5m trail craft thoughts?

hey guys my old man is considering selling his 2001  5m trail craft to me... Has at two smoker 75 merc and boat & motor done 200 hours... It's in show room condition with all the electronics, set up for beach launching as well. He's had it from new but has hardly used it, but regularly runs it.. What do you guys think of this boats? He's asking 22k  

whats your thoughts?


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 Tell him hes dreaming. If it

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:19

 Tell him hes dreaming. If it was 5 years newer yes. But its still 13 years old with a 2 stroke.

Let him rip someone else off.

 

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 I reckon a bit of a stretch

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:23

 I reckon a bit of a stretch too. 12-15k tops

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 Yep way too much I reckon,

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:24

 Yep way too much I reckon, especially for that age plus a 2-banger

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 what sort of electronics

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:27

 what sort of electronics

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 Yeah I was thinking the

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:32

 Yeah I was thinking the same... Electronics are Navman from memory

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 Do a search and youll find

Mon, 2014-12-01 18:50

 Do a search and youll find theres alot of dreamers out there. If you look as much at boats as l do youll find they dont sell and you see the price drop over time. Its a buyers market. 

 For a bit of perspective,  in 2010 l payed 22k for a 2004  5.3mtr traily with a 4 stroke with 230 hrs.

 

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 Yeah I'll hold off me thinks

Mon, 2014-12-01 19:10

 Yeah I'll hold off me thinks

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 Sold a 2001 5m traily with

Mon, 2014-12-01 19:10

 Sold a 2001 5m traily with 75 2 stroke yammie on the back for 17k a few years back. Was getting bombarded with calls then... Wouldve thought they come down to less than 15k now.

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2 stroke

Tue, 2014-12-02 06:38

looks like a 2 stroke to me

but i would go a yammy 2 stroke over a merc 2 stroke if i had the choice

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 Cheers guys.... I've spoken

Tue, 2014-12-02 06:44

 Cheers guys.... I've spoken to him and will be around the 15k mark... Be an upgrade from my 4.5m quintrex

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monster Pb rankin by the way

Tue, 2014-12-02 18:56

monster Pb rankin by the way !

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tell him 5k and I wont put you in a home... yet ;-)

Thu, 2014-12-04 08:00

 Lol!

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 Haha yeah I did say

Thu, 2014-12-04 08:21

 Haha yeah I did say something along those lines... Given up on that boat, looking at upgrading to 5.5-6m instead... 

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bloody hell

Thu, 2014-12-04 20:34

if you cant trust your dad who can you trust , snap it up mate, 200hrs is nothing

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 Going to save a bit more and

Fri, 2014-12-05 08:23

 Going to save a bit more and move into something in the 5.5m to 6m range looking at something like the surtees 5.5m workmate 

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I love my 21 but...

Mon, 2014-12-08 02:29

 There are days I wish I still had my 16 footer! 

Just so easy to handle on my own.