Boat Hull Question

[Daniel Tn]

I got a question for you guys about boat hulls. We've ran across a decent deal on a smaller hull boat that has no motor on it. I've been trying to sale my boat that I have now with plans to later on down the road, to get a smaller & newer one. The boat hull we've ran across is both...smaller and newer.

So that has me thinking about possibly getting the hull and putting the motor on my current boat on the shorter boat. For those in the know, the hull we're looking at is a 1990 model Cajun. It had a Mercury motor on it and all that stuff is gone now. If I could, I'd be putting an Evinrude 200 on it. Is there anybody we could take the boats to to have them do the swap? And if so, how much money guestimate...would you figure it would cost to do it.

And secondly...is there any place I could sale my older hull? I mean asides from blind luck of someone wanting one on the classifieds...would there be any boat dealers or places that take in hulls? The one I have now is a 1989 20' Vision. The fiberglass on it shows oxidation signs but we've been able to buff it out before, but it does show that it has been sitting out in the weather. I don't know if I'd be better off doing the swap and trying to sale the Vision hull or just still trying to sale the whole Vision boat package all together and getting a complete rig later on. I would hate to do a swap and be stuck with a 20' boat hull sitting in the yard if ya know what I mean.

 

[Bubbakat]

A hull is hard to sale. But being it is 20 footer it would make it more likely to sale. if it still has the trailer.

Now one big question is here. You are looking at a smaller boat and have a 200 h/p to install on it. Look at the data plate and see what it is rated for. If its not rated for a motor as big as yours I would pass it by. To many variables in play here, like transom twist and weight.

 

[Guest]

I'm with Bubbacat on putting too much motor on a smaller boat. You are looking for a disaster to happen. You will never get insurance on it. If you snuck it by the insurance company and had an accident, they would not pay off. If you are looking for a boat, always get as large as one as you can afford with the motor to match it. Naked boats are hard to get rid of, a lot of them make planters for flowers.

 

[hl&s]

Ditto the above. Don't overweight/over horsepower the boat. You're dollars ahead and safer staying within the Coast Guard rating. I have a 16' 89 Cajun with a 90. Max rating is 120.

 

[bwolf]

hi
i would be intrested in doing the swap , (i know im a little far off ) but i would be intrested in the hull! as i am looking to upgrade my little boat to a little bigger , im really looking for a 17 or 17.5 foot because i only have an 85 hp motor now , but it would work ok for a while !
if you decide to do a swap with your boats , let me know

thanks Brian Wolf
931 808-2962

 

[Daniel Tn]

Thanks guys...that's sorta what I was afraid of. The boat I have now is rated for a 150 but has the 200 on it but it handles it very well. Getting the insurance was no problem either. All they asked was what size hull I had and evidently they must have had a chart that showed 20' boats are compatible with 200 HP motors because they sure didn't ask anything else and I didn't tell either. Heheh.

The newer hull is a 1990 Cajun 178. I'm finding mixed stats for the hull...some have said it is 18' and some say 17'. Either way it is rated for a 150 as well but you guys bring a valid point about the shorter hull and transom problems. I thought he was asking a good price for it and the trailer but also after looking it up via the blue book, it ain't as great of a deal as I originally thought it was.