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    After installing a new Inboard/Outboard, is it really a New Boat??-gctid347266

    I have a 1996 Cieral 2855. I installed a new bell housing/engine package last year. Some people are telling me I have a New Boat. (Outdrive is in excellent shape)

    Is it really a new boat?? I mean how long do boats last?

    It isn't like a car where there are transmissions to worry about, or suspension systems, breaks, etc etc. Sure some of the interior needs some sprucing up, and maybe a hydrolic pump for the trim tabs may need replacement, but should it last as another 10 years ++ ?

    Just a fun question I'm throwing out to you guys...

    Thanks

    Mike
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    A new outdrive certainly gives your boat another shot at life, but the boat itself is not "new". If anything, the newer engine and drive may convince you to drive it faster and harder, and the old (possibly rotten) stringers and transom will just be taking that much more of a beating.
    2007 Discovery 246
    300mpi BIII
    Welcome island Lake Superior

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      #3
      Nope its the same old boat. The engine is just a small part of a total boat package. If selling, it is expected to have a working engine. A new one makes it more appealing to the customer but not worth nearly the cost in appreciated value.

      The outdrive is old and can go from running perfect to massive failure in one trip. The transom and stringers may have rot problems. The seats, major components like the fridge, are old.

      Its real value is your enjoyment and that makes it worth it.

      Doug
      Started boating 1955
      Number of boats owned 32
      Bayliners
      2655
      2755
      2850
      3870 presently owned
      Favorite boat. Toss up. 46' Chris Craft, 3870 Bayliner

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        #4
        From a marine surveyors point, a boat should have a good servicable engine and running gears; "A serviceable or re-conditioned engine adds no value, a factory new engine will add value". That being said, the rest of the boat is still an old boat, if re-furbished it will add some value, that value will depend upon the extent of being re-furbished, but is still not a new boat, except to you. It is like a house, some things add value some only help to sell it.

        Patrick Sterling, Qualified Marine Surveyor, retired
        Pat says: DO-IT-RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!

        Bayliner 3870 "ALASKA33)
        Twin 350 GM power
        Located in Seward, AK
        Retired marine surveyor

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          #5
          Certainly an interesting philosophical question, along the lines of the lines of the Ship of Theseus or the old family axe. I think the resolution lines in this question: Who wants a new boat?

          If the Admiral is bugging you for a new boat, then yes, this is a new boat.

          If you want a new boat, then no, this is not a new boat.

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            Paul from Hamburg wrote:
            Certainly an interesting philosophical question, along the lines of the lines of the Ship of Theseus or the old family axe. I think the resolution lines in this question: Who wants a new boat?

            If the Admiral is bugging you for a new boat, then yes, this is a new boat.

            If you want a new boat, then no, this is not a new boat.
            Well said!

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