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Does anyone know what boat this is? Is it some sort of drone? Spotted in the south of England

Am I supposed to have water coming from up there?

Hey guys, this was given to us by a family friend and trying to sell it, but have no idea the make or model or what its even close to being worth.

I tried to do a little bit of Googling and seems like its a 1980 Del Magic. Any ideas on worth for the boat and motor and trailer, if its worth anything at all, would be appreciated it.

Link below shows more pictures and condition. Trying to move it fast.

https://imgur.com/a/id1A9U9

Hey all — been doing a ton of research and looking at boats the past couple weeks and wanted to get some opinions before I pull the trigger.

I’m looking at a 2004 Robalo R230 with the original Yamaha 225 4-stroke (around 570 hours). Boat overall looks solid for its age — hull is straight, no soft spots, wiring is decent (not perfect), and it seems mechanically maintained. Compression is good (no more than 10% difference)

It’s had some good updates:

-Fuel tank replaced in 2020

-Electrical wiring redone

-New bilge pumps, trim unit, trim tabs

-12” Raymarine GPS

-Trailer in great shape (putting on 4 new wheels/tires before sale

Cosmetically it needs some work:

-Upholstery is worn

-Needs a good detail / buff

-Some typical age-related wear

I negotiated the price down to $18,500.

From everything I’ve seen:

Clean versions seem to be in the $22K–25K range

But those often have newer motors or better cosmetics

My main concern is the original 2004 motor. I know Yamaha 4-strokes are solid, but it’s still a 20+ year old engine. Feels like I’m buying into eventual maintenance or even a repower down the line.

Would you guys pull the trigger at $18.5K?

Appreciate any input — trying to be smart and not rush into something.

This is a 2020 214cc mako with the original 200hp merc 4 stroke that has 60 hours on it (i just got the 100 hour maintenance done.), lots of storage, live bait well, Garmin chartplotter uhd, vhf radio, water washdown station (unsure what to call it uses the water that the boat is sitting I n). Been thinking i could easily get 62k with current market here in Virginia. Thank you.

Buddy is about to sell this 2002 World Cat 266 SF and offered it to me for 50k. 2002 225 Hondas on the back. 2200 hours on Lower Units. Powerheads were replaced in 2008 and have 1500 hours on them. Older Furuno electronics with radar and cruise control. Gas tanks are plastic. Everything works flawlessly. What are your thoughts?

I bought a brand new 2026 Tracker Targa v18 less than a month ago and it is persistently leaking water. Bass Pro is telling me it’s normal, but I don’t think so.

Video 1- 45 minute ride after verifying with the Bass Pro Manager the bilge was empty.

Video 2 (in comment) - after plugging the live well intakes, 20 minutes on the water.

Is this normal for a brand new boat?!?!

Motor runs good! 1997 Carolina Skiff 1765. Thanks!

I have. 2021 Chaparral 23 SSI OB with a Coyote trailer. Just picked it up. Brakes are shot. New rotors/hubs and calipers are on the way. I was wondering if I should just replace the actuator also. The tongue has 2 solid holes but the actuator slides off the front bolt. All the Dexter actuators I’m looking at for slide in looks like it needs a channel for the front bolt to slide front and back to apply brakes. It’s obviously currently doing that but I just don’t understand it. Any help would be huge!!

I was looking at the Dexter DX7.5L-A60 but that looks like it slides on the rear pin.

Almost done restoring it and I’m wondering what specificity this hull is. I believe it’s a modified vee Lowe hull because of a Dynaplane and “parallel plate construction” branding on the back. This hull is fully aluminum and features built in float pods and a raised and setback transom, basically like a jackplate. It’s long shaft. 15.5’x66”. I believe its manufactured date is 1990. The HID starts with letters VEX which could just be a state assigned HID. It seems like a top of the line performance model but I’m just trying to but a label on it. Thanks

Title says “87 Volvo”. Boat was sold by the sheriff at auction in Florida, probably in 87, and has a Volvo Penta drive. 24’6” LOA, 350 GM motor. I’m guessing mid 70’s Omega out of Jupiter Fla?