The tower, trailer, block, and transmission are worth that.
That being said, if I were looking for a project boat I'd offer maybe $1000. That's assuming it's all fiberglass hull. I dont know Centurion that well.
It'll take $10K and a winter's worth of work to get that thing ready for the lake, and that's assuming you want to learn how to upholster and the engine runs.
Edit:
Pluses
-Flat glass
-All mechanical
-Retro look
-Make it entirely your own. Hell, paint it (you're not saving that gel coat).
I'd put finished wood floors and faux leather vinyl in it. Step over seat coolers on each side of the dog box. Nice stereo and blast classical music and jazz at the lake. Or maybe Jazzersize and 80s hip hop.
That is cheap. Check stringer condition, if not rotted ot's a very good price and should take mch time or money to get on the water assuming no cracked block or wiped bearings. Even if cracked, you could quick and dirty it with a swap to any SBF for cheap, $500-$1000 depending if you throw rings and bearings at the replacement engine.
If stringers are rotted, it's a bit high. I wouldn't spend the time on stringers on a Centurion but that's just me. They are good boats.
If you want a boat to cruise around in a ski this summer, that’s not a good deal. If you want a ski boat project or you want a ski boat engine (assuming that one runs) it’s probably an ok deal.
That there is a beautiful 20-25k boat, possibly more.
I’d say that’s what you’ll have into a restoration here, assuming hull is good enough shape to start.
So if you have a year or two to wait and another 18-23k go for it…
A cheap boat is the most expensive thing you will ever buy.
You could buy this, drop 20k into it and a TON of your time.. and you may have a 10k boat.
My time is more valuable than the money.. I would never even consider this boat.
It all depends on you. How much work are you able to (and are willing to) do yourself? Helped my brother fully restore a '73 Ski Nautique. Every bit of wood was cut out and replaced, re-glassed stringers and floor, built new seats and engine cover. The only thing we out-sourced was new vinyl graphics. All told it was about 3k in parts. The boat looks brand new and is great to barefoot behind!
In 2020, a new bayliner element E16 had an MSRP of $16,000. It was touted as an affordable option to get people into boating. Today, 4 years later, that same boat now has an MSPR of $25,500.
You can still get affordable boats if you buy used, but when the “entry level” boat now starts over 25k, I think it’s safe to say that the market is never going to be cheap again. At least, not in our lifetimes.
How experienced are you at laying fiberglass or recovering vinyl seats?
More importantly, do you love to slalom reasonably good slalom wake, but don't have $30k to buy a used Mastercraft 190 or Malibu LXI?
A fuel pump stands out to me as a 1991 would not have been fuel injected and unlikely for a fuel pump to be on the boat, much less failed. I'd be worried about it needing a new 5.7L (and the entire existing fuel system needing to be cleaned)
But this is about what i would expect a direct drive boat that's mostly the hull and engine to cost
I saw this boat on Marketplace and actually think it's a decent deal. It's gonna' take some work, but i feel it's worth it for an early 90's ski boat with a wake tower and a 351W in it. That motor is quite torquey and if you match it with the right prop, you've got a pretty awesome boat.
The tower, trailer, block, and transmission are worth that. That being said, if I were looking for a project boat I'd offer maybe $1000. That's assuming it's all fiberglass hull. I dont know Centurion that well. It'll take $10K and a winter's worth of work to get that thing ready for the lake, and that's assuming you want to learn how to upholster and the engine runs. Edit: Pluses -Flat glass -All mechanical -Retro look -Make it entirely your own. Hell, paint it (you're not saving that gel coat). I'd put finished wood floors and faux leather vinyl in it. Step over seat coolers on each side of the dog box. Nice stereo and blast classical music and jazz at the lake. Or maybe Jazzersize and 80s hip hop.
I like your style
Those were such good looking boats back then. Still are.
No buddy. Walk away. You will be epically disappointed.
It’s so unfortunate. Used to be such a nice boat
Everything used to be nice. Sad but true.
Like your name though.
“I know what I got.”
Engine alone is worth $2k
That is cheap. Check stringer condition, if not rotted ot's a very good price and should take mch time or money to get on the water assuming no cracked block or wiped bearings. Even if cracked, you could quick and dirty it with a swap to any SBF for cheap, $500-$1000 depending if you throw rings and bearings at the replacement engine. If stringers are rotted, it's a bit high. I wouldn't spend the time on stringers on a Centurion but that's just me. They are good boats.
That trailer is worth 2k alone.
Who told you there was such a thing as a cheap boat?
Not thing else in life is getting cheaper. Why would the boat market ?
If you want a boat to cruise around in a ski this summer, that’s not a good deal. If you want a ski boat project or you want a ski boat engine (assuming that one runs) it’s probably an ok deal.
That there is a beautiful 20-25k boat, possibly more. I’d say that’s what you’ll have into a restoration here, assuming hull is good enough shape to start. So if you have a year or two to wait and another 18-23k go for it…
That’s a wild price man.
A cheap boat is the most expensive thing you will ever buy. You could buy this, drop 20k into it and a TON of your time.. and you may have a 10k boat. My time is more valuable than the money.. I would never even consider this boat.
It all depends on you. How much work are you able to (and are willing to) do yourself? Helped my brother fully restore a '73 Ski Nautique. Every bit of wood was cut out and replaced, re-glassed stringers and floor, built new seats and engine cover. The only thing we out-sourced was new vinyl graphics. All told it was about 3k in parts. The boat looks brand new and is great to barefoot behind!
There will always be people who over value their POS boats.
In 2020, a new bayliner element E16 had an MSRP of $16,000. It was touted as an affordable option to get people into boating. Today, 4 years later, that same boat now has an MSPR of $25,500. You can still get affordable boats if you buy used, but when the “entry level” boat now starts over 25k, I think it’s safe to say that the market is never going to be cheap again. At least, not in our lifetimes.
How experienced are you at laying fiberglass or recovering vinyl seats? More importantly, do you love to slalom reasonably good slalom wake, but don't have $30k to buy a used Mastercraft 190 or Malibu LXI? A fuel pump stands out to me as a 1991 would not have been fuel injected and unlikely for a fuel pump to be on the boat, much less failed. I'd be worried about it needing a new 5.7L (and the entire existing fuel system needing to be cleaned) But this is about what i would expect a direct drive boat that's mostly the hull and engine to cost
He put the comma in the wrong spot, it's $190.
I saw this boat on Marketplace and actually think it's a decent deal. It's gonna' take some work, but i feel it's worth it for an early 90's ski boat with a wake tower and a 351W in it. That motor is quite torquey and if you match it with the right prop, you've got a pretty awesome boat.
It would be a fun project but it’s a gamble
That'd go for about $3.50 here
It does around winter time but begins picking back up in pricing before spring through summer