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Old 07-22-2011, 08:45 AM   #1
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You guys have any advice on how to save soem money!
Burn the boat now and don't get married.

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Old 07-22-2011, 10:04 AM   #2
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Burn the boat now and don't get married.

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beat me to it!



I'm stray from the bracket idea. I'd never put a bracket on anything under 23'
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Old 07-22-2011, 10:53 AM   #3
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I'm stray from the bracket idea. I'd never put a bracket on anything under 23'
Not worth it.

Drill holes in the transom, bet its squishy being a tracker seacraft.
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Old 07-22-2011, 12:11 PM   #4
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Drill holes in the transom, bet its squishy being a tracker seacraft.

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Old 07-23-2011, 03:55 PM   #5
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Not worth it.

Drill holes in the transom, bet its squishy being a tracker seacraft.
Yup. I had an 1986 20' seacraft that turned to punk. Wasn't pretty.

If you plan to keep the boat and repower it you ought to consider replacing the deck, stringers, and transom (or at least check them carefully by drilling test holes as Likwid suggests).

Also, be careful repowering an old center console. You have to be sure you will be keeping the boat (or engine) for the life of the engine. As soon as you hang it on the boat the engine will lose more than 1/2 of its value, and keep dropping fast from there.

For the price of a new engine and a rebuild you likely could get a lightly used newer boat from Fla, ship it up, and end up better off. Consider getting this one running, sell it, and go from there.
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Hysterical and true
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Old 07-25-2011, 05:08 AM   #7
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Burn the boat now and don't get married.
Say that, and no more. If you follow likwid's advise you'll be a millionaire at retirement.

And here is the phrase I have come to live by in my marriage where boats and fishing are concerned, "I'd rather beg for forgiveness, than ask for permission"
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"I'd rather beg for forgiveness, than ask for permission"[/QUOTE]

I live by that rule and 2 key phrases.

"Yes dear" and "I'm sorry".
No boat, back in the suds.
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