Master marine barracuda advice please
Submitted by stevebw23 on Sat, 2016-12-17 21:25
Been looking for a cheap fibreglass project and stumbled across a cheap barracuda 5.5m powered by an ancient 115hp mariner, will be having a look at it in a few days hopefully. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback or advice about this particular boat (ride/handling, problems to look out for etc). I looked in the search function and there was a rebuild done on one back in 2014 i think but not much info.
thanks in advance,
Steve
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Meeuwissen
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Decent rig was in broome
guy advertised it for $4600 and was snapped up before i could take a look at it. definitely negotiate on price!
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scottnofish
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I bought one years ago as a project
And a lot of people told me they were famous for splitting down the keel so i cut the deck up and sure enough it was craked along the keel ended up giving it away
Mattyb84
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Same deal mate walk away
Same deal mate walk away split mine a few times unless they can prove the hull has been reinforced got Greg from Gt fiberglass to put more ribs and bearers and extras glass in the front never happened again after that. Not the best ride but far from the worst Iv been in. Happy to help if you want any more info
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stevebw23
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Cheers for the heads up on
Cheers for the heads up on the hull splitting issue. I decided not to buy it, i had a look today and although it was cheap, there was quite a few patch ups on it and also the transom had a decent crack in it visible from inside the boat (fair bit of plywood had been used to spread the load of the motor). The tilt/trim wasnt working on the motor and also there was no sounder/gps or marine radio. Figured i'd end up needing to spend too much on it to get it fishable. I've never done fibreglass repairs so think i'll keep an eye out for a hull in better condition with a better reputation.
Thanks heaps,
Steve
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Mattyb84
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Plenty. Of good boat around
Plenty. Of good boat around mate just gota keep looking
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