Good boat deal? please help me

[Ryan Berger]

In my local paper a guy has listed a 2000 Lund Pro-Sport 17' with a 155 Johnson on it. Its not exactly what I am looking for but it seems like it might be a good deal. The guy is asking $11,000 for it. is this a good deal or should I just hold off till I find the SC 18' I have been waiting for???

please help

LDB

[sakazulu]

LDB, I am by no means any expert on boats but would like to give you the benefit of my experience. I bought a '95 Pro-V 1660 w/a '94 Johnson 60hp tiller 3 yrs. ago. The boat was all set up with neatly mounted depth finder, seperate external antenna gps, bow mount remote Minn-Kota w/twin Optima batteries. It was very well maintained and low hours, less than 200, on a Shorelander trailer. I paid $8k and was worried I paid too much. I know people who fish and trusted them when they said I did good. Your deal sounds good, especially if it comes w/some goodies and is clean. I do know Johnson had some issues w/FICHT two strokes so you would probably want to educate yourself on that. My 60hp is VRO and I wished I did some internet surfing on it before I learned the hard way. My friend has a 1750 SC w/a 250 Yamaha and he can fish much worse weather than I can. Bigger is better on big water. We fish Kab and the Big Pond.

[CabinBoy]

It's probably in the ballpark. I'm assuming it is a 115 Johnson as they don't make a 155. That boat was probably around $14 - $15K new, so $11K isn't bad, especially if there are a few extras. I'd look around though, you'll see some pretty good deals in the next few weeks with guys trying to unload boats that have new ones coming. Good Luck.

[Ryan Berger]

Yes it had the 115 my mistake,, must have been a good deal,,, its gone allready,,,, oh well not "exactly" what I wanted anyways...

[SUNNYD]

A 250HP Motor on a 1750???? I don't know of any manufacturer that makes a 1750(Assuming 17'6") rated for that kind of motor, is it an outboard or inboard? I would sure like to see how fast this one goes WOT. I have a 17'2" SC boat with a 115HP(rated for 140) and it will go into the mid 40's for speed, I would be scared for my life if I put a 250 on it...Sorry didn't mean to do any thread jacking...just needed clarification on this one.

Take care!

[Northlander]

Ya I have never seen a 250 on a 17'6" boat. I cant remember ever seeing a 250 on anything less than 20'. I think my 17' Explorer would take on water with a 250 on it. Must be a typo or something?

[sakazulu]

Sorry ya'all. I did mean a 150hp. You guys are sharp, there ain't no doubt about that! Kind of like "spell check" is supposed to work but EVERYBODY can see it.

[Valv]

Sakazulu, sometimes we are here just for these funny mistakes, can't resist the temptation.....

Many years ago there was somebody that posted about a "Hugh crappie".....we all came down to the guy big time....maybe some of the Old Timers of this forum remembers...

Anyway we never make mistaeks like this.....