I looked at a 261 recently that looked to be 'mostly' original. Took it for a sea trial and everything seemed to be good. It had wear and tear and wasn't in the 'best' shape, but no soft spots on the deck and seemed in relatively good condition. There were lots of chips/dings/spidering on the gelcoat and some rust stains and it seemed to be fairly dirty; but, there seemed to be no major issue.
The real issue is - there is no trailer. How hard is it to source a trailer for an 88 261? I reached out to my local trailer builder, Sport Trail, and they don't have a jig for that year/model.
The other issue - the motors are from 2004 and are Yamaha Saltwater Series II V6 200's (twins). The seller said they had about 1500 hours on them. I'm told, by many, that these have almost no value and are at the end of their life. Does everyone concur? I know that they 'can' run longer, but the advice I'm getting is: they have no worth and are due to begin having issues with that many hours.
Having said that - given the very little info - what kind of prices seem fair for a boat like that? Should I assume I'm simply buying a hull, or should I assume the engines are going to be fine for a couple of years? The seller is wanting ~16K for it.
thoughts?
The real issue is - there is no trailer. How hard is it to source a trailer for an 88 261? I reached out to my local trailer builder, Sport Trail, and they don't have a jig for that year/model.
The other issue - the motors are from 2004 and are Yamaha Saltwater Series II V6 200's (twins). The seller said they had about 1500 hours on them. I'm told, by many, that these have almost no value and are at the end of their life. Does everyone concur? I know that they 'can' run longer, but the advice I'm getting is: they have no worth and are due to begin having issues with that many hours.
Having said that - given the very little info - what kind of prices seem fair for a boat like that? Should I assume I'm simply buying a hull, or should I assume the engines are going to be fine for a couple of years? The seller is wanting ~16K for it.
thoughts?
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