Gonna try and get this one

[Limey Linda]

It's a Lomac ( Italy) What you think if i can get it for a small exhorbitant price. Has a 2001 200hp Merc.

[Biggles]

I would certainly like to try that out on a rough day first. Looks a little bum heavy to me.

[Biggles]

You know what. Seems like when you buy second hand its very rare you get a great boat. Often its a good boat with a naff engine or a naff boat with a good engine. Looks like this is the latter. Certainly if it was smaller I would steer clear of it but at the size your looking at it might be okay.
And if your carrying divers with tanks etc then I guess it will be fine.

[Limey Linda]

Thanks Bigs. Do not think it is bum heavy judging by the position of the trailer axle. It has an open transom. I would take out the bottle racks and fit seating. It is only 20 miles from my home and I will look at tomorrow. price is about $10K/ 5k pounds.

[Biggles]

Price seems very good. Especially if it can be modified a little.
When you look at it. See if you can move the console forward. If the console is only held in with screws then all it will take is a couple of new cables to move it all forward. Then it would be a decent boat. And you wouldn't have to worry too much about getting loads of passengers to balance it out.

[Polwart]

Originally Posted by Biggles

Seems like when you buy second hand its very rare you get a great boat. Often its a good boat with a naff engine or a naff boat with a good engine.

So either that means no one is ever putting together great boats in the first place (and hence they never make it to the resale market) or that whenever someone has the perfect combo they don't resell it? And yet there probably aren't many people who buy a brand new boat and still have it 10 years later...

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Polwart

So either that means no one is ever putting together great boats in the first place (and hence they never make it to the resale market) or that whenever someone has the perfect combo they don't resell it? And yet there probably aren't many people who buy a brand new boat and still have it 10 years later...

I suspect that a lot of the good combinations get snapped up before they are properly advertised-and the second users don't sell them for a long time?

[Limey Linda]

Oi, you bunch of w-anchors. I asked for advice about a boat I had no info. on. You guys are supposed to be the experts. Then someone turns it into a debate about buying used boats. ( Thanks to Biggles for his advice).

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by Polwart

So either that means no one is ever putting together great boats in the first place (and hence they never make it to the resale market) or that whenever someone has the perfect combo they don't resell it? And yet there probably aren't many people who buy a brand new boat and still have it 10 years later...

Polwart. I don't understand your first answer. The second one is probably understandable and the third one. Well a ten year old boat will probably be okay but the engine is probably going to be a porker.

Just visit boats and outboards. Its most depressing trying to work your way through the thousands of adverts trying to find a genuine boat.

Nos4r2 probably has the right answer. If its a good boat and its priced fairly its probably going to go quick.

Don't you find it suprising how many people come on here asking for advice after looking at second hand boats and get told to buy the boat and change the engine for a better one at a later date. Thats probably when you find old boats with good engines. It seems like a vicious circle.

What I was originally trying to say was that it is very hard to find a decent boat (Whole package) second hand. There seems an awful lot of dross out their. I suppose as I've found out myself over the years buying a boat can be a very sharp and expensive learning curve. Oh and very dangerous if you get stuck out at sea.

[Polwart]

Originally Posted by Biggles

Polwart. I don't understand your first answer. The second one is probably understandable and the third one. Well a ten year old boat will probably be okay but the engine is probably going to be a porker.

there were only supposed to be two answers! Not sure I agree that every ten year old engine will be crap. It all depends on your budget - for £5k you aren't going to find a large boat with large engine and expect both to be in tip top condition.

Just visit boats and outboards. Its most depressing trying to work your way through the thousands of adverts trying to find a genuine boat.

true - but I think B&O could be so much better as a site anyway. Free advertising encourages people to post dross as there is no loss if it doesn't sell.

Nos4r2 probably has the right answer. If its a good boat and its priced fairly its probably going to go quick.

ok fair enough - so the question limey needs to be asking him/herself is - if it is such "a good engine boat combo at a good price" why is it still on the market?

Don't you find it suprising how many people come on here asking for advice after looking at second hand boats and get told to buy the boat and change the engine for a better one at a later date. Thats probably when you find old boats with good engines. It seems like a vicious circle.

I hadn't given it any though - hence my question.

What I was originally trying to say was that it is very hard to find a decent boat (Whole package) second hand. There seems an awful lot of dross out their. I suppose as I've found out myself over the years buying a boat can be a very sharp and expensive learning curve. Oh and very dangerous if you get stuck out at sea.

fair comment - and I think I would generally say I am of the opinion that time spend finding (and/or saving) for a boat (and engine) that are in good condition is time and money that won't be wasted fixiing it.