Cobalt 23LS

THIS IS A NO RESRVE AUCTION! HIGH BIDDER WINS IT! 2000 model year 23 Cobalt LS deck boat. Kevlar and composite construction, no wood anywhere. 5.7 litre 260 HP Volvo Penta with stainless steel duroprop. Wet bar, removable porta-poti in change area (I never used it and doesn't appear to have been used), AM/FM/IPOD/SD CARD 4 speaker stereo, snap in carpets, bow filler cushions, picnic table, bimini top, dual batteries with new 3way Perko switch (one battery is brand new), on board air compressor, transom shower, automatic float and manual bilge pumps, Garmin GPS, and factory installed depth finder & ambient water temp gauges. Coast Guard safety inspected last year (a very hard sticker to acquire, they will fail you if your flares are a month expired or your battery cables aren't covered). Great lake boat or ski boat. I only ran the boat in Lake Maupas and the Ticfaw and Blind Rivers.The boat seats 11 passengers. 2000 model yeartandem axle aluminum Continental trailer is included. 157 hours. Comes with all accessories: skis, ropes, kneeboards, bumpers, lines, anchor, paddle, vest, flares, extinguisher, etc. I bought this boat in 2010 from a marine dealer in Florida with 114 hours on it. They had the boat for six years trying to get the title for non-payment of the repairs they had done (new exhaust manifolds and bellows). The boat sat in the boat yard and does show some salt water pitting on the gauge bezels. There is a sticker on the transom from a boat dealer in Ohio that suggest that it was originally purchased there.In 2010, I replaced the trailer tires, hubs, and bearings. In 2011 I replacedthe starter, trim hoses and pump,belts, water pump, and wash down pump.Some of thevinyl interior is in bad shape and will need to be replaced, especially the top of the motor cover and back seat, the top of the captain chair backrest, and the front most bow cushion (see pics). The seat foam is good and the seatbacks are composite material. The gel coat still shines up nicely with a little elbow grease. The motor has been started and run a few times in the last year but hasnt been in the water since the end of last summer 2013. It will fire up on the first or second try every time, runs perfect and shifts smoothly. Some of the trailer lights dont work. The oil pressure gauge stopped working as did the blower motor and the washdown pump I replaced 3 years ago.The trim indicator has a loose ground wire on the sending unit on the outdrive. Two of the gauges dont light up, all other lights work fine. There is a8 inch scrape in the gelcoat on the crown of the bow from either beaching on a rock or someone missed the trailer (see pic). Boat is located in LaPlace Louisiana. No delivery, local pickup only. Winning bidder will have to arrange a $500 non-refundable deposit within 24 hours of auction end (preferably paypal) with thebalance due within 7 days of auction end. Please don't bid if you don't have the funds available. Thanks for looking.