bimmerd00d
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- Joined
- Jul 11, 2016
- Messages
- 5
The story behind this one is that it was parked in a floating dock on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. ~2008 or so we entered a drought and Lake Travis levels dropped down. Eventually this boat was parked and covered. It sat in the dock on dry sand for a few years. I'm not sure when exactly. Just in the last few months we've had enough rain to bring it back to normal level and the boat is floating again. My coworker offered it to me for basically free, all titles included. He's selling the house at the dock it's at and has since bought a larger boat for his family. The motor is a Johnson 90 SPL and it's the "ran when parked" scenario. He said it didn't start last time he tried, but he didn't spend too much time troubleshooting it. Motors dont scare me, but i'm pretty new to boats. I had (technically still have) a 1981 Sea Nymph Fishing Machine that was my grandfather's passed onto us. It's an aluminum fishing boat, so I wouldn't begin comparing much. I am told it needs a bow eye, some basic motor tuneups to get it going again, and the upholstery is pretty much shot. I haven't opened it up to look at the floor yet, but I imagine there will be a few surprises down there.
