"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Drove down to Fairhaven yesterday to check out the Sabreliner I have
interest in. Overall, it appears to be in pretty decent shape for a 1991
model. There is some typical gelcoat crazing found on older boats, mostly
along the toe rail and a few minor blemishes but nothing serious. It has
some brightwork exterior trim that needs to be redone, but that's not a
big deal.

It was difficult to get a good look at the exterior because it's still
shrinkwrapped, but from what I could see peeking under the wrap, it looks
good. Nothing visually unusual with the hull ... no apparent damage or
grounding repairs.

The interior was very good as was the engine spaces. Very clean and well
maintained. No unusual smells. Bilges were clean and odor-free.

My only real concern is the engine hours. Turns out there are about 3900
hours on the Cummins 6BT5.9-M turbo-diesels. The engines are very clean
and obviously well maintained, but I don't know how well these particular
engines hold up. I've done a little research on them and they are a very
popular marine engine with few problems reported. According to the
broker, they were fully checked out in August of 2005, including an oil
analysis which came back fine. The current owner has only put about 100
hours on them since. The oil was changed when it was laid up last
fall, so a new oil analysis isn't going to determine much of anything. If
we proceed with this boat, an arduous sea trial with a good diesel
mechanic is in order. The people that the buyer of the Navigator hired
would be good. They really run the engines through their paces, checking
all temps and operation while underway, doing things I'd never do with a
boat.

This style boat appeals to me and is perfect for my future, more
individual boating interest. Probably won't do a lot of cruising, but it
would be nice to make it from the Cape up to Scituate in 2.5-3 hours
instead of 7 hours on the Grand Banks. And, I like having twins. It is
one of three for sale in the MA, RI, CT area of roughly the same year and
has the lowest asking price.
I am trying to stay within a total budget of $150K for boat, taxes and
any repairs/upgrades another boat may require.

Hmmmmm.....

Eisboch

A modest proposal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-Pa...em140222227602