******1988 37 Topaz Express********SOLD - The Hull Truth

cobiasco · 09-21-2006, 12:04 PM

SOLD

1988
TWIN 3208TA CATS
2002 Raymarine 48nm Radar lcd screen
Garmin 238 Map/gps
Furuno color depth 8" screen
two VHFs
teak helm pod lockable
uniden depth guage
Digital Flow scans with tach
full helm enclosure
and fighting deck cover
three sets of props, one set nibral other bronze, and four blades
Bottom job november 04
Trim tabs
stern platform
satellite radio with cd and am/fm
New wiper sealed wiper motors and wipers
anchor windless with bow pulpit
fresh and salt water wash down
70 gallon fresh water
390 gallons of fuel 175gal saddle tanks port and starboard and center tank 40gallons
racor see through fuel filters
6kw Westerbeke less than 1000 hrs.
new AC/Heat in 2000 with digital thermastat
new fridge/freezer 2000
electronic head and shower
hot water heater
constant pressure water bladder
sides of hull are perfect, original gelcoat waxed 3 times a year.
no blisters on bottom
hardtop with marlin tower and second station
Scopinich Teak fighting chair
very efficient boat.

Victory 1 · 09-21-2006, 12:34 PM

Where is she located? fuel burn #'s? engine/gene hrs? Real nice rig, I just looked at the same boat here in Brick NJ the other day....Sweet!

cobiasco · 09-21-2006, 12:59 PM

thanks for the question. It's located in Biloxi, MS. The engines do have Flo-scans/tachs on them, so our burn is 28 gph at 22 knots, 30 gph at 23.5 knots. The boat will top out around 27 knots (which we never run it at, only to make sure we're making max rpms) . Thats with full fuel and water. The Port engine has around 200 hours on it and the Starboard has arouns 1800. The Generator has about 1200 hours on it. We really baby the boat and it has been a dream to own. It is one of the most veratile boats I have been on. We fished a tournament a couple of months ago. By the time we were back at the dock, we averaged 1.05 nautical miles per gallon thats with the generator running for three days straight. Trolling speed of 7 to 8 knots we're burning around 4 gallons per hour.

stingerhook · 09-21-2006, 01:09 PM

how about some pictures of the chair and the teak work - it looks nice

FullHouse · 09-21-2006, 01:10 PM

any pics of the helm area and interior?

cobiasco · 09-21-2006, 03:57 PM

I'll try and get some more pics after the weekend.

Victory 1 · 09-21-2006, 06:34 PM

great pics! looks like a real fish magnet!

cobiasco · 09-25-2006, 11:50 AM

more pics:

cobiasco · 09-29-2006, 10:51 AM

btt

capt esquare · 10-18-2006, 09:48 PM

I know the boat, it is a fine piece of equipment, good luck.

Afishinado · 10-22-2006, 09:38 PM

Beautiful boat...
I had a poster of the 37 Express hanging in my office in 87 or 88... Was my goal for about 3 years...
Yours is really sweet lookin... Good Luck on the sale.

Southern Fried · 10-22-2006, 09:54 PM

Man that is a "Real Jewel" good luck

cobiasco · 10-27-2006, 10:28 AM

Thanks for the comments! Still For Sale. We will look at any serious offers

Victory 1 · 10-29-2006, 11:52 AM

Question......when do the these 3208 Cats typically need to be rebuilt? 2000hrs? was there any bad history to the 3208's?

cobiasco · 10-30-2006, 06:18 PM

the 3208 TAs that are on our Topaz are the 375 hp ones. They typically have to be rebuilt around 5000 hours. I have heard of people in the commercial industry having up to 10,000 hours on them. the 425 and 435 hp versions have to be rebuilt around the 2500 to 3000 hour mark. We did a lot of research on the engines before we bought the boat.

Victory 1 · 10-30-2006, 07:44 PM

thanks for the response, but then when/why was the port rebuilt already (im assuming that it too had the 1800 original hrs?)

cobiasco · 11-02-2006, 10:16 AM

The Port is a total drop-in reman. It's a whole different engine. A timing valve loosened up and caused a little play which eventually caused the end to mushroom allowing a push rod to drop. This threw off the timing and it slung a piston, cracking the block. We totally removed the engine and replaced it with a new remanufactured engine, since CAT stopped making 3208's (emissions compliance).

cobiasco · 11-27-2006, 11:30 AM

I think we are about to place it with a broker. Any takers before we do?

cobiasco · 12-11-2006, 03:07 PM

still for sale

cobiasco · 01-08-2007, 12:06 PM

New price and phone number