Confused New Boy

[IAN MORRISON]

Am thinking of buying 12 y.o. Osprey XR20 which appears to be in v.g.c.
but would ask if anyone knows of any particular problems that I should be looking for?
Rib comes with Yamaha 115 v4 outboard. Is this a good combination?
It comes with a few extras, f/finder, mapping G.P.S. etc. Any hints as to fair price to pay?
Any help most appreciated

[Chris]

Hi Ian, is the guy selling this called Dougie?

Chris

[IAN MORRISON]

No. Advertised from place near Kirkcaldy. Why? You sound dubious!

[Chris]

If its this one then it looks like a very nice and tidy boat from the pics. Tubes look good and it sounds like it has been well cared for.

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F143365

I love Ospreys and this boat would really appeal to me if I were looking.

Chris

[IAN MORRISON]

Hi Chris.
Thanks for reply.
Yes it is same boat as shown and I thought it looked pretty good. Will go and see it at weekend.
Any idea if price is reasonable? He's looking for about £9500.
Cheers
Ian

[codprawn]

It looks brilliant. Engine is a bit old and will use a bit more fuel than a modern engine but what the hell. You can always treat it to a new engine later.

I was looking at a RIB yesterday with an old Yam 70hp 2 stroke. Next to it was a boat with a 70hp 4 stroke. The difference in size between the 2 engines was amazing - the 2 strokes are so much smaller and neater!!!

[Chris]

Ian,

I would say if you went along and waved cash under his nose you may get a few hundred quid off otherwise the price seems reasonable for this time of year.

Chris

[IAN MORRISON]

Thought it wasn't too far off the mark.
Thanks for comments all.

[Hightower]

Looks well smart. Try and get a Sea Trial if you can, this just makes sure everythings as it should be.

You could try waving £8500 around, but it's high season for selling boats and would think the the £9500 he wants would be very reasonable if things checkout.

Let us know how you get on, and best of luck

[Polwart]

I'm going to be contravertial and suggest 9.5k might be a bit high! The Boness Sub Aqua Club are selling were 5.75m Osprey with a buy-it-now price of £3500. It was basically sound and pretty tidy, but needs a new engine but if you could get your hands on a 2nd hand engine you could have cash left to stick new seat electronics on it and still come in at less than 9.5k. As far as I know it didn't meet its reserve and so is probably still available.