I'm generating a new thread now that all the whlaaap whlaaap whlaaap content has its own section to post in. Panda and I were talking yesterday about trying to look back for stuff we posted in the boats and hoes thread, now several hundred pages and multiple years old, and its nearly impossible.
I half seriously told [MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION] to hit me up when he was planning to get rid of his boat. Welllll timing was right and I've been itching to get on the water while keeping it cheap (lol).
The boat:
1994 Wellcraft Martinique 2700.
28'4" LOA
9'6" Beam
3' Draft
425 running hours
7.4L (454ci.)
Bravo 2 I/O
100 gal fuel tank
22gal fresh water
15gal grey water
15gal black water
Windlass
12/120v fridge
single burner electric stove
microwave
coffee maker
water heater (engine and electric)
transom shower
transom washdown pump
full camper canvas
VHF Radio
The boat is mostly solid, previous owners didnt exactly do a bang up job of maintaining it. At least to my standards they didnt. Then again its 22 years old and anything thats not a floating pile of trash by that point is doing well.
Headliner is pretty trashed inside, evidence the windows and hatch are leaking. They replaced the carpet on the sole with some laminate floor that swelled and is buckling in spots but looks acceptable overall. Theres this goofy "generator" in the engine room that is running a 120v power setup hacked together throughout the boat with green extension cords. Overall the bones of the boat are solid though.
Work that is getting done before it gets put in the water:
It kills me to pay someone to do it but its too hard working out of a BMW trunk 50 miles from home. Bellows, starboard trim ram, gimbal bearing, shift cable, u joints and whatever else the mechanic finds when he gets it apart. I'm guessing i'll be out $1000-1500 all said and done.
Also paying duder at the marina to buff the side of the boat from the rub rail down for $250. The boat sides are pretty marred up and oxidized. Again, too far from home and too little time to tackle this before its realistically getting put in the water. I'll handle the rest of it myself when it gets splashed and i don't need 150' of extension cord.
New prop, new anodes.
What little pictures I have so far:
KJ on the water last year.
Panda and I cut the shrink wrap off the boat, washed all the canvas, waterproofed it and installed it last night. Its in great condition thankfully. Getting it re-made costs about as much as I paid for the boat. NOT enticed for that.
a little bit of a side profile.
I half seriously told [MENTION=19]Yaj Yak[/MENTION] to hit me up when he was planning to get rid of his boat. Welllll timing was right and I've been itching to get on the water while keeping it cheap (lol).
The boat:
1994 Wellcraft Martinique 2700.
28'4" LOA
9'6" Beam
3' Draft
425 running hours
7.4L (454ci.)
Bravo 2 I/O
100 gal fuel tank
22gal fresh water
15gal grey water
15gal black water
Windlass
12/120v fridge
single burner electric stove
microwave
coffee maker
water heater (engine and electric)
transom shower
transom washdown pump
full camper canvas
VHF Radio
The boat is mostly solid, previous owners didnt exactly do a bang up job of maintaining it. At least to my standards they didnt. Then again its 22 years old and anything thats not a floating pile of trash by that point is doing well.
Headliner is pretty trashed inside, evidence the windows and hatch are leaking. They replaced the carpet on the sole with some laminate floor that swelled and is buckling in spots but looks acceptable overall. Theres this goofy "generator" in the engine room that is running a 120v power setup hacked together throughout the boat with green extension cords. Overall the bones of the boat are solid though.
Work that is getting done before it gets put in the water:
It kills me to pay someone to do it but its too hard working out of a BMW trunk 50 miles from home. Bellows, starboard trim ram, gimbal bearing, shift cable, u joints and whatever else the mechanic finds when he gets it apart. I'm guessing i'll be out $1000-1500 all said and done.
Also paying duder at the marina to buff the side of the boat from the rub rail down for $250. The boat sides are pretty marred up and oxidized. Again, too far from home and too little time to tackle this before its realistically getting put in the water. I'll handle the rest of it myself when it gets splashed and i don't need 150' of extension cord.
New prop, new anodes.
What little pictures I have so far:
KJ on the water last year.
Panda and I cut the shrink wrap off the boat, washed all the canvas, waterproofed it and installed it last night. Its in great condition thankfully. Getting it re-made costs about as much as I paid for the boat. NOT enticed for that.
a little bit of a side profile.