Hello All!
I know everyone is busy with it being the holidays but I really need your help. The wife and I have narrowed are search for our liveaboard boat down to two, getting ready to make offers by this Friday. So here is my dilemma the boat we really love is a 3 owner 1988 Golden Star with extensive upgrades and detailed records, including engine service. Has twin PERKINS 240hp with 3,400 hours. Original engines with no major rebuild at this point, and appears to have been well maintained. Should I be concerned? The other boat is a 93 Carver 440 with Twin Cat 3116TA engines and only 941 hours, and I haven't been able as of yet to verify whether or not it has the SOFT BLOCKS from France! And as a kicker, neither the broker or I could find the engine #s as it appears they were removed, not the cast numbers but the additional sticker/plate #s that are usually there. Seems suspicious to me!
Thanks in advance, Brad & Michelle......................
I know everyone is busy with it being the holidays but I really need your help. The wife and I have narrowed are search for our liveaboard boat down to two, getting ready to make offers by this Friday. So here is my dilemma the boat we really love is a 3 owner 1988 Golden Star with extensive upgrades and detailed records, including engine service. Has twin PERKINS 240hp with 3,400 hours. Original engines with no major rebuild at this point, and appears to have been well maintained. Should I be concerned? The other boat is a 93 Carver 440 with Twin Cat 3116TA engines and only 941 hours, and I haven't been able as of yet to verify whether or not it has the SOFT BLOCKS from France! And as a kicker, neither the broker or I could find the engine #s as it appears they were removed, not the cast numbers but the additional sticker/plate #s that are usually there. Seems suspicious to me!
Thanks in advance, Brad & Michelle......................