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 Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: 83falcon]
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07/17/14 04:04 PM
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timbertoes
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Mines 31 years old and doesn't look older than ten years I've restored everything and looks amazing need to load up a pic I would not mind learning how to restore a boat 
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: timbertoes]
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07/17/14 08:45 PM
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83falcon
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Mines 31 years old and doesn't look older than ten years I've restored everything and looks amazing need to load up a pic I would not mind learning how to restore a boat Lots of money and time haha shoot me a pm
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: timbertoes]
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07/18/14 04:56 PM
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timbertoes
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Lots ? of money....hmm are you saying that even with majority of one's own labor, its more costly than buying a similar boat, in good condition ?
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: timbertoes]
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07/19/14 08:08 PM
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83falcon
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Some stuff I did myself and other stuff had to be done by professionals due to the type of labor like new floor, foam, stringers, gas tank and transom
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: timbertoes]
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07/20/14 03:57 PM
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bigdtbone
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I bought a 2002 Kenner vision (no wood)that lived in Austin it was hardly used. It has been extremely reliable. On the other hand Before the kenner I bought a Cajun center console 1996 found rot in it shortly after buying it and the Johnson had a know VRO problem that burned my motor up . Moral of this story is research ,research , research.
BE VERY PICKY. There are lots of great older boats but they are snatched up quick . Be ready to strike when you find a great one. Beware of older boats with wood in them.IMHO
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: 83falcon]
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07/20/14 09:29 PM
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hopalong
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Some stuff I did myself and other stuff had to be done by professionals due to the type of labor like new floor, foam, stringers, gas tank and transom yep, I did about 95% of the work on my 82 champion and i still have about 16,000.00 in it (this is counting a repower with a 4,000.00 96 175 fast strike). parts are not cheap if you do it right.
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
[Re: timbertoes]
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07/22/14 04:19 PM
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83falcon
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http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/10155128/Re:_83Falcon%27s_restored1982__F#Post10155128
Thanks timbertoes
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
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07/23/14 06:27 PM
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PlanoKeith
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I bought the boat in my sig and it was 11 years old. It has been a BEAST and never let me down.
Keith
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Re: bought a 8+ yr old boat and regretted it? weigh in
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07/24/14 07:21 PM
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mansfldcowboy
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 just bought this 98 BassCat, runs and looks great.
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