/graphics for me.
http://www.teamshogren.com/pre-owned-boats/pre-owned-fountains/224-42-lightning.html
http://www.teamshogren.com/pre-owned-boats/pre-owned-fountains/224-42-lightning.html
Trim'd Up
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I agree! That thing is thrashed.
Hammer01
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Pull the interior Mikey and have a paint gun put to it in all red and now you are talking, right? Boat looks pretty clean though. You could strip the graphics or just put a wrap on for a few thousand. Hammer
JupiterSunsation
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The powerless boats are dreams.......dreams they will ever get wet again. GLH is one of the few that bought a project and had it in the water the same year/season.
Like Jay13 with the 41 Apache, the guy in California that just lost his job with the old Scarab that is in pieces or that guy in the midwest rebuilding the burnt Top Gun these "projects" are slow drains on their time and wallet with no "wavecrushing" anywhere on the horizon. Many people can look at the purchase price as a "steal" but if you were to show them the "after" price they wouldn't even think twice about passing on the project.
If you have the cash in hand, a place to store/work on it and the power to put in it before you buy the "project" then you are 3/4 done before you buy it. Each piece you leave out is putting you further from the water.....
Like Jay13 with the 41 Apache, the guy in California that just lost his job with the old Scarab that is in pieces or that guy in the midwest rebuilding the burnt Top Gun these "projects" are slow drains on their time and wallet with no "wavecrushing" anywhere on the horizon. Many people can look at the purchase price as a "steal" but if you were to show them the "after" price they wouldn't even think twice about passing on the project.
If you have the cash in hand, a place to store/work on it and the power to put in it before you buy the "project" then you are 3/4 done before you buy it. Each piece you leave out is putting you further from the water.....
redhotsommer
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Gee, you certainly are Mr. Sunshine this morning.
MarylandMark
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:rofl:
I'd think it would be easier to sell turn key but then again since it is over 10 years old could be a situation where it has to be a cash buyer regardless.
cosmic12
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ding ding ding.........
We have a winner, thats the truth like it or not, and I might add, have all the tools and the know how to do the job ALL of it.............
JupiterSunsation
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I have been accused of being a "d!ckhead" on more than one occasion but I consider my outlook a realist perspective. I had a girlfriend once nickname my lack of optimism as "DHS"....."d!ckhead Scott" when I outline how I see something unfolding vs someone else's fantasy....
After high school I bought an Alfa Romeo Milano (goofy car for sure) for $213.50 and had it delivered home via flatbead. Had it running and drove it around the block within an hour. Car was complete and everything worked but the a/c and master cylinder. Spent 5K on "restoring" that car, drove it about 1000 miles and sold it to a guy for $2500. He continued "restoring" the car with hi-performance parts and subsequently blew it up.
DHS outlook on that car now would be buy it for $213 bucks, fix the brakes and drive it until it strands you (never putting more than $20 in gas in it at a time). When stranded, take license plate and walk away laughing......
LotoSteve
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They are dreams for a lot of guys that dont really have the time to work on them or think they know more than they actually do.
If I was shopping I would buy it, have it shipped directly to a local marina I trust and have them drop it new drives and new 496 HO's. No, I wouldnt win any races but not everyone cares about that. In the end you have a "realible" stepped hull 37-42 ft. boat with a decent trailer for around 55k.
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