Keep your eyes open.

You can do better than that.

I realize it's smaller, but I bought a very nice 1983 ChrisCraft
Scorpion 169 (17ft.) witha 140 hp 3.0 mercruiser and trailer for
$1500.00. Just a couple weeks ago, I bought a fairly nice 1977
Monarch 22 ft. Cuddy with a low hr. Four-star reman 350 chevy and
overhauled MR drive. Needs a tad bit of work. Mostly cosmetic, but
nothing I can't easily handle. w/tandem axle trailer complete with
hydrolic brakes, for less than $1500.

I almost bought a 23 ft. "bubble boat" with a 4.3 that needed some hull
coating, but wasn't bad. it included a tandem trailer, for $3500.00 It
would have been worth it, but I liked the

as the season goes on, people will want to part witht heir boats, to
get something else, like a 4 wheeler, or they just don't ahve space to
store them.

What you are looking at is a good boat, but for it's size and weight I
think I'd wan't a bigger powerplant. I like the 3.0. it's a good
economical engine to run, but it seems noiser than what you would
think, and for the size boat you are talking about, it would probably
be alright if you had all day to get somewhere, and plenty of time to
get there. Well, I know that's an exageration, But I think you'd be
happier with more power.

Like I said. keep your eyes open, because you can do better than that.



s o wrote:
hi,

I'm looking at a 1996 bayliner 1952 cuddy(19 ft) with a 3.0 135 hp
mercruiser I/O. asking $6000. is this a good deal. boat is fairly
well maintained.

I've read some posts on 3.0 vs. 4.3, I think I should be fine with a
3.0. I'll be mainly using it for close to shore cruising (and maybe
fishing) with the family and occasionally overnight at Catalina
Island(I live in SoCal.) My kids are 3 and 5, so no skiiing power
needed. I've talked to a couple of people at a boat ramp, they had 20
or 22 ft boats and gone to Catalina in them. I guess 19 ft should be
ok as well.

will this boat meet my needs? any comments are welcomed(but please no
religious war on Bayliner vs. other boats, etc). thanks.

s o