My advice would be get a simpler boat your first time out. A used boat of
this type is going to have a LOT of maintenance issues. Forget about the
cheaper one. FYI, I think a new outdrive costs about $5K. Bottom-paint
varies with area and what type of paint, but it's several hundred dollars,
and needs to be done every year if you are in sal****er. Outdrives on boats
left in sal****er are often very troublesome, and expensive to maintain.
Most small boats with airconditioners only operate while at the dock, tied
up to shore power. You're really trying to cram a lot of stuff into small
boat.


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Can anyone give me some ballpark prices I'd expect to pay for the
following
items?

I'm looking at 2 similar boats at vastly different prices. The cheaper one
lacks bottom paint and factory air/heat. The outdrive is real banged up
too.
I think the repairs might cost more than the price difference between the
two boats, but I don't know. I'm a newbie and have not owned a 24ft boat
before.

How much for:
A yard applied bottom paint job? 24ft boat.

A new outdrive unit and prop for a 1996 mercruiser. I think the original
is
an alpha one.

An airconditioning/heat system that is like a factory installed job. Not a
portable.

Thanks for the help.