Ever owned a cabin cruiser??
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Topic: Ever owned a cabin cruiser??
Posted By: politicallycorrect
Subject: Ever owned a cabin cruiser??
Date Posted: November-13-2011 at 12:59pm
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I was perusing craigslist and stumbled on a 76 33' carver mariner. Fiberglass hulled, Twin 351's fresh water cooled. Not sure on marinizer, transmissions, or v-drives. Since our crew no longer has a place on the lake, we have been using my father in laws 21' gayliner cuddy moored as a mothership for our lake adventures. The carver would be a giant step up and give us a legit place to stay at the lake for a weekend. What should I be looking for besides bad stringers,bent prop,shafts,struts? Leaking manifolds? Cracks in gel coat? Anyone heard any horror stories on a boat like this? Someone talk some sense into me before I buy a old yacht.
Scott ------------- Skin grows back...fiberglass doesn't!! |
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: November-13-2011 at 8:59pm
Calculate what it will cost for a slip, tax, insurance, fuel & maintenance. You can probably stay at a pretty nice resort for the same money. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
politicallycorrect wrote:Posted By: panda
Date Posted: November-13-2011 at 9:11pm
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We have a family friend who owned a cabin cruiser. This is how he described: "Imagine taking everything in your wallet, and dumping it into the lake every weekend."
I'd recommend the same as SNobsessed; DON'T DO IT!!!!! ------------- 95 Ski Nautique GT40 |
Posted By: DrStevens
Date Posted: November-20-2011 at 12:02pm
| If you don't mind another money pit, then why not? |