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For sale, Colt Sport dory boat + 1983 Johnson 25hp pull start outboard.
We’ve had really good fun over the last 10 years down in Falmouth or Christchurch or on the River Trent but sadly we have outgrown it now my children are older, so it is time to give another young family a chance to own this rare, fun & fast, easy to store 10ft speed boat.
This classic, 41 year old boat will give you many happy memories, it has always turned people’s heads and has always had many compliments wherever we’ve been, from the rivers & harbours to the seas & motorway service stations!
Over the years I have maintained it to a decent standard, it has had all new rubber bushings around the outboard, a new impellor, spark plugs, new control cables and new wheels which have never been used and I’ve only run it on best quality fuel with marine 2 stroke outboard oil at the revised 50:1 ratio. I’m led to believe these Johnson 2 stroke outboards were designed to be run at 100:1 but experienced many head gasket issues so the company revised the fuel to oil ratio.
I’ve strengthened the front wind deflector cowling with a strip of stainless steel as it was starting to crack and would’ve only got worse, and I stripped the 2 benches back to bare wood and refilled with thicker sponge and new laminate sheeting. Unfortunately last time we were out on it almost 3 years ago, one of the benches buckled so the wood will need replacing.
The boat has not been used for 3 years this summer but it can be seen running on land. It comes with a new pair of earmuffs, 4 life jackets adults & kids sizes, 3 oars and an anchor. The propeller does have a little damage to it but doesn’t affect the performance so I’ve never been too bothered about replacing it.
As stated the boat is 41 years old and there are signs of that so please don’t expect it to be in immaculate condition, but it is good for its age and they are now few and far between nowadays as I’ve always kept an eye out for these Colts. We had one when we were children, being the main reason I wanted to find another in the first place to relive the nostalgia! I managed to find this good one in Somerset. It’s going to be sad to see it go as I doubt another one in this condition will come up again, not seen one for sale for years now and I have alerts set!
Buyer to collect or can be delivered for a price, bank transfer on collection, no cash, thanks.
Any questions, please ask, thanks for looking.
Current Price: £1750.00
This Newbourne Colt Sport Dory Boat 1983 Johnson 25hp Not Fletcher Yamaha may be available on ebay