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Quick update – I found a fiberglass shop…he inspected the boat and did in fact find a crack in the hull. He said it’s not too bad, but would be around $2500 to fix the crack and cosmetics on the bottom. He could also fix the rub rail which essentially was worn through where the boat was slamming into dock.

Yes I did have fender protectors tied…because of the waves…the boat essentially was being lifted and dropped on the bottom of the lake(rocks).

Yes I already had the entire gas tank pumped I filled it just before tying it up to the dock($7 per gallon to pump out). Oil tank drained and refilled, engine fired up…probably need a new water pump, but engine ok…

Just the hull damage at this point. Boat unusable until I can find a way to fix hull.

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Can I ask a question…it was mentioned about built in flotation. IF every compartment in the boat is filled with water and you have hundreds of pounds of equipment(tackle, anchors, etc…) would the boat still stay afloat?  I found out after the fact there were some “public” moorings…my concern was the boat with all the extra weight would have gone under.

I’m just curious as to the tipping point.

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Thanks guys…yes my dilemma is just that I don’t know if it is a major or minor thing. Where I live there are no basscat dealers within a couple of hours drive. I have reached out to several marine dealers, but many of them don’t want to waste their time running diags to maybe or maybe not repair. I have already been denied service at 4 different places because they don’t want to waste their time on something they didn’t sell, or on a non-regular customer.

I know I am going to take a bath on the boat selling “as is”, but just didn’t know where I should start even at a base level. Keep in mind if I could afford to fix I would in a heartbeat…I just can’t justify the expense when I have so many other financial obligations which take precedence.

Again…thanks for responding. I do appreciate it.

 

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