# Damn sweet boat for $5000

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276 "2008-03-19T10:18:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/1 "2008-03-19T10:18:38Z")

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If this were on the east coast I would jump on it, it’s exactly what I’m looking for. I wonder if it’s a scam (scammers listing a boat they don’t own) because a boat in pristine condition like this easily goes for double.

[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-Catalina-27-Sailboat\_W0QQitemZ110234924640QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110234924640](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-Catalina-27-Sailboat_W0QQitemZ110234924640QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110234924640)

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/2 "2008-03-19T10:24:49Z")

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sailboats are teh ghey. Give me a 454 and 3 MPG.

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**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/3 "2008-03-19T10:27:26Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> sailboats are teh ghey. Give me a 454 and 3 MPG.

I’m sure you can buy a POS powerboat really cheap now.

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**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/4 "2008-03-19T10:29:58Z")

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Boats can be very tricky at auctions. There can be a lot of hidden problems.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/5 "2008-03-19T10:31:16Z")

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Yeah, nothing like saving a few hundred and then finding it has quicksand floor

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**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-sweet-boat-for-5000/45276/6 "2008-03-19T11:21:19Z")

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> [@Avatar](#):
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> Boats can be very tricky at auctions. There can be a lot of hidden problems.

That’s why you call a surveyor out there to look at it