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Old 09-02-2016, 03:17 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by folivier View Post
Well we've been in Florida almost a week now and besides running from Hermine we saw 7 boats so far. Only 2 ended up being in good enough condition to warrant a closer look. The others had various problems from either filthy inside and/or outside, leaking windows, soft spots on the decks, etc. And when I say filthy I mean mildew and rot. One we thought was two different boats was listed by 2 different brokers. One broker used fairly current pictures. The other used pictures when they sold the boat a few years ago. It seems the owner didn't do anything to the boat during the years he owned it. Pretty bad condition.

So we'll continue looking. We'll be in the keys for a month and hopefully may find something worth buying while we are here. Somewhere there is that boat that has been kept up and had good maintenance.

If you are looking for a boat to purchase that has been cared for and well maintained you have traveled to the wrong place. The odds are stacked against you to find a well maintained vessel at a reasonable price in the Florida Keys. IMHO
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