Advice On 2nd Hand Boat

[Coast_Bloke]

Hey,

After lots of searching, I have found a boat I like the look of.

Its Specs:

2001 Bermuda 425 Mangrove DLX Side console

2001 Merc 40HP 3 cylinder 2 stroke (low hours)

Minn Kota manual stear on bow

5 life jackets

Sounder/fishfinder

marine radio

cd player

live bait tank (plumbed)

50 litre fuel tank

2 marine batteries with isolators

nav and running lights

1 sand and 1 reef anchor

3 padded swivel seats

lockable glove box

9 rod holder (4 are console rocket launchers)

spare trailor tyre

all rego 2006 on good trailor

Bloke is selling it for $9,000

Does sound a good price? You help appreciated.

[Guest MarkD]

I'm no expert Coast but that looks likle a good deal. See Peahead's post on pre inspections, for a couple of hundred $, I think its money well spent.

Cheers

Mark

[fishing couple]

mate sounds like a great deal look under the motor cover and look for any oil leakage and look for dings and deap scratches that will tell you if it has been looked after .

if all looks ok then is a good bye

good luck and safe boating

geoff

[Narralakes]

Mark made a good suggestion, get an inspection or get a mate who knows heaps about boats and motors. Iv'e just spent a year of casually looking and the last couple of months seriously checking out boats and now have an ideal tinny for what I want and within my budget, checked out prices on Ebay, Trading Post, and the other boat selling sites. Sounds like you have done your research as well. Price sounds good, and if that is his asking price, then after inspection you can bargain down between $1000 and $500, or if you reckon its worth it and you know its the boat you want, then pay what you think is a fair price. BTW, did you check out the sounder model? You can also get boat reviews for various models on the internet, may pay to see what the experts think of the boats you may be interested in. Its a big decision and many hours in finding the right one. Good luck and happy boating.

[Coast_Bloke]

Cheers guys... still haven't made my mind up.. will get inspection I think

Thanks for help