Burnscraft Eldorado

FOR SALE WE HAVE A 1980 40FT BURNSCRAFT ELDORADO .THIS BOAT WAS LIENED FOR NON PAYMENT OF STORAGE AND IS A SOLID BOAT FOR HER AGE NEEDING SOME INTERIOR COSMETIC CLEAN UP ALTHOUGH OVERALL SHE DOES SHOW WELL IN MY OPINION , I DESCRIBE HER AS NEEDING TLC AS THERE ARE SMALL THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT MAY REQUIRE ATTENTION BUT THE BASICS ARE SOLID .STARTING WITH THE HULL , IT WAS LAST OUT THE WATER AT THE END OF JULY 2017 WHEN WE LAUNCHED HER AND BROUGHT HER TO THE SLIP SHE CURRENTLY IS IN AT OUR MARINA , AT THAT POINT BEFORE LAUNCHING WE HAD THE BOTTOM PAINTED AND ALL THE ZINCS WERE REPLACED ,THE SHAFTS ARE STRAIGHT , RUDDERS AND WHEELS / PROPELLERS ALL IN DECENT CONDITION .THE HULL ABOVE THE WATERLINE HAS BEEN AWLGRIPPED AND HAS A GREAT SHINE CONSIDERING WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING BESIDES GIVE IT A WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER . THE DECK AND SUPERSTRUCTURE ARE ALL SOLID AND WE DID NOT DETECT ANY SOFT SPOTS , THESE BOATS WERE KNOWN FOR THERE SOLID CONSTRUCTION HENCE THE FACT THAT YOU SEE VERY FEW ON THE MARKET FOR SALE AS THE OWNERS TEND TO KEEP THEM , I FOUND ONE FOR SALE IN ALABAMA 2 YEARS OLDER ON YACHTWORLD FOR $25,000 AND WE ARE AT ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF THE PRICE SO THERE IS A LOT OF EQUITY IN THIS BOAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO CLEAN HER UP AND DO LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE .THERE IS A DINGHY DAVIT INSTALLED UP ON THE FORWARD CABIN TOP WITH ELECTRIC WINCH AS PICTURED .THE ENGINES ARE NOT ORIGINAL AND SHE HAS BEEN REPOWERED WITH TWIN FRESH WATER COOLED 454 CHEVROLET'S WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 550 HOURS ON EACH , ONCE WE RECIEVED THE CLEAR TITLE I HAD A MECHANIC GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE BOTH ENGINES STARTED , WE RAN THEM VERY BRIEFLY FROM AN AUXILIARY TANK AS THE BOAT HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR A FEW YEARS AND I AM NOT AWARE OF THE CONDITION OF THE FUEL IN THE TANKS WHICH I AM SURE AT THIS POINT WILL NEED TO BE PUMPED OUT , THAT SAID LUCKILY I DO NOT THINK THERE IS MUCH FUEL IN THE TANKS AT THE MOMENT .I WOULD EXPECT TO CHANGE THE IMPELLERS AS WELL AS SHE HAS BEEN STANDING ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT A COSTLY THING TO DO AROUND $250 FOR BOTH TO BE DONE , I PERSONALLY WOULD TIDY UP THE WIRING RUNNING TO THE ENGINES AS WELL WITH AFEW CABLE TIES AND PERHAPS PLASTIC COVERS HERE AND THERE .SHE DID MOTOR INTO THE MARINA ORIGINALLY AND I THINK WAS LAST SOLD AROUND 6 YEARS AGO TO THE FORMER OWNER WHO THEN STOPPED PAYING STORAGE A YEAR AGO .SHE WAS LAST SOLD FOR APPROXIMATELY $30K .THERE IS A GENERATOR WHICH I DID CRANK OVER TO CHECK IT WAS NOT LOCKED UP , IT DOES CRANK OVER SO I AM SURE WITH A LITTLE TLC IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE .THERE IS A BIMINI AND FULL ENCLOSURE THAT COMES WITH THE BOAT , A FEW PIECES OF THE EISENGLASS WILL NEED REPLACEMENT BUT THE CANVAS OVERALL LOOKS TO BE IN DECENT SHAPE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AS IT IS FAR TO CLEAN TO BE ORIGINAL .THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN DE CLUTTERED AND ALL THE LOOSE OLD OWNERS BELONGINGS REMOVED , WE DID PUT A NEW CARPET DOWN IN THE SALON AREA AND BELOW THE DINETTE AS THAT WAS BEING USED AS A BED , WE HAVE PUT THE DINETTE TABLE BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION ,THERE WERE AND STILL ARE COMMERCIAL GRADE CARPET TILES ON THE FLOOR , I FOUND THEM AVAILABLE AT HOME DEPOT SO CHANGED A FEW THAT LOOKED DIRTY AND HAVE LEFT THE REMAINDER IN CASE THE NEW OWNER WANTS TO CHANGE THEM AGAIN .THERE IS A HEAD / BATHROOM WITH A FULL STAND UP SEPERATE SHOWER TO PORT AND TO STARBOARDIS THE GALLEY AREA .THE REFRIGERATOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS LEFT WITH FOOD IN IT ON LAND UNPLUGGED AND WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT BUT DECIDED IT WAS EASIER TO REMOVE IT AND LET SOMEONE BUY A NEW ONE AS THEY ARE NOT VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DONT THINK YOU WOULD GET RID OF THE SMELL INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR VERY EASILY .THE FORWARD MAIN CABIN HAS A QUEEN SIZE BED AS PICTURED WITH CLOSET SPACE AND STORAGE .WE DID TEST SOME OF THE LIGHTS AND A LOT OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK , WE DID NOT TEST THE WATER SYSTEMS ON THE BOAT . THE BATTERIES DO APPEAR TO HOLD A CHARGE , BILGE PUMP DOES WORK AFTER WE SPENT A FEW MINUTES CONNECTING THE FLOAT SWITCH PROPERLY .WE ARE SELLING HER WITH CLEAR TITLE IN HAND READY TO TRANSFER TO THE NEW OWNER , STORAGE IS INCLUDED UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST AFTER THAT IT WILL BE $250 ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, WE CAN STORE IT ON LAND AT OUR OTHER LOCATION AS WELL IF NEEDED .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL OR CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS , I WILL BE AWAY UNTIL LABOR DAY BUT WILL CHECK MY MESSAGES AND CAN RETURN CALLS .THANKS MATT phone .