Recent content by Lake Travis

Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks.

I've probably come full circle on this because 20 years ago I bought my first cruiser and rented a slip at a marina. That led to the purchase of waterfront property on which I built a home and boat dock. Sold that a few years ago, bought a pickup and a travel trailer and go down to the coast a...

All good info. But what if the buyer negotiated a price, the seller accepted, a date is set for a sea trial and inspection without a deposit being made, but the buyer retracts the offer before the sea trial?

I'm curious about something - if you make a verbal or email offer to a seller contingent on a sea trial and full inspection just how committed to that offer are you? For instance, if the seller accepts my offer but I find something out about the boat before meeting to conduct the sea trial /...

True. I tend to keep a boat for 8-10 years so I'm probably looking at having to replace these almost 20 year old drives at some point anyway. Doing the sea test and full inspection tomorrow morning, have also requested service records. Curious if they've ever replaced the bellows or even...

This one has B3's. I like V-drives but they are a rarity around here.

Good catch. Seller said someone tried to break into the cabin in the past so he reinforced the lock area.

Thanks for all the information - I passed on this one and made an offer this morning on a 1999 Sea Ray 310 that's in much better condition. Seller accepted my offer and I'll be doing a sea trial on Tuesday.

After looking for six months I think I've finally found one I'd like to make an offer on. Although it's relatively well used (>900 hours on genny, 438 hours on engines) it's mechanically sound, clean, and the fiberglass/vinyl is in good shape. From what I can tell it has what appears to be the...