alanber
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Owing 22 years , A 1984 walk around , cuddy cabin sea ray Fisherman
21 ft - comments at ramp, HEY NICE BOAT NEVER KNEW SEA RAY MADE A WALK AROUND
Power - 4 cylinder Mercruiser , 488 ,
Original engine was done , I covered boat , Has been sitting 5 years on a trailer
Wife would say Why don't you sell Sea Ray , My answer , I don't know , Like working on it , go outside find it relaxing but a boat with a NG engine has very little value ,
Lost my head and Purchased a 31 ft luxury cabin cruiser few years ago
white deck , white seating , not a fishing boat
My boating tastes changed , cruising , marina life, retired I am on boat often
While back a buddy was selling a 4 cylinder mercruiser . Purchased
Cant compare boats but a smaller trailer fishing boat , kept home has lots of advantages
Time has come, since I had the hull , good trailer , and low hour engine way not I had the time , start working on Sea Ray ,
While removing NG engine Found transom on Sea Ray was soft under glass , digging further Stringers NG , All the wood rear of boat , ROT
Common with older boats that used wood under the glass.
Contacted a number of restoration shops , too do the job correct 7 thousand
Time I am done with engine install , rebuild of Alpha 1 a 5 thousand dollar boat become 12 thousand plus , Then its still a old boat , no tee top , seats shot , cabin cushions smell , worn and no cabin just a small area , adult cant stand , just lay out
And same old power IO , these days way too go is OB
I have seen early 2000 thousands boats 15 thousand with OB and modern appointments plus no wood core ,
SAD , a decision ,
Stripped everything , fuel tank railings , seats, dash gauges, harness , shifter , lights,
not too sell , ( in case I find another boat with good transom )
Trailer is VG , duel axle with newer drum brakes , good rubber ,
Taking boat too land fill this week
33 dollars a thousand lbs , NO engine, no liquids , Maybe it will cost me 65 bucks ,
They will assist , so I can leave with trailer , say good buy too my once loved Sea Ray
Shame want too sell too a person on a budget too keep this boat alive but no takers
21 ft - comments at ramp, HEY NICE BOAT NEVER KNEW SEA RAY MADE A WALK AROUND
Power - 4 cylinder Mercruiser , 488 ,
Original engine was done , I covered boat , Has been sitting 5 years on a trailer
Wife would say Why don't you sell Sea Ray , My answer , I don't know , Like working on it , go outside find it relaxing but a boat with a NG engine has very little value ,
Lost my head and Purchased a 31 ft luxury cabin cruiser few years ago
white deck , white seating , not a fishing boat
My boating tastes changed , cruising , marina life, retired I am on boat often
While back a buddy was selling a 4 cylinder mercruiser . Purchased
Cant compare boats but a smaller trailer fishing boat , kept home has lots of advantages
Time has come, since I had the hull , good trailer , and low hour engine way not I had the time , start working on Sea Ray ,
While removing NG engine Found transom on Sea Ray was soft under glass , digging further Stringers NG , All the wood rear of boat , ROT
Common with older boats that used wood under the glass.
Contacted a number of restoration shops , too do the job correct 7 thousand
Time I am done with engine install , rebuild of Alpha 1 a 5 thousand dollar boat become 12 thousand plus , Then its still a old boat , no tee top , seats shot , cabin cushions smell , worn and no cabin just a small area , adult cant stand , just lay out
And same old power IO , these days way too go is OB
I have seen early 2000 thousands boats 15 thousand with OB and modern appointments plus no wood core ,
SAD , a decision ,
Stripped everything , fuel tank railings , seats, dash gauges, harness , shifter , lights,
not too sell , ( in case I find another boat with good transom )
Trailer is VG , duel axle with newer drum brakes , good rubber ,
Taking boat too land fill this week
33 dollars a thousand lbs , NO engine, no liquids , Maybe it will cost me 65 bucks ,
They will assist , so I can leave with trailer , say good buy too my once loved Sea Ray
Shame want too sell too a person on a budget too keep this boat alive but no takers
