"SteveB" wrote in message
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"mmc" wrote

Looks like a good boat Got any full shots?

Will post some. I love the layout of this boat, and it is a very
restorable boat that won't cost an arm and a leg. It has tons of level
walk around room, the kind that four people can go fishing in safely in
our lakes, and not get in each other's ways. It's a deep vee, and very
stable in the water. High gunnels. All the lighting works, came with a
good fish finder, 1.5 hp troll motor, 40 hp Merc, lots of stuff in the
storage cabinets.

It's a little ragged right now, but my list of honeydo projects is getting
shorter, and the boat is ratcheting up. I can do upholstery, so a couple
of new padded benches are in the pipeline. If I have a windfall, I may
even get a tilt replacement for the missing one. But even as is, it is a
decent boat for $1500. I could use it forever and not change a thing, and
it would be good. I'll take a couple of pics next time it's in the water.

Steve

Steve,
Sounds like a good boat! Not only will it get you on the water but you also
have something to mess with/improve on.
When the T/T crapped out on my Force 50, I did a lot of research and found
"leadersmarine2" on ebay and they had the unit for $659 which was $300 below
what my local shop wanted for the unit. I also fond some used ones on ebay
but shied away since it would/could be such a PITA to get my money back if
the thing didn't work.
I ended up going to a local used parts shop "Funtime Boats" on Merrit
Island, FL and got a used one for $350. I was comfortable with this since I
could see it myself and the owner hooked it to a battery and showed me that
it worked fine.