1998 Wellcraft (Excel) 175SX Dry Rot

[dcwcce]

Was handed down a 1998 Excel Wellcraft (last year of production) - Have had title for almost four years. Since I only use during our annnual trip to the lake each August (one week per year) I decided it was probably time to let it go.

Boat is very small for family size, Underpowered for load and usual altitude (Volvo 135 4 Cylinder)

Don't have the space to store it or work on it at my house. It is stored 15 miles away.

Took it to a consignment dealer who would not take it due to dry rot in the wooden beam under the front motor mount.

Took ot to a repair shop (boat body shop) Quotes for repair of the stringers and floor are $ 2,000, (do not have the time, space or ability to do it myself). detailing and sales commision would eat up another $ 1,500 the low end of the NADA guide is $ 5,600. Since it is not stored at my residence selling myself is out of the question

Have decided to sell the boat for it's slavage value rather tha invest in the repair of a boat I was ready to sell anyway.

The second hapiest day is not as happy as I would have hoped it to be.

Just needed to write my sad story -

Let's say I kept it for another 5 years

Storage Costs 840
Annual Service 350
Insurance 200
Annualized Repair 400 (2000/5)

Cost per week 1,790

Looks like I will be a boat renter . . . . . .

 

[Texasmark]

Re: 1998 Wellcraft (Excel) 175SX Dry Rot

Brother in law had about a 10 yr old, 17ish ft. Wellcraft FG Deep V that he kept in a shed on the trailer and one day we were looking at it and this mold was growing out of the transom adjacent to the engine....I mean the crusty stuff that sticks out horizontally a couple of inches that you see growing on trees some times.

I couldn't figure how that could happen. Now if it were left in the water, unprotected, I might could accept it.

Anyway he had the local marine dealer replace the (rotted) transom. Soured me on the breed as I had never seen a boat with a rotted transom. But nowadays they (most) are 100% composite and we don't have that problem.

Mark