howzit boet !!
i have to say , iv never heard of ''robcraft'' but for all i know it could be a brilliant desingn , if it has all that new stuuf and resprays and stuff , you have to ask yourself the question ''why'' , why have they redone the deck , why have they resprayed it , why is there so much new electronic equipment ,
all these things play a role when buying , for example ,
2 years ago i bought a second hand infanta 5.2 from honda marine knysna it R 120 000 and had a fishfinder , a CB radio , a FM radio , and the previous edition Honda 90 fourstroke engine , it seemed like a steal !!! so i bought it and was very happy for about a month , untill the 1stly the cables in the steering snapped , i wa in the middle of the dam with no steeing and had to row back to shore. Next day i took my boat waterworld to have it sorted , while they were repairing the cables , they mentioned that electronics are shot and were one spark away from an explosion , so they re-did that aswell. . .
so i got my boat back after a week , and it ran beautifuly for about 6 months , untill winter came , during winter i keep the boat in my garage and occasionally turn the key to see if the battery and evrything els is still in good shape ,
so i turn the key and check an orange reflection off my wall , i thought to myself '' whos put the hazard lights on '' untill about about 2 seconds i realised i had a fire !!! , thats right a fire !!! seems as though some rubber shaving along with some oil had driped down the transfer case , and the transfer cas emitted a spark as i turned the key , and on top of that , i had 50 litres of fuel behind the motor !!
so i phoned honda marine knysna , and said i want my money back for the boat they sold me , the manger , Dave said no issues , he will give me a full refund , untill about 2 hours later he phoned me and said he will give me a brand new Infanta 5.2 hull , with all the extras and the NEW Honda 90 VTEC fuel injected motor , if i pay and additional R 40 000 , so i went with that idea , I COULDNT BE HAPPIER !!!! i love my boat and my engine , and the service from Honda marine knysna has been EXCELLENT !!!
so thats just a heads up on what my experience with buying a second hand boat , , ,
but draw up a check list consisting of the
1. hull
2.motor(s)
3.throttle housing
4.Electronics
5.wiring
6.cracks , scratches and gell tip offs ( where the gell coating has come off )
run a thourogh check through everything !! if you satisfied , Go for it , !!
also see if you cant possibly organise a test drive , often it helps !!
hope this helped
Fish tales
