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winnipiseogee · 04-24-2014, 04:19 AM

So that boat is a 2005 Whaler Eastport 205 cuddy cabin. I really liked the boat and thought it would be particularly safe for my my wife to take back and forth from the islands.

I ended up going with the freshwater boat even though it had a 2 stroke. I had a colleague of Shep Browns survey it for me. The boat came back as perfect. Only defects were that there were rubmarks on the bow from the trailer and the seat cushions were a little faded. Seller offered to redo the gel coat and get replacement cushions before I even asked.

I hadn't found a surveyor for the saltwater boat yet but I had close ups photos of both boats. The freshwater boat looked showroom new by comparison. Not that anything was really wrong with the saltwater boat but ever weld, every bolt, every seem showed some level of corrosion. I just don't have faith the corrosion did not go deeper.

Oh well - would have loved a 4 stroke but reliability and condition are far more important to me.

Thanks as always!

04-24-2014, 04:19 AM	#13
winnipiseogee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Thanks: 67 Thanked 152 Times in 79 Posts	So that boat is a 2005 Whaler Eastport 205 cuddy cabin. I really liked the boat and thought it would be particularly safe for my my wife to take back and forth from the islands. I ended up going with the freshwater boat even though it had a 2 stroke. I had a colleague of Shep Browns survey it for me. The boat came back as perfect. Only defects were that there were rubmarks on the bow from the trailer and the seat cushions were a little faded. Seller offered to redo the gel coat and get replacement cushions before I even asked. I hadn't found a surveyor for the saltwater boat yet but I had close ups photos of both boats. The freshwater boat looked showroom new by comparison. Not that anything was really wrong with the saltwater boat but ever weld, every bolt, every seem showed some level of corrosion. I just don't have faith the corrosion did not go deeper. Oh well - would have loved a 4 stroke but reliability and condition are far more important to me. Thanks as always!