Hello all,
A strange boat recently came to my radar. My local friends were unable to reach a conclusion, so I am sharing this, hoping that collective intelligence could help. I am looking for a used trawler up to 45 feet, and my broker gave me an unusual option.
A Bayliner 3388, repowered with two small Westerbeke 55 diesels. The BUC value for these boats in Bristol condition is about $55-60K for now; this one is offered for almost 2x below the market. The selling broker explained that the boat has been on sale for a long time because no one wants to buy a 33-ft heavy boat with a planing V hull, two 55 HP engines, and 8-9 knots max. Per my understanding, it's a powerboat converted into a trawler by depowering, which is fine for my purposes.
I have the latest (to date) survey on hand; the boat is evaluated as "Good"; there's nothing dramatic, just engine temp reading discrepancies on two stations and a broken old Garmin autopilot. Does all that (small engines) render the cost 2x below the typical BUC value for these Bayliners? What could be wrong?
A strange boat recently came to my radar. My local friends were unable to reach a conclusion, so I am sharing this, hoping that collective intelligence could help. I am looking for a used trawler up to 45 feet, and my broker gave me an unusual option.
A Bayliner 3388, repowered with two small Westerbeke 55 diesels. The BUC value for these boats in Bristol condition is about $55-60K for now; this one is offered for almost 2x below the market. The selling broker explained that the boat has been on sale for a long time because no one wants to buy a 33-ft heavy boat with a planing V hull, two 55 HP engines, and 8-9 knots max. Per my understanding, it's a powerboat converted into a trawler by depowering, which is fine for my purposes.
I have the latest (to date) survey on hand; the boat is evaluated as "Good"; there's nothing dramatic, just engine temp reading discrepancies on two stations and a broken old Garmin autopilot. Does all that (small engines) render the cost 2x below the typical BUC value for these Bayliners? What could be wrong?