Damon7

I had found those photos in my search, and yes I had noticed it was different, but unless I remember wrong, it was also listed as a 1978. Thank you

Ok thank you Noel, it is supposed to be a 1978 originally.

Yes, I understand it has definitely been changed, I was more wanting to know to get an idea whether is was a good hull, and even just to know what hull it actually is.

Thank you Noel, I couldn't find anything on 5.8m (19ft) pongrass boats, were they any good?. And the motor might be the angle, I believe it is a XL motor on a XL transom. I'll ad some more photos.

Hi to everyone, hoping to receive some info regarding this boat, owner has said it was originally a pongrass half cabin, but doesn't know anymore then that, any info would be appreciated, thank you.

Thank you Dunc I will make sure to check them. We spoke to the current owner and the Isuzu motor only has a little over 800hrs on it and he said the hull is fully glass so no timber stringers to worry about. The man they had antifoul it said the hull was in great condition. The current owner is 83 and getting rid of it as he's just getting too old and has really been good to deal with and kind enough to take a deposit while we organise the rest. I know it might not win any races but the Mustang we have is quick and all it really causes is the kids to get thrown around and have to sit up in the cab not really enjoying themselves. I'm kind of looking forward to just slowly putting out trolling the whole way slow enough they can walk around and enjoy it. Thank you once again for your input and what you were aiming at I really appreciate it. And thank you to everyone for there advice. I'll make sure to do my best to avoid bad weather and rough seas the rest I guess I'll leave in God's hands. Thank you Damon.

Thank very much Dunc for that I will update once we get it here could be a couple months. But I really appreciate your reply. It already has a swim board for the back not shown in photo. And I'm assuming the sea cock is where it picks up water is this correct as I said never had a inboard before. Thank you Damon.

Thank you Dunc for your reply. Here are some pics of the inside

Yes I have put a deposit down but all your input is still helpful to decide where to go and how to handle it from here. Thank you Damon.

This is the pride we did own it was around 5.7m I think and was full glass boat except transom had timber and was we wet. It carried a lot of fuel maybe above 250l. The reason I'm posting is we towed this ok but I wouldn't want to go a lot heavier a bit but not a lot. By the way once again I just want to thank you all for taking your time to post and reply I really appreciate it. Damon.

Thank you Noel. Can you explain a little more what you mean by completely different as I have only ever owned outboard boats before. Just so I know what to expect thank you. Damon.

Hi Zoran thank you again Just so I am clear on this I believe you are right and would never take this boat threw a bar crossing or 3m breaking waves. I'm not saying it cant happen but I've not seen nor heard such conditions up here within the shelter of the reef. So I do 100% agree there and would not attempt what you have experienced in this boat. But not saying a more power would not still be desirable. Thank you Damon.

Well that indeed is a problem if your right. The Prado has a 2.5t towing capacity so anything above that I'm not really interested in towing. In his photos he appears to be towing it with a Mitsubishi Pajero which would be of similar weight and hp but I guess that doesn't mean much. How much do you think it would weigh Noelm. And anyone else reading this with a similar size boat that knows there wieght would be great thank you. Damon

I understand no one is out there just to scare me off I really do appreciate all the advice. As Zoran said I have already put a deposit on the boat but understanding what I'm in for and how much it is worth and possible problems is something I need too know. I am taking in everything everyone has said and thinking on it. As far as work on the boat I can definitely do all the fibreglass work myself having some experience and and I can definitely do all the engine work myself. But when it comes to the inboard side of things like shaft and prop and any associated bearings and gear boxes I've never had anything to do with them. As I said I do really appreciate all your input. Thank you Damon.