Hello all, im new here. Bought a boat the titled boat yesterday for $400 dollars. The thing is, I haven't actually seen the boat in person. I'm a student and am away at college. So i had my father go to look at the boat. I trust his opinion on all mechanical things, he is an engineer and loves to restore cars so i was comfortable having him look it over. He stated that it looked in good condition motor ran forwards and backwards, started right up, interior needed to be bolted down. All in all a fine boat, especially for 400. So I bought it. All that being said neither of us have any expertise in boats nor very much experience with them. So I was hoping if i posted a bunch of pics you guys might be able to spy possible problems that will need to be fixed or would make it alot better. Gotta start saving. I appreciate all input.
Thanks Zak
Here is the origonal description.
1978 starcraft holiday 18 pleasure boat the boat is in good shape starts up and runs good goes into gear with no problems just ran all the wiring from the front to the back with a new fuse box up under the dash. new horn and button. some new hydraulic lines. no leaks in lines. new electric fuel pump- it also comes with stationary trim tabs, comes with a kicker motor mount that sells for $200.00 has a shorelander trailer in great shape with a new wench- brand new tires on it and buddy bearings the tailer is in great shape and the boat is in very good shape i just can't finish it. I just bought a ranger used that i'm fixing up so no time to finish this one. it needs the interior put in it. i have the wood boxes that the seats were bolted to and the engine cover which is also made out of wood. i was going to replace this with pedestal seats and build a deck to fish off of but like i said i have another project. i will throw in the seats and all the wood box's. the floor is in good condition and the carpet is still in it although it's loose and needs to be glued down it's still in good shape. I have a very low start price and am not looking for much but please don't let that fool you this is not a junk boat. i do have the michigan title for the boat but i do not have the title to the trailer. i live in illinois and thats where the boat is now. when i bought the boat i was told that the trailer was registerd as a homemade and in michigan you just get a forever (never expires) license plate. that plate is still on the trailer. in illinois i checked with the secretary of state and to get an illinois title you need to bring in a picture of the trailer and they will issue a homeade title for a $65.00 fee. THAT WILL BE UP TO THE BUYER. the boat is registered thru 09 with a michigan sticker. it does have a good battery and will start right up for anyone local who wants to check it out.
Here are the links to my photos.
http://s893.photobucket.com/albums/ac132/zdstrong/
Thanks Zak
Here is the origonal description.
1978 starcraft holiday 18 pleasure boat the boat is in good shape starts up and runs good goes into gear with no problems just ran all the wiring from the front to the back with a new fuse box up under the dash. new horn and button. some new hydraulic lines. no leaks in lines. new electric fuel pump- it also comes with stationary trim tabs, comes with a kicker motor mount that sells for $200.00 has a shorelander trailer in great shape with a new wench- brand new tires on it and buddy bearings the tailer is in great shape and the boat is in very good shape i just can't finish it. I just bought a ranger used that i'm fixing up so no time to finish this one. it needs the interior put in it. i have the wood boxes that the seats were bolted to and the engine cover which is also made out of wood. i was going to replace this with pedestal seats and build a deck to fish off of but like i said i have another project. i will throw in the seats and all the wood box's. the floor is in good condition and the carpet is still in it although it's loose and needs to be glued down it's still in good shape. I have a very low start price and am not looking for much but please don't let that fool you this is not a junk boat. i do have the michigan title for the boat but i do not have the title to the trailer. i live in illinois and thats where the boat is now. when i bought the boat i was told that the trailer was registerd as a homemade and in michigan you just get a forever (never expires) license plate. that plate is still on the trailer. in illinois i checked with the secretary of state and to get an illinois title you need to bring in a picture of the trailer and they will issue a homeade title for a $65.00 fee. THAT WILL BE UP TO THE BUYER. the boat is registered thru 09 with a michigan sticker. it does have a good battery and will start right up for anyone local who wants to check it out.
Here are the links to my photos.
http://s893.photobucket.com/albums/ac132/zdstrong/
