"Captain Chaos" wrote in message
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Man, you guys are a rough crowd. One half-way positive response to a
new boat buyer. Is that how you guys typically welcome new folks? I
bought the boat to have fun as someone stated. I expect with a boat
this age that some repairs may be needed at some point. I don't plan
on sinking a bunch of money into it and believe it will suit my
purposes well.

With your price advisories, I'd have to say you guys haven't been boat
shopping in a while. Maybe prices are higher here in the Southeast, I
don't know. $3000 will not get you a nice boat at all. I have
looked at this boat personally over this past weekend, and in my
novice view, it is a nice boat. It actually looks better in person
than in the pictures. I would have liked to have paid less, but for
the sake of $500 or $1000, I am not going to sweat it.


The problem is that your initial question of what we thought of the boat
should have come *before* you started to bid on it.

I always get a kick out of folks coming here after the fact and asking "what
do you think of this boat I just bought", only to find out that it was never
surveyed nor did the buyer have a clue what he/she was buying.

Stick around. Take it as a learning experience and don't be afraid to ask
questions. There are a lot of experts here who can help you.