What is this 1967 Starcraft Chieftain worth?

GA_Boater

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Your last two posts were blank. What's the link to the CL ad? Post that.
 

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1967 STARCRAFT BOAT $1275 BRAINERD, MN AREA

Project boat, Collectors boat, Cuddy cabin

1967 Starcraft 18' Starchief, both windshilds are cracked on the starboard side, entire boat needs a good cleaning and some fixing, hull is sound with no major dents, cracks or leak and the transom still looks good. A battery is not included.

Crestliner 18' bunk style boat trailer, CBW3000, single axle, tongue jack, 14" wheels and tires, Atwood hydraulic brakes needs master and slave cylinders rebuilt, lighting wires need to be replaced, and the wheel bearings checked and greased, also the bunks need new carpeting.

1970 Evinrude Lark 40 HP electric shift, with 2 fuel tanks, The motor turns over but I haven't tried to get it running, a factory service manual is included.

Titles and licenses all up to date.


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GA_Boater

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Hope the pics show. ^^^^^^^

Non-running motor, broken windshields, trailer needs work, interior looks ratty. And a "collector's" boat, to boot. $1275 is too much in my opinion.
 

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I'm not a regular dealer in boats, but my guess is he's asking about 3x what it's worth. Most of the value could be in the trailer itself. Those windshields could be a bear to fix or replace. Just an uneducated opinion. - Grandad
 

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I think it's been posted in the SC's @CL Topic before and got similar comments: rough and too much$...... It's been for sale for a good long while........... Decide what a full size full blown project tinny is worth to YOU and make time to see it w/ $50-100 more then what you WANT to pay in your pocket.

W/ the CASH IN HAND it might be easier to negotiate in person then over the internet and phone.....
 

starcraftkid

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Your particular area has a lot to do with value, around here, you can't touch anything aluminum for less than $1,500 or so even in really rough shape.
If that boat were closer it would already be in my yard. I've often picked up boats like that and flipped them for double without doing a thing to them other than maybe ditching the motor and trailer. I've sold bare hulls like that for more than he's asking for a complete boat. Figure that there's a substantial scrap value as well to that boat in just aluminum, even at today's prices. I junked a wrecked Alumacraft in a similar configuration a month ago that had been sitting sunk for decades, I basically shook out the rotted wood and hauled it for scrap, the hull alone brought $512 in scrap.
A painted tandem trailer in rolling condition, which I suppose that one is in will fetch about $500 or so here and any outboard that't not stuck will bring $250 on CL, or more if parted out bit by bit.

The windshields are just plexiglass, and it appears both of the originals are there to make patterns from, so its more time and labor than cost. The rest is just plywood and paint.

The same with the trailer, a set of new tires, service the bearings and some modern lights and its good to go. I could see a boat like that sitting for sale for a long time if it were an I/O but the outboard models are in greater demand. (The clunker I scrapped was an I/O model that someone has set adrift to sink).

I had a rather rought Starchief here in the spring that needed all new wood, new paint, and some rivets replaced. I sold it minus the trailer and motor for $1750, it was listed for less than a day when it sold to a guy who drove over three hours to get it.

I've always thought that if I found a decent older Starchief like that I'd remove the top windshield and rear wall and move the helm up to the f
 

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I have to wonder why the guy pout his German pointer dog inside there?

Anyway, my 1970 Chief was a wreck and an IO with a carp trailer. The guy wasn't selling, I just found the boat in his junk lot and his price was too high for me. A couple weeks later he called me, dropping his price to what I offered, he went from 1200 to the 600 I offered and I had the project boat.
 
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