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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 06/27/2014 : 16:56:29

A lady I work with who is totally not a boat person recently bought a 27' Bayliner sailboat with a 3 year old outboard for $500. She's now getting a divorce (not because of the boat) and asked me yesterday if I was interested.

I'm not interested in the boat (it's pretty much a POS from the pictures I've seen) but I'm thinking I might be if the motor is a long shaft. She told me the make of the motor when she bought the boat but I don't remember now. It was one of the popular makes.

Any thoughts?

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/27/2014 : 17:10:43

She may be looking for someone to dispose of her boat for her. If the hull is in bad shape, you'll be the one to have to find some way of getting rid of it after removing the outboard. However, you could probably part out a lot of it (winches, electronics if they're current, anchors, etc.). Sell the mast for scrap, and then maybe a final voyage on a dark night, a shotgun with deer slugs and a quick retreat in your dinghy...

You don't want to buy yourself a headache, but a $500 OB that's only three years old is a pretty good deal, even if it's a tiny one.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 06/27/2014 : 17:24:15

Let me get this straight!

A Woman getting a divorce that has a boat and want to know if you are interested?

Face ache!

Paul

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islander
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Response Posted - 06/27/2014 : 17:34:42

That's a laugh Paul but seriously Dave is right. Worth it if the motor is good and something you could use or sell, Strip the good stuff and have a way of disposing of the carcass.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/27/2014 : 18:26:42

Yeah, it's disposing of the carcass that's going to be a problem.

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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 04:13:56

I'm sorry! but you guys are killing me!

She's divorced amd could be high maintenance, but there's no need to get to the point where there is a need to dispose of the carcass! ComeOn! She does own a sailboat!

more face ache!

Paul

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shnool
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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 04:30:31

First, my unpopular opinion will be voiced (again)... a Bayliner 27? or a Bayliner US Yacht 27? They were stout boats, the buccaneers were the ugly ones... the US boats had leaky portlights, and rotted all the wood below (shame too because they had lots of teak/holly)...

Take the outboard, I'm curious what the boat looks like ;) As for the divorcee? OK, pictures of her too.

here's the only decent example of a US 27 I can find handy..

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 07:01:41

quote:
Originally posted by britinusa

I'm sorry! but you guys are killing me!

She's divorced amd could be high maintenance, but there's no need to get to the point where there is a need to dispose of the carcass! ComeOn! She does own a sailboat!
more face ache!

Paul

I've already got a great wife so I'm only interested in the boat. High maintenance won't be my problem (except maybe on the boat if I were to buy it).

Somebody else can deal with the high maintenance and ...

I'm not sure but I think it's a Buccaneer. In the pictures I saw it looked like it needed a major cleaning inside and out. I think she may have done at least some of that.

The boat was owned by an older gentleman who hadn't used it in 2 or 3 years. Seems like she said the sails were fairly new. He wanted it to go to a good home before it deteriorated too much. She bought it 3 or 4 months ago. She has no sailing experience but has a friend that does (hey, maybe he'll buy the boat if I throw in my old Suzuki)!

I know where the boat is sitting and have her permission to go aboard so I may go down and take a look at it and get some pictures.

Edited by - GaryB on 06/28/2014 07:14:29

pastmember
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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 08:19:33

Buccaneers have more freeboard than a carrier. UGLY does not begin to describe a Buccaneer but I know a guy who sails one and considers it his tank that gives him standing headroom and a place to sleep at the dock, he usually sails on other boats. It could be a cheap dock boat for a club member who prefers the parties to the sailing.

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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 11:33:22

Bayliner Buccaneer 27--a beauty, isn't she?

Also known as the "football boat."

(Powerboat companies shouldn't be allowed...)

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 06/28/2014 11:35:38

islander
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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 12:15:33

Dang that's nasty! If you do take the boat, Do it on a moonless night so nobody see's you and above all cover it when you get it home.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 14:52:45

Ha, I'd never bring that thing home. There are two dumps between the boat and my house. Most likely would not make it past the 1st dump.

I'm starting to think it might be the Bayliner US Yachts version. I don't remember it being this ugly!

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Response Posted - 06/28/2014 : 17:09:16

The topside portlights were an option, my friend's boat lacks them... small consolation. The US Yachts were nice IOR era boats.

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DavidCrosby
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Response Posted - 06/30/2014 : 21:04:54

I have disposed of a 28' sailboat (E-Scow) in the past. I stripped all of the good stuff off the boat and then took it to the dump. I had to pay a $50 fee and sign over the title to the dump. I then drove up to the top of the mound. Backed up to the edge of the precipice. A large earth mover then came over and shoved it off the trailer and crushed it.

Alternatively, you could take it from the lady. Keep the outboard and then list it for a few hundred or free. Someone will jump at a cheap boat.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/01/2014 : 05:58:22

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Originally posted by DavidCrosby

...you could take it from the lady. Keep the outboard and then list it for a few hundred or free. Someone will jump at a cheap boat.

"Famous last words!"

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/01/2014 : 19:30:36

She has a friend that sails and I'm thinking I might buy the motor and offer to give him the boat along with my old Suzuki that runs like a top.

Still haven't seen the boat but plan on going down this weekend to take a look.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/07/2014 : 18:20:16

Well it turns out the motor is a 2010 Tohatsu Sail Pro motor. Unfortunately its a single cylinder 6 HP model. Oh well!

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/10/2014 : 15:36:16

That motor is worth at least $800-$1,000 if in good condition. Three weeks ago our club paid over $1,500 for a new one for one of our club boats.

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/10/2014 : 19:01:18

I saw the receipt for this 201 model and it was $1,430.

The wife says no way on this purchase so I will leave it for someone else.

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 07/10/2014 : 21:38:44

Smart wife. If it's the model I found above, it could end up being yours in perpetuity after both dumps turn you down (as a matter of pride)!

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