Holiday Mansion Barracuda

FOR SALE IS OUR HOLIDAY MANSION BARRACUDA HOUSEBOAT ,WITH TWIN STEERING STATIONS , TWO BATHROOMS FRONT AND REAR AND TWO SEPERATE CABINS .SHE IS THE WIDE BODY MODEL MEANING HER REAR MASTER CABIN IS THE FULL WIDTH OFTHE HULL CREATING A VERY ROOMY MASTER CABIN LAYOUT WITH EN SUITE HEAD / BATHROOM WHICH HAS A SHOWER AND SMALL BATHTUB AS WELL AS TOILET .SHE SHOWS PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND IT IS EASY TO SEE THAT SHE IS IN CLEAN ORIGINAL CONDITION , WE HAVE A FILE FOLDER FULL OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUALS WHICH WILL CONVEY TO THE NEW OWNER WHICH WE RECIEVED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNERS .SO TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW THE HULL HAS NOT BEEN REPAINTED AND IS CLEAN ORIGINAL GEL COAT , BELOW THE WATERLINE SHE SHOWS WELL HAVING JUST BEEN HAULED , SANDED AND PROFFESIONALLY BOTTOM PAINTED , THE ZINCS WERE ALSO REPLACED . SHE IS CURRENTLY OUT THE WATER ON THE HARD BUT IT IS OUR INTENTION TO RELAUNCH AS SOON AS THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND FESTIVITIES ARE OVER .UP ON DECK SHE IS SOLID UNDERFOOT WITH NO VISIBLE SOFT SPOTS ANYWHERE . UP ON THE REAR RAISED DECKIT TOIS INSOLID GOOD CONDITION , THE REAR MASTER CABIN HATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FAR SUPERIOR DEEP WATER SAILBOAT HATCH , UP ON THE TOP, FORWARD IS THE FLY BRIDGE STEERING STATION , THE UPPER CUSHIONS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION HAVING BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED . THERE IS ALSO A BIMINI AND (EISENGLASS / WINDOWS) WHICH HAVE BEEN STORED DOWN BELOW FOR WINTER AND WE WILL BE PUTTING UP THE BIMINI ONCE THE BOAT IS RELAUNCHED .AS YOU ENTER THE MAIN SLIDING DOOR YOU WILL SEE THE UPPER LOUNGE AREA WITH SOFA IN PLACE AND THE LOWER FORWARD STEERING STATION TO YOUR STARBOARD / RIGHT , THERE IS A CD PLAYER , VHF AS PICTURED AS WELL AS A DEPTH SOUNDER .AS YOU WALK FORWARD YOU WILL GO DOWNSHORT SPIRAL STAIRS WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FORWARD HEAD /TOILET WITH BUILT IN SHOWER , THEN THERE IS THE LOWER FORWARD CABIN WHICH IS UNDER THE LOUNGE AREA , IT HAS 2 BEDS / BUNKS AS PICTURED , CURRENTLY THE BIMINI AND EISENGLASS IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BED , THIS CABIN HAS A LOT OF STORAGE BUT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH HEADROOM AND IS MORE IDEAL FOR JUST SLEEPING OR KIDS , MOST HOUSEBOATS HAVE THIS LAYOUT IN THIS SIZE RANGE .AS YOU WALK BACK THROUGH THE SALON / LOUNGE AREA YOU GO DOWN TWO STAIRS I BELIEVE IT IS YOU WILL SEE A LARGE KITCHEN WITH STAND UP REFRIDGERATOR , STOVE , MICROWAVE , SINK ETC AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BOAT A GOOD SIZE DINING AREA WITH TABLE .MOVING BACK YOU ENTER THE PRIVATE MASTER CABIN WITH DOUBLE BED, CLOSETS ETC AND ON THE RIGHT / STARBOARD SIDE IS A MASTER BATHROOM WITH TUB . WE HAVE REMOVED THE MASTER BED MATTRESS , NOT BEING SURE HOW OLD IT WAS I ASSUMED WHOMEVER PURCHASED THE BOAT WOULD LIKE A NEW FRESH MATTRESS .IN THE REAR ARE THE ENGINES , THEY ARE TWIN FRESH WATER COOLED 350 CHEVROLET'S WITH V DRIVES NOT THE I/O UNITS AS FOUND IN MOST OF THESE MODELS . THERE WAS A SERIOUS PRICE DIFFERENCE WHEN THESE BOATS WERE SOLD NEW AS THE BARRACUDA'S WITH THE V DRIVE TRANSMISSIONS WERE AND STILL ARE A MUCH MORE DESIREABLE ALTERNATIVE THE ENGINE HOURS ARE LOW FOR FRESH WATER COOLED ENGINES AROUND 450 HOURS ON EACH .ASYOU CANSEE IN THE PICTURES THE ENGINE ROOM IS IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION , I THINK MOST USED HOUSEBOATS AVOID EVEN TAKING PICTURES OF THE ENGINES , THIS BOAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WHICH IS PLAIN TO SEE .CURRENTLY THE WATER SYSTEMS ARE STILL WINTERIZED AS WE HAVE NOT USED THE BOAT THIS YEAR OTHER THAN HAULING HER OUT FOR A BOTTOM JOB .I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE CRUSING NORTH OR SOUTH IN HER NOW ALTHOUGH I WOULD OBVIOUSLY DO AN OIL CHANGE AND GIVE HER A MINOR SERVICE , FILTERS ETC ALTHOUGH YOU COULD START AND GO IF YOU WANTED I PREFER KNOWING EVERYTHING IS NEW AND GOOD .I HAVE A CLEAR MARYLAND TITLE IN HAND IN MY BUSINESS NAME FREE OF ANY LIENS .STORAGE IS$300 PER MONTHAT IT'S CURRENT LOCATION IN THE WATER ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS .PLEASE IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE AN OFFER OR BUY HER HAVETHE FUNDS IN PLACE , I DON'T MIND WAITING A FEW DAYS WITH A REASONABLE DEPOSIT BUTI AMNOT INTERESTED IN ALL KINDS OF STORIES , SORRY TO SOUND RUDE BUT RECENTLY I HAVEHEARD ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY PEOPLE INITIALLY TELL ME THEY CAN BUY SOMETHING AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY CANNOT .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL OR CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM ,IF I DO NOT ANSWER I WILL CALL YOU BACK .WITH ALL THAT BEINGSAID , YOU WILL SEE 2 OF THESE WIDE BODIES FOR SALEON YACHTWORLDTHEY ARE BOTH APPROX $10,000 MORE SO I FEEL OUR BOAT IS GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY .THANKS MATT phone