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SECONDHAND BOATI bought this boat in 2005 from ebay for £1520Although
it did run I wasn’t that happy with it – the seller was honest that it
needed attention – and I spent approx £1300 on it soon after. I then had about 10
happy years with it, then I moved house and had kids and it hasn’t seen
the water for 8 years.The boat is basically sound but has these things wrong with it:The
motor needs a new water pump impeller – I bought this from Mercury and
it is included in the sale. The motor ran fine up to this and was very
powerful. It has a power trim/tilt – still operating fine.The
steering needs a new control cable as this has rusted badly in storage –
I have included a close-up pic of this so as you can see that it
doesn’t just need a bit of grease!The
seats look better in the pics than they are. I took them out and took up
the carpet to have a look at the floor. You can see me standing on the
floor on one of the pics showing a minor hole in the wooden floor. As
mentioned the seats look better in the pics than they are, the framework
under the vinyl is slightly to very rotten depending what seat you look
at. The boat sits 4 on the seats and another two smallish
people/children on the rear pad.The
boat has some scrapes and chips where it’s been previously repaired, I
have tried to photograph the worst ones but these aren’t the only onesThe trailer has a winch on the front – but I haven’t used it for years and it looks pretty seized up.There
are a few good bits about the boat – the main good bit I suppose is
that when it does go it does so very well with its 6 cylinder outboard. It has no problem towing
skiers, a loaded up doughnut etc (hence the cheesy name).It
has been fitted with various nice to have items such as stainless fuel
tank under the dashboard, Autoblend, twin batteries with choice of which
battery to charge or run on, Momo wheel etc.The
trailer always pulled well and looks still to be in nice condition, but
about a year ago when I noticed the tyres were perished and wheels
rusty so it has new tyres and wheels. I think the bearings were done
when it was last serviced (which was 8 years ago when I last used it).So are welcome to come and have a look before bidding, its near Lewes in East Sussex, BN8. I have started the bidding at £700 as I think the trailer is probably worth that alone. I won’t end the listing early unless you want to come and have a look and bargain in person. The boat is sold as seen as requiring repairs – there is no warranty.Please
only bid if you can collect within a week of the auction ending – as I
am selling it as I need the space in my barn. Cash on collection please – not by credit card or paypal as ebay seems to think. I can’t deliver – you will need to collect and you will need a light board.
Current Price: £700.00
This Fletcher 17ft Speedboat Power Skiing Boat 115 Hp Mercury Outboard + Trailer may be available on ebay