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Ugh just want a boat!

Posted By: Tdot

Ugh just want a boat! - 03/05/15 07:14 AM


Well this is [censored]!!!! Bought this 1988 bass buster and trailer for 300 but the damn this is water logged
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/05/15 07:16 AM

I live and apartment should I take the time and pull it apart and reinsert the foam? Or would it be better to just buy a new one? My girlfriend gets 20% off at acdeamy
Posted By: PowerLizard

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/07/15 04:46 AM

If you have the title, it is worth trying to salvage it. Without a title it is junk. You should turn the boat on end and see if it will drain out and dry over the next couple of weeks. Just stand it up on end on your patio. Post some more pictures so we can see what the rest of the boat looks like.
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/07/15 05:59 AM

I just sent it to the land
fill I'm going to buy a new one. I had the title being transfer but I have to wait 30 days
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/07/15 06:01 AM

I got a higher % bonus but thanks for the reply it was so frustrating
Posted By: PowerLizard

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/07/15 02:49 PM

Shopping for used pond boats is frustrating. Most don't have titles and the many of the ones with titles are still in the name of a previous owner. I drove an hour last night to look at a titled Pelican Intruder with trailer, trolling motor, depth finder, battery and battery charger. There was no registration sticker. The title was in a previous owner's name. The plastic boat was warped from not being properly supported on the trailer. The trailer was not road worthy and he admitted to using it just to store the boat off the ground. The trolling motor didn't work. The battery was dead. I didn't bother checking out the depth finder or the battery charger. It's funny now because the picture he texted me of the boat on a creek looked so good, I was ready to buy it regardless of what shape the trailer was in. I really need to ask more questions before driving to see a boat.
Posted By: meP2too

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/07/15 07:05 PM

hey guys,
I will be putting up for sale a one year old, 10 foot Buster Boat next week,
if a boat I am looking at checks out.

It has a 4hp four stroke Suzuki motor, 30 pound trolling motor, either a lowrance elite 5 hddi/ gps unit or a hummingbird 597 hddi/ gps unit (I might swap the hummingbird off of the boat I am buying)one year old Optima battery, separate battery form the depth finder on a BusterBoat trailer. $2,000.00 firm (the set up cost me close to $3,600.00)

I will post photos next week.
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/10/15 11:32 PM

Got my new boat. The trailer had rollers but they are not rubber so it was bowing the bottom of the boat so I install bunk boards.
Posted By: FishnDenton

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/11/15 02:47 AM

Hey Tdot,where did you get that trailer and how much was it? I just bought an inflatable Mariner 4 and that looks like a trailer I could use. Thanks
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/11/15 03:37 AM

Mine came with the old 1988 bass buster I had. No vin number or any info
Posted By: Wadefishing

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/11/15 02:08 PM

Congratulations that's a nice looking rig you got there. Is that the 8' or 10' Bass Raider?
Posted By: Tdot

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/11/15 02:51 PM

It's the 10, it was on clearnece for 499 and my girlfriend works at academy so she gets an additional 20% off.
Posted By: Jimfishes

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/12/15 11:36 PM

You did good on that deal! You are going to have a blast in that boat!
Posted By: Dan90210 ☮

Re: Ugh just want a boat! - 03/13/15 05:45 PM

Nice boat!

Yeah trashing the old one was the way to go...
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