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Baja, Wellcraft, ect...
Hello,
I am in the market for a used powerboat. I am looking for something around a 1990 26-27" Baja, Wellcraft, or similar brand. I have heard some bad things about each. What do you think about this sport boat market. What boats should I stay away from and which boats should I look for. Also, how many hours are adequate for a boat. I don't want to buy a boat and blow a motor right away. |
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Baja, Wellcraft, ect...
Proper maintenance has more to do with long-term durability than simply the
hours on the engine(s). If I was buying that type of boat, I would have serious reservations about a 14 year old rig unless I was buying a good hull and planning to repower it. You don't mention the type of water where you will use the boat. I know, from reading here, that poor maintenance can lead to expensive repairs or replacement of the risers and manifolds - particularly in salt water conditions. As far as hours - some will say boats take a bigger beating if they are NOT used so that isn't necessarily a good indication of its future performance. Dan ray628 wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a used powerboat. I am looking for something around a 1990 26-27" Baja, Wellcraft, or similar brand. I have heard some bad things about each. What do you think about this sport boat market. What boats should I stay away from and which boats should I look for. Also, how many hours are adequate for a boat. I don't want to buy a boat and blow a motor right away. |
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Baja, Wellcraft, ect...
Well I am looking at good solid boat hulls, That is a lot easier to
spot than a bad motor/outdrive combo. I am in Illinois and all they boat I am looking at are freshwater boats. Is there a rule of thumb about boats needing a rebuild after 200, 500, 700 or 1000 hours? I know some people beat boats and some don't. Just looking for a little guidence in that department. Dan Krueger wrote in message ink.net... Proper maintenance has more to do with long-term durability than simply the hours on the engine(s). If I was buying that type of boat, I would have serious reservations about a 14 year old rig unless I was buying a good hull and planning to repower it. You don't mention the type of water where you will use the boat. I know, from reading here, that poor maintenance can lead to expensive repairs or replacement of the risers and manifolds - particularly in salt water conditions. As far as hours - some will say boats take a bigger beating if they are NOT used so that isn't necessarily a good indication of its future performance. Dan ray628 wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a used powerboat. I am looking for something around a 1990 26-27" Baja, Wellcraft, or similar brand. I have heard some bad things about each. What do you think about this sport boat market. What boats should I stay away from and which boats should I look for. Also, how many hours are adequate for a boat. I don't want to buy a boat and blow a motor right away. |
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Baja, Wellcraft, ect...
I can speak personally for Baja boats....they are VERY good, in my opinion.
Very well built, all hand-laid 'glass (no chopper guns), and the graphics are inlaid in the gelcoat, no cheesy vinyl stripings here! Other brands I've had personal experience with and can report favorably on a Rinker Stingray FourWinns But then, I loved my first boat, a Bayliner 2050 Capri with a 5.0 V8. I paid $15K for it and got nearly all of that back when I traded for my Baja two years later. A lot of folks knock Bayliner....I won't. "ray628" wrote in message om... Well I am looking at good solid boat hulls, That is a lot easier to spot than a bad motor/outdrive combo. I am in Illinois and all they boat I am looking at are freshwater boats. Is there a rule of thumb about boats needing a rebuild after 200, 500, 700 or 1000 hours? I know some people beat boats and some don't. Just looking for a little guidence in that department. Dan Krueger wrote in message ink.net... Proper maintenance has more to do with long-term durability than simply the hours on the engine(s). If I was buying that type of boat, I would have serious reservations about a 14 year old rig unless I was buying a good hull and planning to repower it. You don't mention the type of water where you will use the boat. I know, from reading here, that poor maintenance can lead to expensive repairs or replacement of the risers and manifolds - particularly in salt water conditions. As far as hours - some will say boats take a bigger beating if they are NOT used so that isn't necessarily a good indication of its future performance. Dan ray628 wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a used powerboat. I am looking for something around a 1990 26-27" Baja, Wellcraft, or similar brand. I have heard some bad things about each. What do you think about this sport boat market. What boats should I stay away from and which boats should I look for. Also, how many hours are adequate for a boat. I don't want to buy a boat and blow a motor right away. |
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