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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TDobb" data-source="post: 436255" data-attributes="member: 22124">Where are you located Gatorglenn?  Up here in Minnesota if you look on craigslist you can find about 50 boats that have an unmolested hull and anywhere from no motor up to a 25 or 30 horse.  Price range is generally 1500 to 2500 depending on condition of the boat, motor, and trailer.  Minus the electronics and trolling motor, if I was going to put mine on the market, I would price it at 3,000.  Most buyers wouldn't want to pay for the upgraded electronics I have on there, but if they wanted them I'd work a deal.  All that for naught though as this boat is ear marked for the boy when he turns 16.  That is if I don't find a smokin deal on a better hull for another project.To me, if I was going to look for the perfect hull for a project like this, I would look into one of the later model alumacraft hulls or the Lund SSV hull with the IPS design.  Those hulls are a LOT more stable even though they are not much wider at all.  They plane out faster and track better too.  Part of me almost wishes I had sold this one the way it was before this mod project and bought an SSV hull to start with.  When I was prepping to do this one though, there weren't any SSVs on the market.  Well there was one but the guy wanted 5 grand with a 9.9 on it, so he wasn't really trying to sell it.  That said, if I find an SSV hull and trailer for 1500 to 2000 I might jump on it for the next project.Take care,Tom</blockquote>

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