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First boat - proper place for dock cleats?
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<blockquote data-quote="GrandpaMike" data-source="post: 450235" data-attributes="member: 23536"><p>Thanks! I had been watching sites for a while and when this one popped up it looked like what I wanted. </p><p></p><p>Private sale but the seller works at a boat dealership that sells BIG boats. He cleans up little boats and sells them on the side. I picked it up from the dealership lot. Really nice guy, has even stayed in touch with me since. He even gave me some things since it was my first boat (4 life preservers, a throwable, anchor and rope, etc.). </p><p></p><p>He rewired all the lights, so I shouldn't have any problems with those. They stripped the paint and acid etched the aluminum, then repainted it in their paint booth.</p><p></p><p>When I came to see/buy it, he put a compression guage on it to show me. Both cylinders we're right about 115 and we ran the engine in a tank since everything is still frozen here, shifted forward and reverse and it ran really well. </p><p></p><p>I paid $2,600 for boat, motor, and trailer which was about what I was looking to spend and "seems" reasonable for this boat. (Based on my limited knowledge and others I looked at.)</p><p></p><p>I feel pretty good about the purchase and I have to agree it's pretty! Can't wait to get it out.</p><p></p><p>One more question...Does battery box have to be fastened to the boat? I didn't think I could move it around to try because I thought it had to be mounted/attached. It would be nice to be able to try some different spots. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the advice!</p><p>-Mike-</p><p></p><p>Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GrandpaMike, post: 450235, member: 23536"] Thanks! I had been watching sites for a while and when this one popped up it looked like what I wanted. Private sale but the seller works at a boat dealership that sells BIG boats. He cleans up little boats and sells them on the side. I picked it up from the dealership lot. Really nice guy, has even stayed in touch with me since. He even gave me some things since it was my first boat (4 life preservers, a throwable, anchor and rope, etc.). He rewired all the lights, so I shouldn't have any problems with those. They stripped the paint and acid etched the aluminum, then repainted it in their paint booth. When I came to see/buy it, he put a compression guage on it to show me. Both cylinders we're right about 115 and we ran the engine in a tank since everything is still frozen here, shifted forward and reverse and it ran really well. I paid $2,600 for boat, motor, and trailer which was about what I was looking to spend and "seems" reasonable for this boat. (Based on my limited knowledge and others I looked at.) I feel pretty good about the purchase and I have to agree it's pretty! Can't wait to get it out. One more question...Does battery box have to be fastened to the boat? I didn't think I could move it around to try because I thought it had to be mounted/attached. It would be nice to be able to try some different spots. Thanks again for the advice! -Mike- Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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