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I came across this rare F-24 on the web and thought you guys might like to see it


http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1973/Tr ... ted-States

Nice .

I remember those! (from when I was a kid) Sort of a baby version of a clean machine.

I agree looks like one


Is it just the photos or is that a deep V hull ?

Think he'll get what he's asking?

Paul wrote:Think he'll get what he's asking?

It looks like a very clean 73 but I doubt it.

summer storm wrote:

Paul wrote:Think he'll get what he's asking?

It looks like a very clean 73 but I doubt it.

X2

btw it is 1 owner too

Looks like a nice, clean, well maintained, one owner boat. Price is a little high to me, but who knows. Depends on who is in the market right now for that kind of boat.

Nice but for the outdrive.

DOUBLE R wrote:Nice but for the outdrive.

Ya kno. Folks beat on boats with outdrives all the time. I think thats unfair. When you consider the amount of boats built with them they must be good for something or they would have gone the way of the Edsel long ago.

They are really no more work than an inboard setup, just different, and if properly maintained (and thats the key, to anything really) they will provide good service. If you let them go they are a nightmare, but so is an inboard setup that has been let go.

I think this boat is WAY overpriced. Even in a good market. I couldn't see giving more tha 4 or 5 for it, and thats about 4 times less than the asking price. I wouldn't ask much more than that for my 32 right now, but its not for sale.

DOUBLE R wrote:Nice but for the outdrive.

No question sterndrives have their place in the industry. They have their pros and cons. I've worked on enough of them though and can tell you that they come with a hefty regular maintenance price tag compared to inboards. When you think of the amount of components that need to be replaced periodically just in the transom assembly alone such as bellows, intake hoses, gear lube hoses, trim limit and sender switches, gimbal bearings, etc, and the time/labour in takes to replace these, it really makes for expensive boating. Add to that other items that typically need to be done like split drive to replace impeller on Alpha units, gear lube every year, lower shift cable failure (common), and it really starts to add up. Heaven forbid a leaking u-joint bellows where you're replacing u-joints, gimbal bearing, etc., leaking prop shaft seal due to fishing line...I can go on and on about the stuff I see on a regular basis, and you soon begin to see that though this type of propulsion has it's benefits in boat design and performance, they are money makers for those in the business of servicing them. I haven't even touched base on the corrosion issues or my thoughts of how unenvironmentally friendly they are!

Think of how much hardware and how often it has to be replaced on an inboard app. Not much if you ask me. Can you tell I'm an inboard guy

I have had my share and been happy with them . And I have made some money on them . I like inboards better ,but I would have another I/O . I would not own anything but a inboard or I/O in a boat above 20 ft .

P & D. Spot on. I'm an inboard guy too, but I have had plenty of I/O's and over the years taught myself how to deal with them. No doubt its frustrating and time consuming to do a shift cable/bellows/water pump job. Worse if you have to open the case for anything. (ugh, I have big $$$$ invested in tools which are good for almost nothing else besides a Merc lower.) If you stay on top of it I find them to be agreeable enough that, like Paul said, I wouldn't be opposed to owning another. Also like Paul said, something around 18 feet is the cutoff for me when it comes to Outboards. So in that particular paradigm, there is plenty of room for I/O's to have a meaningful place in certain size ranges and design types.

YMMV.

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No question sterndrives have their place in the industry. They have their pros and cons. I've worked on enough of them though and can tell you that they come with a hefty regular maintenance price tag compared to inboards. When you think of the amount of components that need to be replaced periodically just in the transom assembly alone such as bellows, intake hoses, gear lube hoses, trim limit and sender switches, gimbal bearings, etc, and the time/labour in takes to replace these, it really makes for expensive boating. Add to that other items that typically need to be done like split drive to replace impeller on Alpha units, gear lube every year, lower shift cable failure (common), and it really starts to add up. Heaven forbid a leaking u-joint bellows where you're replacing u-joints, gimbal bearing, etc., leaking prop shaft seal due to fishing line...I can go on and on about the stuff I see on a regular basis, and you soon begin to see that though this type of propulsion has it's benefits in boat design and performance, they are money makers for those in the business of servicing them. I haven't even touched base on the corrosion issues or my thoughts of how unenvironmentally friendly they are!

Think of how much hardware and how often it has to be replaced on an inboard app. Not much if you ask me. Can you tell I'm an inboard guy [/quote]






+100

My last boat was a single engine sterndrive. That boat handled like a sports car. After 13 years, however, I sold it because the cost of properly maintaining it got to be too much. I told my wife if I ever bought another boat it would have to be either an inboard or an outboard. Six months later I bought my F26. While I love to drive sterndrives, I would never own one again.