FS: '88 Wellcraft Antigua in Sandusky, OH $12000.00 OBO

Description:
Introduced in 1987 sporting lines that still grace todays vessels, the
Antigua 265 is probably the roomiest 26 foot sunbridge cruiser ever
built. Her cabin feels more like her overall length of 28 feet (LOA
without pulpit), than her waterline length of 26 feet. She sleeps six,
in the typical boating style (read: crowded), but three adults can stay
aboard for days on end as they will each have a private sleeping area.
She offers seating for six adults in the cockpit and/or five adults out
of the elements in the comfort of her cabin. Her narrow beam, and
high deep vee hull lets her ride gently into Lake Erie chop, and be
trailered anywhere withoout special permits, but in my opinion makes her
feel somewhat "tippy" when taking large swells on the beam. Her small
block 260HP V8 keeps her fron being a speed demon, but she will get
three adults and their gear on plane all while returning between 1.5 and
1.9 miles per galllon (from fuel flow and GPS, latest fill up will have
updated information).

I am the third owner who bought the boat in 2004 for $7000. Since
then, the boat has seen ongoing repairs and improvements up to the
present day. Many of these updates such as the fuel flow meter, high
water alarm, and bildge pump counter, were bourne out of my necessity to
feel absolutely secure with owning what I then deemed as a "questionable
boat". While she has seen weekly summmer use since 2004, 2006 was
the first year that we went from many weekend projects to improve her
comfort, and safety to actually taking trips and enjoying her with
confidence. In her current state, we've had her from Sandusky to
Put-in-Bay in 4-6 feet of Lake Erie and no longer think twice about
traveling in 3-5s. As of Labor day we took her across lake Erie (in
4-6s), and all the way up to Detroit for what we can only call our
finest cruising weekend to date. My monies and effort have brought me
from being embarassed and unsure of this boat to a boat I am now happy
to own and show/discuss with anyone. Because of the systems I've
installed, and the logs I've kept, I monitor and know more about this
vessel's operational condition/sea worthiness than most other boaters. I
can spot critical problems before they become a threat to safety.

For more information (including photos) visit:

http://www.geocities.com/disenchante...tiguaRev6.html


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