Stringer/floor??

If you enjoy working on stuff and want to use the boat, I say go for it. If you're just looking to make a buck, this is not a good investment.

I bought my boat for $2800 with trailer a couple years ago and it looked like crap. I knew it needed a lot of clean up and was willing to do the work to save money upfront as I couldn't justify dropping $7k+ at one time. I now have probably $10k total in my boat and it has more bells and whistles in it than many boats 15 years newer and looks a whole lot cleaner as well. I have no intention of selling the boat so it's money well spent in my mind.

you realize that if you put it out for 2500 you will probably get it and that with the stringer condition every 1k more invested will probably get you $600.00 return unless you dont disclose the stringer rot.

2,500 seems about right considering condition but no room for profit for a flip. You would have around 5k into it if you did all work yourself based on what others have spent not including all your time and that would bring you up to market value. I'd frown upon flipping this without fixing or disclosing the stringer issue.

Sounds like the current owner (2nd) didn't know what he was getting into...

I don't think that is the original stripe either. '84 boats had 3-color hull side stripes.

These are all I have.

I don't think he is trying to hide anything, he doesn't know much about boats. His first ski boat for all of 3 months. Price is $2,500
It runs good, it has what I think yall call "dirty neutral." I was thinking of buying and putting it up for sale in the spring for a couple bucks profit??

bamajeeps wrote:    The floor behind the driver's seat has separated from the side of the boat. And the fiberglass has cracks on the top of stringers.

If you do go with this boat, don't be surprised at what you will find under the floor. Your description of more problem areas again confirms there are issues under the floor. There are plenty of great threads on stinger jobs that will give you plenty of info on costs and procedures. It sounds like the seller is denying the problem. Whatever he is asking, he should be knocking off at least 5K due to the rot problem.

In order to protect others and if you decide against getting this boat, it would be great if you post it's location and the seller.

bamajeeps wrote: One owner, that supposedly kept it in a building. Thanks

Jerro,
I'm sorry to say that unless the boat was always kept inside and never used, it does not make a difference. You use a boat, it gets wet and the water gets down under the floor. Your soft spot confirms this. Don't let the seller give you any BS stories.

It has some amount of rot, thats just the way it is. The amount depends on quite a few factors but if the floor is soft I would guess a good amount of rot underneath. Quite a few threads on how to determine. You just have to know going in that at some point a stringer job is in you're future. To alot including myself it is worth it in the long run.

How many hours on the boat? Also post some pics if possible.