1998 MasterCraft Maristar 225VRS/ X-30 $22,750 Located Twin Cities metro, MInnesota

[boardman74]

Buying a new MOJO so this one is up for sale

1998 MasterCraft Maristar 225VRS
Same hull as the X-30(2001-2005) 23 feet 98 inch beam
LT-1 Corvette Engine upgrade-340 hp.
900 Hours
Tandem Axle MasterCraft Trailer-Good tires with spare
MC Factory Installed X-30 Gen III Zero Flex Tower with Clamping racks
Billet tower mirror
Bimini
Cover
Upgraded stereo-2-12 inch subs, 6x9 speakers in rear, 6 1/2” in the bow and 2 Tower speakers.-2 amps.
Dual batteries with switch
Depth Finder
Upgraded MC graphics

Good condition for the year. Few scuffs and scratches as expected with a 98. Everything works as it should. Original interior is showing its age with probably 1-2 seasons left on the seat bottoms. Complete check over last fall. Compression and leak down test by MasterCraft dealer. Full tune up: plugs, oil, transmission, exhaust hoses and more. Winterized and checked again by another MC dealer in the fall. Have all paperwork. Trailer was also completely gone thru. Great chance to get into a 23 foot Vdrive for little money. $22,750/ BO

I also have 2600 lbs of ballast I will include with the right offer.(2x900 and 1x800 plus pump brand new). Sorry for the one poor photo, the boat is in storage for another couple days. Will post more photos when it comes out.

[viking]

GLWS - what lake are you on in MN?

[boardman74]

Our lake place is in west central Minnesota on Blanche Lake.

[viking]

NICE - grew up summers on Big Pelican Lake due east N. of Brainerd.
Still have family in the area. Love the Pequot Lakes area!

[boardman74]

Price drop…$21,500. Great large starter V drive for someone!! Lot of options and boat for the money.

[ranger098]

Im gonna guess theres no perfect pass? also is there any factory integrated ballast or just the aftermarket that you will include for the right price? Seems like a good boat for the money...

[boardman74]

You are correct on both. No perfect pass and no factory ballast option for that year. Boat came out of storage today and is at the dealer getting spring check over. Should have pictures soon.

[boardman74]

Here is an update on the boat. A lot has happened in the last week and none of it good! Had a trade eval on the boat and found an issue. So here is the bad. Last week during a trade evaluation of the boat the dealer thought they heard a abnormal noise from the engine. We immediately took the boat to our servicing MasterCraft dealer to have it looked at. What they found was that the boat has low compression on the #7 cylinder. Its not super low but right at the edge of the allowable 10% variance. 170 psi vs. around 190 on the others. Let me stress that the boat is currently running as it should. If I didn’t tell you about the compression you would never know. I’m just being honest. The motor is likely starting to show internal wear which isn’t abnormal for an engine with 900+ hours. The engine does not miss and runs as it should. Starts, idle and pulls as it should. I am pricing the boat based on the fact the dealer recommends a rebuild in the future. The dealer feels the boat has been running like this and will likely run for many more hours. Since no one can predict that, I am willing to take $6000+ less than comparable boats so you can cover a rebuild if and when it needs it. These boats routinely list from $22,000-24,000. Again I am being honest. I have the dealers report you are welcome to read. I am happy to explain the issue and answer any questions. You are also welcome to have the boat inspected and whatever else makes you feel comfortable. You won’t find a nicer boat for the money. Like I said any boat of this year and hours could be in the same internal condition and you’d never know. With mine I am compensating you for a new engine. I think thats really a fair deal.

$16,000/BO. I will post pictures tomorrow. I will be listing on Ebay tomorrow with no reserve starting at $1. It will sell to the highest bidder. I will listen to offers to end the auction.

[boardman74]

Pictures finally!!