Thread: Used boat buying

Check the transom for weakness

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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

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.

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.

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.

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?

I've been looking at a Xpress H20 bay boat and the Xpress crappie boat.

I'm kind of partial to the Xpress boats. Hard to beat them IMO. Just make sure you get the Hyper lift hull.