"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On May 15, 11:54 am, "longshot" wrote:


$3100 for the boast ,

Yup. The guy you bought it from is still boasting about how he found a
buyer. :-)



$80 to dewinterize... $358 in title/tax fees, now another $400 for
the leak... arrrrgggghhh!

Don't be surprised if repairs surpass the price of the boat by the end
of the 2nd season.
Old boats bought cheaply usually cost a lot more to run, per hour,
than a newer boat would. Normally, that's why somebody gave up in
total frustration and sold it cheaply to begin with.

Did you buy this boat from a dealer or privte party? Sounds like you
didn't get a chance to splash and run it before buying, ($80 to
dewinterize). If you bought it from a dealer you might try going back
an asking for some assistance. There are some who would say, "tough
toenails, we sold it cheap and as-is so deal with it." Others might be
a bit more progressve and remark, "You bought the boat as is, but your
satisfaction is important to us and our reputation. If you let us
repair it in our shop, we'll charge you for the part but absorb the
labor."

If you bought from a private party you can't expect any assistance at
all. 10 to 1 odds the seller will claim he "didn't know" the boat had
a bad boot, whether he actually did or not.



I bought it from a guy, that bought it at the end of the summer last
season. He took it to a mechanic/ storage facility, they replaced the boot
thinking that was the leak. $800 bucks worth of labor. Said bayliner has a
new $600 cover on it/ Trailer was replaced in 1995 with a shore lander & is
in perfect shape. Cushions in Cuddy are newer. all vinyl is in good shape,
all wood / fiberglass on the boat is solid. engine is a 305 & runs smooth.
started up within 3 tries.