"timW" wrote in message
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Hi there,
My wife and I need a bit of advice on a boat we're
looking to purchase.

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So with all that said and done we began looking around a few weeks ago
at what was on offer within our tight budget, and came up with some
interesting possibilities, then a couple of days ago an interesting
deal came our way that on the surface seems like a good buy but flies
in the face of the very guidelines we set down for ourselves. It's a
Carver 1989 Santiago, a 27' footer with a 10' beam and a dry weight
nudging up to 7,000lb! We wouldn't be considering it except for the
fact that it's available t an excellent price and is in pretty decent
shape for its age.

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I wouldn't buy a boat that large unless I planned to keep it at a boat club
or marina. They have the gear to launch/recover bigger boats.
Someone once posted the towing capabilities of various vehicles here...but I
didn't save it. Maybe that person could re-supply the link...or you could
contact a local Dodge dealer.