I'm still a little shocked this wasn't a scam.
Low Retail is still about $33k, but that boat needs some TLC.
Bert's spent about $900 on new upholstery for my 242.
That Port gauge is suspect. The 'Primary' replacement gauge is like $800, I don't remember which is the primary.
Both gauges are scratched up / cloudy (I cycled through all the telemetry twice since it was so hard to see when they were showing engine hours. I think they could be restored with some elbow grease and a head light restoration kit. All four buttons on the guages are shot.
there is a member here that is selling upholstery skins starting at about $1800 for a complete kit. This boat is going to need the entire kit plus turf for the swim deck, dash and anchor locker hatch.
its going to take at least a weekend to polish the hull, the steering wheel is functional but should be replaced. The same is true of the entire stock stereo system. What little seal was around the engine compartment hatch has probably failed so the boat is loud.The throttles move easily as does the steering wheel, so the cables seem to be ok.
I think part of the reason for the low price (aside from the neglect the seller admitted to) is because he got the boat as part of the home purchase so he may not know what it’s worth or he is just selling it for what he believes he paid for it.
when I consider everything I just typed I’m having a hard time justifying buying it. I could flip it for a nice profit but it’s going to take a lot of time and money to get bring it back to life. At 52 i have the money but not the time, motivation or storage space to take this on.
still it’s a great boat for anyone looking to get into a modern jet boat relatively inexpensively . It’s actually turn key ready now, just not pretty. I will text the seller that I’m passing later this morning and may edit his ad for him as a way to thank him for not being a Craigslist faker. My gut feeling is that the boat will be sold by the end of this weekend now that the engine ms are running and idling smoothly. No rain in the forecast, just some clouds and highs in the high 60s/low 70s.
on a side note, the house next door just sold for $800k (2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1550 sq feet, a two boat dock in the back yard, all about 10 minutes at no wake speed to fast water, only 5 minutes to the local marina). This guys home is not for sale but he told me several of his neighbors are planning to put their homes on the market soon. After walking though the house, onto the deck and right on the boat I’m more motivated now to accurate searching for a home there.
