Looking at an '87 46 this Weekend

Hello!

Looking to finally upgrade to a larger boat, and I am looking at a Post this weekend. I have always loved the lines of Posts, and it has always seemed to be a very good boat.

I was wondering what advice I could get from everyone on here, as far as what to look for. I am going to have them run the boat and gen, and a brand new A/C was just installed. I will be looking for soft spots, especially under 2 hatches, that they told me were leaking. Much of the interior is going to have to be redone, which is fine, as I was looking for a project boat and the price is pretty great.

I already know hull will need cleaning, along with (likely) new bottom paint.

What are the other specific potential problem areas to check in the 46? I am going through the forums looking for everything I can find, but I am afraid I may miss something.

Thanks in advance!

Much appreciated all. I am planning on having quite a bit of money to put into getting it up into good shape, even if it looks good. THank you for letting me know where the common moisture issue spots are, that helps.

Was already planning on bringing along my friend, who is a diesel mechanic. That is one area I definitely want backup on.

Thanks again!

Allegedly, yes. I know that he has worked on several in the past, and tells me he has worked on a couple of Posts. I guess I will find out soon enough. Ha!

He's only an engine guy, though, which is why I was asking for more specifics on where to look otherwise.

This is a look and see visit. I am having them start the engines, so I will make sure to do what you ask. I will post lots of pictures when I get back (Late Sunday night).

As far as I know, no website listing yet - I am getting the first look at it - It's good to be in the casino biz and be connected, ha!

I will definitely find out what the clutch is and will get serial numbers. Thank you!

South of Houston. TX

Ok, so I haven't had time to upload pictures yet, but I went and looked at the boat. Boat was priced at listed $60K, so that indicated what shape it was likely in.

The good -
1) The hull itself and the majority of the fiberglass seemed good. No soft spots other than one bad one in the rear wall of the salon (in the bad section). All structural elements seemed solid. And the boat is floating, so that's a plus.
2) The bilge was bone dry. There was oil evident under the engines, but the rest of the bilge was in great shape.
3) I love the lines of the boat. I know that's why I'm looking at these, but it was really pretty
4) Lower cabins/ Galley area were in pretty good shape, except under one hatch in one of the bathrooms
5) Not too many dings in the non structural fiberglass and the hull in particular, from what I could see, looked great.
6) Engines were clean a little rust where the paint peeled off, but nothing major- I realized once I got there that I didn't know where to find the serial numbers, so they are sending them to me.
7) All exterior metal seemed very clean. Very little corrosion. Didn't see any rust or corrosion anywhere where metal met fiberglass.

The bad -

1) the back wall of the salon (up against the tackle storage and sink) was rotted so badly under the window, that there was literally a couple of holes in that wall.
2) On the port side where the salon connected to the flybridge, there was a large crack in the fiberglass.
3) all 3 of hatches on the bow of the boat were shattered and covered with plastic - amazingly the interior didn't seem to have taken any damage.
4) The boat has sat in the same place for 3 years, and there is about 1-1.5 inches of growth on the bottom of the boat that I can feel from the pier. Very rough.
5) The carpet in the salon is in terrible shape, and one section is fairly damp (right near the door, wondering if the seal is good)
6) All headliner throughout the boat will need to be replaced. It is all sagging, and some is molded from water intrusion through the hatches.
7) All exterior wood will need to be refinished, a couple of pieces of wood trim were missing entirely.
8) The SimRad and all electronics were BADLY corroded, and I have no idea if they will work at all.
9) They could not crank the boat, because the batteries were dead (reading 6 volts), so neither my friend (mostly him) nor I, could get a sense of the engine. Upon inspection visually, he said the engines looked good, everything from that point of view looked fine
10) All furniture in the salon would have to be replaced.

The ugly -

1) The broker knew almost nothing about the boat itself. Didn't know if there was any eisenglass (sp), didn't know any history of the boat, other than that I found out it was a bank repo.
2) One group of guys turned the bank down for an opportunity to flip it, and they were the first ones to find the back wall was toast.
3) The generator showed 27,000 hours. That seems incredibly high for a boat just sitting for 3 years. generator is a NorPro 12.5KW
kw

Talking to him, the price seems to be pretty strongly negotiable, but I can tell it's going to take a whole lot of work (Not worried about that part, I wanted a small project - it just seems this will be a big one)

As soon as I get the pictures uploaded, I will. Let me know what you all think.

Thanks!