Sunsation 288 For Sale - Opinions?
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I've been watching this boat in the classifieds for a while now. Price has been lowered to what it is. My only worry is the 565ci motor in it with the double pumper 1050 carb. How much gas is this sucker going to swallow? Will it be that much worse than a 496HO?
http://www.offshoreonlyclassifieds.c...o18892-en.html
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She'll be much more thirsty than a 496 HO. Look closely at the rat's nest of wiring in the one bilge shot. Also, note that the sun pad has been cut to clear the flame arrestor but there is no scoop. That means only foam and vinyl between your feet and the flame arrestor. Also, how much of that arrestor is surrounded by the sunpad when closed choking off airflow. Looks like a hack installation job. I would keep looking.
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I tell ya looking at the wiring job alone Knot 4 Me is dead on.. Keep looking... Can't think of why anyone would post pic's of that engine compartment while trying to sell the boat. Less pic's in the ad is better in this case.....
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I do respect someone's openess in showing their boat the way it is. But I never really paid attention to that photo. I'm glad I posted here.
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It comes down to what you are looking for in a boat and what you are looking to spend. To some folks, the wiring and such would not be as much of a concern as to other folks. If you are looking for a turn key, hopefully trouble free boat I would continue my search. If you are looking for more of a project, this boat my be fine. You cannot tell the whole story from pictures alone. But you have to know that anyone that puts a motor like that in a boat like this runs the snot out of it.
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It comes down to what you are looking for in a boat and what you are looking to spend. To some folks, the wiring and such would not be as much of a concern as to other folks. If you are looking for a turn key, hopefully trouble free boat I would continue my search. If you are looking for more of a project, this boat my be fine. You cannot tell the whole story from pictures alone. But you have to know that anyone that puts a motor like that in a boat like this runs the snot out of it.
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I would like some more info. Would you mind e-mailing me direct at [email protected]. I'd like to know more about the engine swap, who built, who installed, maybe cover the flame arrestor cutout and wiring comments said here as well. Thanks, Dan.
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I would definetely look at cleaning up the engine compartment with all the pounding a boat takes. With a little time and effort it could be a good boat. If you asked me personally I would be more interested at 40k than 48k.