Thinking about buying a 31ft Mainship. It is an aluminum boat. Had 1 inboard motor in it, but would like to add 2 outboard motors to it. I would use the boat for fishing the gulf of mexico for Snapper.
Cool rig!! she'll be grreat for application all I was waiting for while looking at it was for the skipper and gilligan to pop up somewhere in the pic!!!!
asking price is $5,000. no trailer, no motor, inside almost completely gutted, no floors, controls. It does have 2 small leaks - more like pin holes, not cracks.
$5000 for a gutted hull seems steep, but if it's what you want, the money might not be an issue. I'm also unsure how hard finding Aluminum 31'ers is, and he might have the market at his fingertips due to this.
I agree, $5000 for a gutted boat with not motor might be a bit steep, buuut that is a massive hull and probably is pretty rare. I think it would be a blast to restore and it's already gutted, that's half the battle! If you have the means for a big restore I say go for it, but expect a pretty expensive job. If you do buy her, make sure to post millions of pictures during the restore.... It will be a VERY popular thread!
Ideal set up for twins on an offset jack plate...painted the color of your choice, new interior&seats, soft spot for the ladies in the cuddy, cold beverages and Ginger and MaryAnn with you on the flying bridge...go for it.
, could use my 18 footer as the tender/dingy lol
