Question about the Value of a Boat
 

My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?

Jeff wrote:
My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude
Outboard and a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and
4 Penn Rods and Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate
condition. It has been kept under a carport, used very little and
always covered with a tarp. There is no rust on the trailer and the
motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the whole deal, anyone have any
idea what this thing might be worth?

Try http://www.nadaguides.com which will help with the boat and the
outboard, but not the rods or reels.

That 1500 USD or 1500 Canadian or...?
--
frosty

"Jeff" wrote in message
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My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard
and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been
kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the
whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?



Check out your local newspaper, www.buc.com, www.nada.com and
http://www.boattraderonline.com/pricecheck.html.

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote in message
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My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard
and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been
kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There
is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the
whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?



Check out your local newspaper, www.buc.com, www.nada.com and
http://www.boattraderonline.com/pricecheck.html.


Sorry, as frosty said the NADA site is http://www.nadaguides.com .

If it's clean and in good running condition, it has to be worth $1500,
or close enough to $1500 that you have no serious risk. How much could
you possibly overpay? The answer would have to be a lot less than
$1500, and that's a lot lower risk of overpayment than 99% of boat
buyers assume.


If you can find an NADA value on a 28-year-old boat it's going to be
meaningless. The average 1978 Bayliner is not going to be in the
condition your post implies for the boat you're considering- but that
price will reflect the "average" selling price (of several hundred
dollars) for a normally pretty clapped out rig.

Looking in our local paper is likewise impractical. First, you will
find few boats of that same year, make, and model being advertised at
any given time- and second the difference in *condition* on a boat of
that age can easily double, triple, or quintuple the price of a junker.

I'd suggest you spend $100 before shelling out the $1500, and get an
hour or so of a competant mechanic's time to evaluate the basic
condition of the running gear. Your "sis" might even credit you with
this at closing.

agreed!

Check compatable boats on Ebay, that will give you a good idea.

$1500.00 isn't much. if it's in great condition, and the engine is
fine. it sounds like a good deal to me.

Tim

If it is as you say. No wiring problems. Runs good. No rot in the seats
or floor, upholstry in good shape and no tears in the stitching then it is
definetly worth $1500.
Oh - how are the tires. Are they dryrotted.

$1500 is a good deal unless there are problems that will require serious
money to fix.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard
and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been
kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the
whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?

Sounds like a deal to me. You should plan to spend a few days to get the
boat seaworthy before using it. Trailer should have the tires checked and
probably replaced if over six years old. Wheel bearings should be inspected
and repacked. Check brakes if so equipped. Check winch and strap. Take
the boat to a shop and have the Evinrude tested and serviced. Probably
needs a water pump kit after sitting for so long. Have the steering cable
checked and lubed. Test all wiring and particularly the bilge pump wiring.
Check bilge pump operation, too. For sure new battery(ies) will be needed.
Make certain the mooring and anchor lines are not rotted.

Finally, get your local USCG Aux guys to do a courtesy inspection before you
launch. If you have a chum who boats it would be a good idea to have
him/her launch with you and take the second boat along in case you have
unexpected problems on the first trip.

Sounds like a potentially great starter boat.

Butch
"tony thomas" wrote in message
news:gdqre.56481$xm3.49814@attbi_s21...
If it is as you say. No wiring problems. Runs good. No rot in the seats
or floor, upholstry in good shape and no tears in the stitching then it is
definetly worth $1500.
Oh - how are the tires. Are they dryrotted.

$1500 is a good deal unless there are problems that will require serious
money to fix.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard
and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been
kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There
is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the
whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?

My advice for checking your transom rot would be to remove a few
screws/bolts if you've got lots of stuff bolted to the back. See how the
screws / bolts look. If they're rusted out or break then there's a great
chance that you've got some good rot in there. Surprising enough, for me,
my transom fooled me initially into thinking it was good, but had I checked
the hardware, then that would be a great sign.


"Butch Davis" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sounds like a deal to me. You should plan to spend a few days to get the
boat seaworthy before using it. Trailer should have the tires checked and
probably replaced if over six years old. Wheel bearings should be
inspected and repacked. Check brakes if so equipped. Check winch and
strap. Take the boat to a shop and have the Evinrude tested and serviced.
Probably needs a water pump kit after sitting for so long. Have the
steering cable checked and lubed. Test all wiring and particularly the
bilge pump wiring. Check bilge pump operation, too. For sure new
battery(ies) will be needed. Make certain the mooring and anchor lines are
not rotted.

Finally, get your local USCG Aux guys to do a courtesy inspection before
you launch. If you have a chum who boats it would be a good idea to have
him/her launch with you and take the second boat along in case you have
unexpected problems on the first trip.

Sounds like a potentially great starter boat.

Butch
"tony thomas" wrote in message
news:gdqre.56481$xm3.49814@attbi_s21...
If it is as you say. No wiring problems. Runs good. No rot in the
seats or floor, upholstry in good shape and no tears in the stitching
then it is definetly worth $1500.
Oh - how are the tires. Are they dryrotted.

$1500 is a good deal unless there are problems that will require serious
money to fix.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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My sister wants to sell me a boat, its a 1978 16 Foot Bayliner with a
small
cabin and seating up front and in back. It has a 75 HP Evinrude Outboard
and
a single axle trailer. It comes with a depth finder and 4 Penn Rods and
Reels. The boat is fiberglass and in immaculate condition. It has been
kept
under a carport, used very little and always covered with a tarp. There
is
no rust on the trailer and the motor runs good. She wants 1500 for the
whole
deal, anyone have any idea what this thing might be worth?

My advice for checking your transom rot would be to remove a few
screws/bolts if you've got lots of stuff bolted to the back.

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Another good method with stringer, transoms, and other places where
there is concealed wood is to drill a small diameter hole and look at
the wood waste scavaged by the bore. It it is bright and "crisp", the
wood (in that spot) is probably pretty good. Dark and soft, or worse
yet, damp, and there is a problem.

One problem: It can be difficult to convince the seller to allow you to
drill holes in the boat. :-)

If everything checks out, the holes can be very easily filled and
sealed.