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I BOUGHT THIS 2005 196 MCKEE CRAFT MARATHON , FROM MIKE ADOLF SALES MANAGER EAST COAST BOAT SALES IN PA,, LAST YEAR FOR 23K .IT WAS HIS PERSONAL BOAT. THE MOTOR I THINK IS A 2006.IT IS A 200 HP BIG BLOCK E-TECH,, ITS CLEAN WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.BOAT HAS A HYDRO-SEA STAR STEERING UNIT,,T-TOP LEANING POST,, IACO OUTRIGGERS,,ICOM 16 CHANNEL RADIO,,POLYPLANER
A/M F/M CD PLAYER W/SPEAKERS,,FURNO COLOR GPS, GP-7000F,,E-Z LOAD BUNK TRAILER,,, AND C.G.PACKAGE..ONLY REASON IAM SELLING IT IS TO BUY A NEW HOUSE...PLEASE,,, ONLY VERY SERIOUS BUYERS ,THAT HAVE THE FUNDS READY..BOAT IS A VERY GOOD DEAL AT 19,500.00 COMES WITH ALL PAPERWORK.TRAILER HAS NJ TITLE,, AND BOAT IS REG.IN DELAWARE,SO WILL BE SOLD WITH A NOTARY BILL OF SALE.....PLEASE,, ONLY SERIOUS BUYERS..
EMAILS,,, SENT,,, BOAT IS BLUE IN COLOR,,AND DOES HAVE T-TOP,,, VERY CLEAN BOAT,,WELL BUILT BOAT,, TAKE A LOOK AT BOATS FOR SALE?? SEE WHAT 19,500.00 GETS YOU..
You are not heading south anytime soon or know somebody that will. I live in NC and would be glad to pay the difference in towing expense etc. That is a great price and a great boat!
If you were within 250 miles I would be a buyer today! Florida is great this time of year. You can enjoy a vacation and sell a boat on the way!
pics sent,,,,,,,,,PLEASE,,, if you want the boat,, you have to come and get it,,, i do not think i will NOT be getting involved with shipping the boat unless you want to send me a ,,a bank wire,,OR MAYBE WE COULD DO THE DEAL THROUGH MIKE AT EAST COAST BOAT SALES,,YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY HIS FEES,, AND HE COULD DO ALL THE PAPER WORK ,,please be very serious,, it takes time to send thses pics........
Just as a hint for sending pics..send an email to yourself with all eth pics in it..then when someone wnts pics, just forward it to them. It takes like 2 seconds. Putting them in a zip file is even easier for forwarding.
YES ITS A GREAT BOAT FOR THE MONEY,, IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE WAIT FOR A GREAT DEAL,, THEN WHEN THEY SEE ONE,, THEY BECOME GUN SHY,,,,,,,,WELL,, N/C IS NOT THAT FAR FROM S/J IAM 40 MINS FROM THE DEL.. BRIDGE,,,,,,,,ALL PAPER WORK WILL BE DONE INCLUDING A FULL TEST REPORT ON THE MOTOR FROM THE E-TECH DEALER,,, AND THE BOAT CAN BE CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER AS WELL,,, NO WORRIES,, GREAT BOAT GREAT PRICE,,, IF I COULD KEEP IT I WOULD,,, NEED THE CASH,,, LET ME KNOW ASAP,,, SOMEONE SHOULD BE VERY HAAPY WITH THE BOAT.
c2bay,, iam not far from you,,, i forgot to mention,,, the boat has allways been on a trailer.she was docked in the water 2 days ONLY in her entire
life,, allways kept dry on land...
If you are close to Wilmington Del. you are 500 miles from me according to mapquest. I am certainly not gun shy!!!! That is a hard 9 hour drive one way plus around $500 in traveling money. As good a deal as you are offering I just can not justify a 2 day trip. This boat will do everything I want. It is hard to find a boat that comes close. I have a loaded up 22 Jones Brothers but going out our natural inlet it gets I little to rough with that flat bottom. Thank you for trying to make it work. I keep coming back to this listing trying to figure how I could be the new owner. It is hard time to believe that you have not sold it at that price..
FISHINNJ if you want to send me the pictures. I would be glad to post them for you. It would really make a difference in the sale. I have learned it is over twice as hard to sell on the internet without pictures. Let me know!
c2bay, if you are serious, NC to NJ isn't much of a trip at all. What are you waiting for? Heck, there are guys here in MA who buy boats in VA, NC and FL all the time and haul them back north.
The $3000 you are saving on the boat more than makes up for your travel costs.
well,,, if you are serious,, MAYBE we can work something out,,, i will talk with the guy who i bought it from he is a boat dealer,,, and i will see about the cost of shipping,,, you will have to pay all shipping ,,, and iam sure you will want a test report on the boat,,, and i would really require it for the sale to protect both of us,,,,,,,,and,,,, i was not implying you were gun shy,, you are the first one who seems serious,,, i see peoples names on here who replied to my add,,, that were looking last year,,,,,,,also if these "buyers" were serious they would no what they want and do there home work first,,,, and allready know what a 2005 mckee 196 marathon looks like,,, the price of a new 200 hp big block e-tech,, is 14,500. thanks for your reply,, i know the fishing is much better in the carolinas than jersey.........
gf - 8/30/2008 9:18 PM c2bay, if you are serious, NC to NJ isn't much of a trip at all. What are you waiting for? Heck, there are guys here in MA who buy boats in VA, NC and FL all the time and haul them back north. The $3000 you are saving on the boat more than makes up for your travel costs.
I agree.I sold my 2002 polar bay boat on thissite in 2006 to a guy in Florida. I am in Jersey and met him and his family half way in North Carolina.The couple of hundred bucks it cost to travel/motel was worth the sale. Pictures are worth athousand words. Post em up.
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