Used boat buying

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06-26-2018, 06:59 AM
mighty

Used boat buying

When buying a used boat what are the necessary things to check out. Does anyone have experience with the Astro quick fire 18fs

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06-26-2018, 07:03 AM
"G"

Check the transom for weakness

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06-26-2018, 07:35 AM
Fish on Line

Older Boats can have wiring issues with Corrosion in Wire splices causing overheating of the wires - low voltages eat up everything and lead to Battery failures. The Boat sitting in the water that takes on water could be from Cracks in the hull that does not show up when on a test Run
06-26-2018, 07:47 AM
FurFlyin

Check everything. Seriously. Check the prop shaft and see if it's bent. Check compression on each cylinder. Run the motor, preferably in the river for a test drive. Assume the wiring in the boat is shot. Replace the fuse panel first. I've reworked 2 boats in the past year and it's a lot of work, but rewarding if you get the right one.
06-26-2018, 07:50 AM
FurFlyin

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Originally Posted by G";3658300]Check the transom for weakness

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Definitely. Especially on an old glass boat that likely has wood in it.
06-26-2018, 09:24 AM
Javelin 180

I'm going to be selling my Javelin if your interested it's a little bigger than the Bumble Bee your looking at and it's in very good condition I'm the second owner and always been garaged and have all the factory paperwork. But any boat you buy make sure you check everything out and water test it.
06-26-2018, 10:10 AM
FurFlyin

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Originally Posted by Javelin 180

I'm going to be selling my Javelin if your interested it's a little bigger than the Bumble Bee your looking at and it's in very good condition I'm the second owner and always been garaged and have all the factory paperwork. But any boat you buy make sure you check everything out and water test it.

What are you gonna be getting?
06-26-2018, 10:37 AM
Javelin 180

I've been looking at a Xpress H20 bay boat and the Xpress crappie boat.
06-26-2018, 01:02 PM
FurFlyin

I'm kind of partial to the Xpress boats. Hard to beat them IMO. Just make sure you get the Hyper lift hull.
06-26-2018, 02:52 PM
crappiehunter28

X2 on the hyper lift hull. You won’t be disappointed
06-26-2018, 05:34 PM
Slabprowler

theysaid Check it out good ! Good luck if you get one!

Robbie one those 20’ xpress Pfc would be awesome ! Don’t forget to check out Bill at Bigrivermarine!
06-26-2018, 06:08 PM
Cray

Mighty, send Ree's Guide a pm or call him. He had one at one time he fished out of. He can give you some Insite on structure integrity, ride, handling and fish ability.