I've paid off some debt and saved up some cash and now I'm ready to start looking for a boat.

Now, this will be my first boat, so I'm not sure if that matters much when looking. I just don't want to buy a piece of shit that putts along the water. Could anyone give me some advice on these two boats.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/2657330631.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/2659588699.html

I know you guys might say to wait to find the right deal. But I'm a very impatient person.

My little brother has a couple of boats for sale. He is a member here. Redsnapperslapper. Here are a few pics of the boats. The first one is a glencoe with a 454 and a jacuzzi the second one is a hallet bubble deck 454 and a berkley. These are off my phone. When I get home I can post some better pics.

The beav

its way too cold to be paying more than $5k for a jet boat unless its been thoroughly been redone and is top notch.  theres tons of deals out there, especially if you're willing to put in a little work. 

yo Don can i borrow 5,000 so i can get that gullwing? thats a smokin deal,another 5k for a decent motor and you got a pretty nice boat

Yeah no shit.....I keep seeing some nice gullwings going for cheap.

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59161

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59160

here are the links

listen to Ralph lol

the beav

I know your in the bay area, but I would look around to all the areas around you. I'm in orange county, and I look on CL from here to vegas to Yuma to even the bay area. Being patent and a little drive never hurt anyone. I went to Havasu for my boat after 7 months of looking and even then I was ready but thought I'd be looking all winter, I had a deadline of before next summer though.


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Thanks for all the replies.

Hey Beav, how much does he want for the Hallet?

$5500 obo. its a full stringer, berk "c" with a manual place diverter. The pump has a loader and is freash. The paint on the boat is good i would give it an 8 out of 10. the metal flake is awesome all the way around. The boat is rootbeer metal flake and cream. The motor is a BBC 454, basset over the transome headers with water lines. PM my little brother or call him he is home. his number is 714-3998244


The beav

I might be a bit biased but making the drive to pick up a Hallett is well worth it, I think Nick can agree since he drove to Carson City from OC to get his.  Hell, I went to out to Brastow to get mine.  I'm sure it will be worth the time and money and if that one doesn't work out Nixonnow has a Hallett for sale as well at about the same price.