Looking for a 10m....wanna help me?

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:51 pm

This looks like a great forum! Lots of knowledge! I am in the market to buy a 10m somewhere in the NE. I live in NY. I would prefer a fresh water boat, but would consider a very well kept salty. i DO NOT want a mid cabin, aft cabin, or their bridge boat. I would prefer an 84-88, but would consider a very nice 89. I am all over yacht world and know those boats inside and out. I am looking for the hidden gems, if there are any out there, and boats that people would like to off load at the end of the season. You know the ones that only other boaters would know about!

I love the layout and look forward to making a 10m my next charter boat! Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:32 pm

More of the later 10 Meters were mid cabins.

More of the earlier ones were express cruisers.

These vessels are wieldy used as charter boats in a number of places all around the world.

Try a google search and you'll see some really cool outfittings of these inexpensive battlewagons.

Pretty amazing for boats nearly 30years old!

RWS

http://www.kingfisherchicago.com/HTML/boats.html

http://www.fishnfuncharters.com/index.htm

http://www.michigancharterboats.com/shrimpboat/

http://reelteaser2004-ivil.tripod.com/

http://www.fishonmotel.com/

http://www.lastchancechartersllc.com/boat.htm

http://www.rodmastercharters.com/Charte ... gBoat.html

http://www.diamondjcharters.com/index.p ... taeDdbNtf0

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:45 pm

...And heed what RWS has to offer you- he knows the meter boats.

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:17 pm

Thanks guys! I really appreciate it! I will be active on this forum in the future. I'm sure when I do find one I will have loads of questions.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:55 pm

Welcome to the forum and hopefully you will find just what you are looking for.

chautauqualake10meter · Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:40 pm

DID YOU BUY A 10 METER?

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:23 am

Yup

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:04 am

NICE !!

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:13 pm

Nice lookin , and its blue.

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:49 pm

photos & details, please !

RWS

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:27 am

Nice looking boat!

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:11 am

RWS wrote:photos & details, please !

RWS

1985 10M Express, 600 original hours on gassers, fresh water boat from Lake Erie, and will soon be turned into a tournament/charter machine on Lake Ontario chasing Salmon and Trout. The survey didn't really turn up anything major. The hydraulic steering reservoir had fluid on top and on the sides of it. So, we have to look into that come spring. Cosmetically, the teak needs to be re-finished. We are really excited to get this thing on the Lake. I look forward to driving this beast. We come from a Bayliner 2556 single screw. So there will be a learning curve. The nice thing is there are a ton of knowledgeable Trojan 10m owners in the area.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:15 am

Great looking boat!! And it's blue!

Ron

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:14 am

The lower gunnels on the vacuumm liner hull version (yours) will be better suited for fishing.

The coaming pads all around are really nice.

Mine came froim the original owner equipped with twin outriggers and a downrigger.

He also had a removable freezer tied down on the aft deck!

He would troll from Miami to Bimini running the downrigger, outriggers and he kept his frozen bait in the freezer. A television was strapped to the top of the wetbar and they watched Sunday footbal games while trolling the gulfstream.

This was for real!

Also,

You can put a nice multiple rocket launcher tube bon the aft side of the arch.

For fishing, consider sanding the teak and keeping it oiled as compared to varnishing it.

We installed a 30 gallon removable livewell utilizing the existing raw water washdown fittings in the hull with the overflow circulate plumbed back to the scuppers.

Also, we recently added a pair of 24 or 30" stainless handles to the outboard sides of the radar arch as hand holds when going forward to the deck when underway. A nice addition.

I went from a 23' Grady White 200 Yamaha to this boat.

Fun learning curve!

You'll have a great time with this.

Enjoy her sea keeping ability!

crazyyankee · Post by **crazyyankee** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:18 am

Your the man RWS! When I get her rigged and in the water I'll be sure to take more pictures. You can only take so many on blocks in a barn! I like the handles idea on the arch. Do you have a website I can look into these?