Boat Purchase Advice - Sunbird Corsair 198

[Toronto boater]

I am considering buying a 1991 Sunbird Corsair 198 (see pic below) for general Ontario cottage use on a medium size lake. I want to be able to slalom ski behind it so I need to ensure it has sufficient power and not too big a wake. Your thoughts on the price and specs and whether it will suit my purposes will be much appreciated (on an urgent basis if possible). I need a cuddy (to have a porta-potty) and wanted to keep it under 20 feet so that it is easier to trailer and handle. I considered deckboats but they are too big and expensive generally so I have settled on the idea of a small cuddy.

Here are the specs:

1991 Sunbird Corsair 19.5 ft 4.3L OMC Stern Drv. & Trailer, locking Cuddy Cabin, new Bimini Top, AM FM, Port a Potty, Safety Equip, Life Jackets, ropes & bumbers.

Asking Price $8000

Any and all advice about this boat and the price would be greatly appreciated!! This is our first boat purchase.

Also, do you think I need to have it surveyed or compression tested? How would I go about doing this?

What are the major things I should be looking for on an inspection?

 

[tommays]

Re: Boat Purchase Advice - Sunbird Corsair 198

The OMC thing kind of kills it as there out of production and your abilty to get qualifed service is hit and miss buy location