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<blockquote data-quote="comfisherman" data-source="post: 2525168" data-attributes="member: 8394"><p>Owned and sold a few boats over the last few years, my boats get used a smidgen more but that's kinda part of the job. Just sold a 50 year old boat built by one of the west coast old names. Only the third owner and had meticulous maintenance records. Plastic remained relatively unchanged as did the cabin (those boys did joinery back then I've not seen duplicated since) and the bits like handrails and some non tension rigging parts. The rest, and I mean all of it has been repaired or replaced over the years. Having owned boats from the 70s, 80s, 90s and ones from the last few years maintenance helps but boats really do age. </p><p></p><p>An outdrive making it 34 years is a looooong time. Think how much else has evolved in 34 years. It was a good run and it's pretty amazing they still have parts. Boat parts sell in a much smaller volume than road vehicles, your drive line is probably as rare as a 1988 Chrysler new Yorker. In that perspective a blown transmission on 34 years would be a good run. </p><p></p><p>Only thing worse than the cost of fixing an old boat is buying a new one....</p><p></p><p>Sold a turnkey well maintained and updated boat built in 1991 to build a new one the same length but a bit wider. The old one funded the propulsion package.... that's how spendy new boats are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="comfisherman, post: 2525168, member: 8394"] Owned and sold a few boats over the last few years, my boats get used a smidgen more but that's kinda part of the job. Just sold a 50 year old boat built by one of the west coast old names. Only the third owner and had meticulous maintenance records. Plastic remained relatively unchanged as did the cabin (those boys did joinery back then I've not seen duplicated since) and the bits like handrails and some non tension rigging parts. The rest, and I mean all of it has been repaired or replaced over the years. Having owned boats from the 70s, 80s, 90s and ones from the last few years maintenance helps but boats really do age. An outdrive making it 34 years is a looooong time. Think how much else has evolved in 34 years. It was a good run and it's pretty amazing they still have parts. Boat parts sell in a much smaller volume than road vehicles, your drive line is probably as rare as a 1988 Chrysler new Yorker. In that perspective a blown transmission on 34 years would be a good run. Only thing worse than the cost of fixing an old boat is buying a new one.... Sold a turnkey well maintained and updated boat built in 1991 to build a new one the same length but a bit wider. The old one funded the propulsion package.... that's how spendy new boats are. [/QUOTE]
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