Thank you HOF but you couldn’t save her!

[rsmith]

I looked at a 65 enclosed in Ft lauderdale in spring 2019 called Gone Cuco. It needed the starboard 16v92 rebuilt,the port had been done already. It was priced fairly and I thought at the time if bought right even with a rebuild it would be worth it. I wonder where it ended up, the owner was from the Chicago area I beleive.

Walt Hoover

Curious what they were asking and what a 16 costs to OH today? I remember the mint one with the 12’s went for 170 which was a good deal 10 years ago but the market kept dropping after that.

[Captain Ralph]

I have located a few of the HO 8V396s thru the world.
Amazing how big and heavy they are,,, then the clutch.

Sadly, I'm looking at another view; The boat is worth more busted up and parted out.

Now, where is that guy that wanted just a hull?

[Fish Tales]

I have located a few of the HO 8V396s thru the world.
Amazing how big and heavy they are,,, then the clutch.

Sadly, I'm looking at another view; The boat is worth more busted up and parted out.

Now, where is that guy that wanted just a hull?

Well if you buy it and bust it up, there are several of us 65 owners that would love spares. Plus a lot of the parts will fit other Hatts.

Hate to see that though...…

Have a good weekend,
Tim
Fishtales 65c

[Captain Ralph]

All I want is the stabilizers. Our old bones and old boat need a nicer ride.

The running engine when sold, will pay off the whole purchase.
The remaining 2 clutches are pure profit (almost the cost of an engine each).
Other than paying off storage, the rest is profit.

BTW, engine and clutch is 10000 Lbs. (5 US Tons). Who has a fork lift that can pick up 5 Tons on the tip end,,,, 25-30 feet away??

Anybody have a storage yard.

I have chain sawed enough boats. I have cried over some of them, probably will tear up on this one.

Anybody have a few credit cards collecting dust I could borrow? Maybe a blank check or two (or three)? We can fix her if you luv the ole gal, or make some bux and scrap her out.

[oscarvan]

BTW, engine and clutch is 10000 Lbs. (5 US Tons). Who has a fork lift that can pick up 5 Tons on the tip end,,,, 25-30 feet away??

There is a "Boatel" very close to this boat. They lift boats out of the water and stick them up on racks using some VERY stout fork lifts.

[whoover]

Mr Smith, the 65 in Lauderdale was listed at 250,000. If it passed a very conservative seatrial I could have gotten it back to lake ontario. My thought was around 100,000 for a complete rebuild. It had some small interior issues but nothing big. I really liked that it had stairs to the fly bridge from the salon.

Walt Hoover

[Boatsb]

Do the math.

A forklift with 40,000 lb lift is measured at the base.

Many of the boats they lift are outboards where the weight is aft. Bring in a 30,000 lb boat around 38 foot and weighing about 30,000 of and it wont lift it.

Take a 10,000 lb weight 25 feet from the base. Add in the need to maneuver and your getting a bit close to the edge.


FWIW most lifts are not 40,000 lb. Smaller yards will have a 20,000 capacity lift most of the time

[Outrageous65]

Update, potential buyer at 20k has researched cost and quoted the following.
Detroit diesel MTU certified complete rebuild ( if possible ) one engine 350k
Reputable North Carolina marine cat dealer , 400k install used cat engine 600k new engine that's engine only no trans. There is a 396 available for 120k not rebuilt. As far as reliability of the MTU 396tb93 they are very popular overseas and still being used in over 100 US coastguard ships. At one time they were actually sought after in Asia because of there reliability and still used in many ferry boats still in service.
With the price of engine replacement figure a million to have a decent 30 year old boat.

[Avenger]

Somebody might want to look up Amboss for some aftermarket parts and/or engines if you're looking to do a rebuild/flip. They do a lot of aftermarket MTU components.

[krush]

Sounds to me like hanging a few v8 outboards on the back is the best plan. Just go hull speed like the motoryachts and blowboaters.