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JimB517
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Initially Posted - 03/05/2003 :  01:12:46  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
one is listed on eBay. Located in Knoxville. Bidding is currently at $1547

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& item=2406092680& category=26433

Just in case anyone is looking
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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Response Posted - 03/05/2003 :  09:06:16  Show Profile
I looked at the listing. From the photos, the boat looks pretty nice on the outside, but the EBAY listing information was all for a different boat, a Pearson 30. There was almost no relevant data on the Cat-25 other than the pictures, and they were all of the outside, no interior pics at all. Without some more info, I couldn't even approximate the value to make a bid. Is there a trailer included? What condition is the motor in? What kinds of equipment and electronics are installed, if any?
I noticed that the cockpit coaming boxes are missing their trim rings. No roller furler. Exterior wood looks grey and weathered. Motor is a Suzuki 2-stroke, difficult to get parts and service for this brand. 2-strokes are banned on Lake Tahoe as of 2001, and soon to be banned on several more freshwater lakes in California. So the motor is a write off for me; the boat might as well not have one at all since I would have to replace it anyway. The rudder looks to be original; if the boat has been in a marina slip for a long time, the rudder is probably waterlogged and splitting, there's another $400 replacement. I sent a list of questions to the seller, if I hear anything back, I will post the answers here. If it comes with a trailer and the equipment list looks okay, I might bid on it myself, although the 4500 mile round trip drive to pick it up isn't too enticing.

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25 #1205 "Quiet Time"
Sacramento, CA
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 03/05/2003 :  12:08:20  Show Profile
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>the motor is a write off for me<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

If it's in decent shape, I'm sure you could fetch a favorable price for the motor from someone for whom 2-stroke is not an issue, knows that Suzuki is a big company with numerous parts retailers and that Suzuki motors are known to be highly reliable, thus rarely if ever requiring specialized service.

I'm surprised at how often someone sees my 18 year old 6 hp and offers something like "I wish I still had my old Suzuki...never had a problem with it".

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RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 03/05/2003 :  16:12:18  Show Profile
I sent the seller an e-mail asking him if I could look at the boat, as I live in Knoxville. I think I have become very familiar with 89 wings and should be able to evaluate it. Heck, I may even buy it and have two of them.

I knew that as soon as I bought an 89WK a better deal might come along. Isn't that one of the laws of the universe?

Frank Gloss
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