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jconover
05-28-2012, 09:05 PM
Restoration diary here: http://mastercraft.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=40435

The boat in the above thread is for sales. Asking $13,500.

I just bought a new X-14V, and I have half a mind to just trade it in to the dealer, which means that if you're at all serious about a perfectly restored Prostar 190 with a 425HP 7.4L 454-HO, you would be getting a great deal. As you can tell if you do the math in the restoration thread, I've got over $20,000 into this boat, plus a year of labor (labor of love)

I've put it in the marketplace for $13,500. Boat has 950 hours - top end was rebuilt at 904, bottom was rebuilt at 450 - should be years before you need to do anything more than change the oil, raw water pump, fuel filter, and maybe tranny fluid every few years. :):) You can make me an offer, but I think my asking price is more than fair.

http://www.mastercraft.com/market/showproduct.php?product=4326

Here's the difference between the $6500 boat I bought and the one you'd be buying:
NDT Tower ($2200)
950W JL class D dual-amp stereo with kenwood head end. ($1500)
Dual bullet HLCDs on the tower, JL marine sub under the bow. JBL-652 house speakers. ($1000)
Completely new electrical system front to back. (starter, ignition, coil, alternator, batteries converted to a dual-battery system, all new 00-gauge electrical) ($1000)
3-event perfect pass cruise control system ($1000)
All new carpet and brand new interior - vinyl work by Jim Jackson at Viper Customs ($2000)

Oh, and of course all the gelcoat and engine work, which I consider table stakes to buy a boat of this quality (that's were the rest of the money is in this project)

barefoot
05-28-2012, 09:47 PM
Why all the time and energy into a rebuild to than buy a new boat?

Pretty awesome if I do say so myself!

mikeg205
05-28-2012, 09:59 PM
to save an MC from the scrap heap... :D

jconover
05-28-2012, 10:23 PM
You know they say a picture is worth a thousand words... in this case, it takes two.

The answer to the question is partly "poor planning" - I have 4 kids. I thought it would be a great boat for my kids and my wife and I. It is. What I forgot is that they all have friends that want to come along.

Here's a picture of us on the water last labor day.
The second picture shows my "other boat" - a smoker craft - with the overflow people that didn't fit in the first boat. :-)