Badbagger
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After searching for a LONG while for a G3 1966, I found one on Craigslist listed as a 2008. Well we got our behinds up this morning at 2:45 and headed towards Atlanta. We were in the sellers area right about 8:30 so I gave him a ring and told him we'd be there shortly. As we followed the Garmin we started through an area of homes that were in a new community with prices starting at $400k. We looked at each other and said WOW. Well down the road a mile we go and head "off the beaten path" down this little one lane private road. These homes were far and away removed from $400k. More like maybe $100k if you push it. We pulled into the driveway which was and OLD home with tractors and harrows about the yard and a new Chevy PU. The old chap came out. A real country boy at 68 years old with a deep southern drawl. We looked over towards his pole barn and could see the trailer and boat covered by the old and dirty pontoon boat cover. We looked at each other and knew what we each thought... a waste of time. The pole barn had his "stuff" everywhere as you'll see in the photos. He and a friend started to pull the cover off and by the time it was half way off, I was speechless. The boat aside from being quite dirty doesn't have a scratch on it. I couldn't believe what I was looking at in the midst of a lot of old tractors and tools. We got to talking and I hoped up in the boat and this thing is HUGE and the motor is immaculate. I pulled off the cowling and you can eat off of it. Turns out there is no hour meter but he kept records. The boat has a whole 17 hours on it.. He ran it for 15 hours, had it serviced and then put another 2 hours on it. He lives 60 miles from the closest lake. After looking at the paperwork he had from the dealership, turns out the boat, engine and trailer are all 2009 models with a 2008 manufacture date. He's also got a Minn Kota PowerDrive V2 Trolling Motor with CoPilot which he put on and has never used. Not sure if it's going to have enough umph as it's a 55 lb thrust 12v unit. No worries, I've got the same unit in the garage sans copilot and it's a 70 lb thrust 24V motor. Either way, I'll sell one of them. All in all, my research shows a value of just over $17,100 and we picked it up for $14,500. Now for a T-Top....
The hard work paid off... last and SURELY not least, a BIG thanks to Jake and his wife Kate. They're truly the nicest folks, you don't run into many folks like them anymore.
The hard work paid off... last and SURELY not least, a BIG thanks to Jake and his wife Kate. They're truly the nicest folks, you don't run into many folks like them anymore.