everhopeful
Member
hi all
- firstly my apologies at jumping straight in with a post and not reading through everyone else's, but it's getting late and i have to pretend to be intelligent tomorrow.
- i have a chance to buy a 1990 Marine Trader for a good price.
- i attach a pic, not a good one but all i have.
- She is:
* 15 meters l.a.w. and 16.5 meters l.o.a
* twin 320 hp turbocharged cat 3208's with 1148 hours work
* been taken for a spin 3 times in the last year.
* last owner (for 8-9 yeas) was diesel conscious so didn't take the revs above 1800-2000
* tidy boat with 3 previous owners, all elderly, 2 german and 1 english
* well looked after, oil and filters changed every 200-300 hours.
* she starts with one push of the button, engines hunt for 30-45 seconds then go to smooth idle, then can be revved up to 27-2800 without a miss or any smoke. oil pressures identical for both.
* clean oil in transfer boxes.
- she had a good structural survey survey 3 1/2 years ago, found absolutely zero wrong with anything. no hint of the pox or ay damage or repairs.
- i'm getting her lifted out and water blasted to see if anythings happened below the water since.
- i'll take her for a good sea trial when she's back in but i must admit i have never even been on a trader before so was hoping the wealth of experience here could help me in what to look for PLEASE.
- is there anything they are prone to?
- do they have any known weaknesses?
- any areas that i should make a point of checking?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND EXPERIENCE.
- firstly my apologies at jumping straight in with a post and not reading through everyone else's, but it's getting late and i have to pretend to be intelligent tomorrow.
- i have a chance to buy a 1990 Marine Trader for a good price.
- i attach a pic, not a good one but all i have.
- She is:
* 15 meters l.a.w. and 16.5 meters l.o.a
* twin 320 hp turbocharged cat 3208's with 1148 hours work
* been taken for a spin 3 times in the last year.
* last owner (for 8-9 yeas) was diesel conscious so didn't take the revs above 1800-2000
* tidy boat with 3 previous owners, all elderly, 2 german and 1 english
* well looked after, oil and filters changed every 200-300 hours.
* she starts with one push of the button, engines hunt for 30-45 seconds then go to smooth idle, then can be revved up to 27-2800 without a miss or any smoke. oil pressures identical for both.
* clean oil in transfer boxes.
- she had a good structural survey survey 3 1/2 years ago, found absolutely zero wrong with anything. no hint of the pox or ay damage or repairs.
- i'm getting her lifted out and water blasted to see if anythings happened below the water since.
- i'll take her for a good sea trial when she's back in but i must admit i have never even been on a trader before so was hoping the wealth of experience here could help me in what to look for PLEASE.
- is there anything they are prone to?
- do they have any known weaknesses?
- any areas that i should make a point of checking?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND EXPERIENCE.