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02 December 2006, 18:50
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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The boat is about 8 or 9 years old but there aren't too many hours on the engine. Loads of photos so nothing to hide. I wouldn't buy without a proper look first though. If it's sound it would be a great buy.
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02 December 2006, 19:28
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by codprawn
The boat is about 8 or 9 years old but there aren't too many hours on the engine. Loads of photos so nothing to hide. I wouldn't buy without a proper look first though. If it's sound it would be a great buy.
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I've e-mailed the seller a few times, no response (eBay)... Don't want to go through BoatShed if possible, prefer a direct private sale where I can actually talk and meet the buyer.. I'll keep trying
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02 December 2006, 19:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
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Originally Posted by alt
What do ye make of this . . .
The tubes look very worn, but a good polish might bring them up?
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Assuming it's got nothing major to hide then I'd say it looks like a genuine bargain.
There may not be much you can do with the tubes as it looks like the blue hypalon has faded in the sunlight, but it's probably only cosmetic.
John
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02 December 2006, 21:49
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
Assuming it's got nothing major to hide then I'd say it looks like a genuine bargain.
There may not be much you can do with the tubes as it looks like the blue hypalon has faded in the sunlight, but it's probably only cosmetic.
John
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It's all well and good saying that, but you know you want your pride and joy to be perfect - I'd probably en dup getting the damn thing re-tubed!
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02 December 2006, 22:07
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway
Boat name: rockhopper
Make: ballistic
Length: 6m +
Engine: petrol
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 525
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Originally Posted by alt
It's all well and good saying that, but you know you want your pride and joy to be perfect - I'd probably en dup getting the damn thing re-tubed!
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Thats a serious MO-FO of a boat.. looks good value even getting tubes retubed and even overhauling engine if needed... DOes it float????
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02 December 2006, 23:04
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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Its a serious lookin machine alright, wonder how she is cosmetically?
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03 December 2006, 01:18
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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ORANGE console was a good idea 
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03 December 2006, 09:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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If I had the cash I'd be on the way down there to view.
Orange is the ONLY colour for PROPER ribs btw 
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03 December 2006, 09:54
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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I'm surprised that she hasn't sold though, I mean that's an excellent price and she's been on the market for a long time (I can remember seeing it for sale last season) .... Wonder if someone local to it would be willing to inspect it. Worn tubes wouldn't bother me as long as they were sound mechanically
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06 December 2006, 14:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
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That boat has been for sale for getting on 12 months and its not shifting!!!!
If you really want it and there are no problems go and haggle........lots!
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06 December 2006, 14:55
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by CJL
That boat has been for sale for getting on 12 months and its not shifting!!!!
If you really want it and there are no problems go and haggle........lots!
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The seller rang me a couple of days ago
Yup, I spotted it on Boatshed over 6 months ago for sale, when I asked the seller how long its been for sale he said "Not long, about 3 months" ... This rang alarm bells as he was obviously lying.
However he seemed genuine. Something that startled me though, was on Boatsheds site it says "Serviced every 50 hours", and the owner was honest enough to say that it hadn't been serviced in 18 months, but hasn't done many hours. Thing is, every season, even if I only put on 10 hours i'd give my boat/engine a full service.
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06 December 2006, 15:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
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That'd put me off a bit.
I've had problems with crankshafts being 'pickled' by the used oil they were in while lying idle on car and bike engines. The inevitable result is a big bill as mains/big/small ends wear rapidly and die.
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06 December 2006, 15:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
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Originally Posted by alt
The seller rang me a couple of days ago
Yup, I spotted it on Boatshed over 6 months ago for sale, when I asked the seller how long its been for sale he said "Not long, about 3 months" ... This rang alarm bells as he was obviously lying.
However he seemed genuine. Something that startled me though, was on Boatsheds site it says "Serviced every 50 hours", and the owner was honest enough to say that it hadn't been serviced in 18 months, but hasn't done many hours. Thing is, every season, even if I only put on 10 hours i'd give my boat/engine a full service.
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I don't think anyone will admit their boat has been for sale for ages. I think they may still be genuine just eloquent on their sales position!
If anybody asks me if a boat has had any interest I always say "yeah loads"!
I suspect he will be genuine and don't forget big boats don't shift anywhere near as fast a 5-6m boats, particularly big diesels.
Chris
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06 December 2006, 16:02
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
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Having a think about it, don't think it would not be the boat for me. It's 8-9 years old and needs quite a lot of work. The only thing I wouldn't be interested in doing myself is the tubes, which could cost a lot of money. Spraying the console/engine cover is no problem, but I wouldn't have the time (College isint as much as a doss as people are led to believe)
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06 December 2006, 19:14
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Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington Hampshire
Boat name: Hot Lemon
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yanmar diesel
MMSI: 235
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 780
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Sold
It was sold as a buy it now at £14000 which is a pity as I wanted it!
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06 December 2006, 19:21
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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I'd be suspicious about the Buy it Now. Who buys a boat without even looking at it? Well, when the seller contacted me 2 days ago he said that no one from eBay had emailed him asking for a look. Unless it was someone else that viewed it before, and saw the price and was happy with it
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06 December 2006, 20:59
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Well it looks like I will be selling mine sight unseen!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5939&rd=1&rd=1
No I have gone and jinxed it! 
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06 December 2006, 21:04
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
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Yeah but the reserve hasn't been met.
I coul dbe wrong about the Ribtec, someone could have viewed it in the past 2 days and bought it
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