Purchase help!

[ag04blast]

I am looking at a 02 Mobius LSV, has upgraded stero w/subs.speakers, extra battery and switch, hull/seats/engine (170hrs) are excellent, wake plate and 3 ballast bag system. Issues are some rust on the trailer, the bilge and nav light switches seem to have a sort and dont work (that will have to be fixed), and the front ballast bag has a leak (seller has two extra bags dont know it they can replace the problem bag), perfect pass accept speed button not working. Seller is hard on 22.7K, I need some advice.

This is my first boat, I grew up with my dad having boats. Went out on the water engine runs smooth, quiet, and strong. Any comments.

[jmvotto]

seems a little rich for a 2002. my .02

check nada and only inboards to get a feel for price

[lewisb13]

Paid 26.5 for my 05LSV about 4 weeks ago loaded with 76 hours on her...

[you da man]

Look elsewhere, there are better deals and if you can't find one, wait until Feb-Mar next year.

[kaneboats]

Or Sept. this year.

[Ian Brantford]

If the owner is a stickler on the premium price, you can be a stickler for a fully-operational boat. Let's cut him some slack on the rusty trailer, as long as there is no compromise to its being road-worthy, and look at the other faults...

1. Bilge pump. If this isn't reliable, the boat is at risk of sinking simply by leaving it at the dock. Yes, this happens a fair bit in real life. There is a market for bilge alarms that squawk or even place a phone call.

2. Lights. You could be cited for not having this important safety system working.

3. Perfect Pass. There is a reason why this is known as a "marriage saver". It is a very important and not-cheap component of a towboat.

If you were completely comfortable with fixing these things yourself and the price were reduced accordingly, it would be worth it. As it is, I'd let someone else take it on.

[kaneboats]

The flip side of that is you are looking at a 2002 boat, not a new one. It won't be perfect. But, if stuff has been breaking and he's not bothering to fix it anymore that could be a sign that he's done with the boat -- and shouldn't be a stickler on the price. Most of the time when someone says they "can't come down anymore than that" it's because there is a payoff and may not have anything at all to do with the true value of the boat. I got a new boat this year for less than many "sellers" owed on theirs.