32' Marinette with Flybridge Here is a 32' Marinette that is in excellent condition and needs nothing. It is a 1979 model that has been well maintained all its life. It was purchased new in Chattanoooga and has never left the Tennessee River.
Mechanically, the boat needs nothing. It has twin 318 Chrysler 225hp engines. They will push the boat to about 23-24 mph (by GPS), but it cruises at 8-9 knots at 1250-1300 rpm. The port engine dropped a valve about 150 hours ago and it was removed and had an extensive rebuild including stainless steel valves. The starboard engine had stainless valves prior to my purchasing. Total hours on the boat are about 2100. It has velvet drive transmissions. It has a 6.5 kw Onan generator. This winter durning a particularly cold snap, the power went out at the marina. It was 8 degrees outside and the generator started quickly, ran smoothly and powered the marine heat/air until the power was restored at the marina. There is a built in halon fire supression system in the engine compartment. There are other fire extinguishers as well. Altho they are not due to be replaced, it comes with impellers for the engines and generator.
The hull is aluminum. This makes the boat strong, but light weight and fuel efficient. Last summer we took it on about a 200 mile trip and it averaged 1.5 mpg. The boat that is replacing her gets 0.9 mpg at 1250 rpm! The boat had a bottom job about 3 years ago. I have the receipt where the previous owner paid $11000 for the work.
The boat has an electric stove, microwave and refrigerator. There is a stainless Magma grill on the aft deck. It has a 6 gallon water heater, a commode with a holding tank and a shower. There is a reverse cycle marine heat and air unit that works well.
The electrical items on the boat include a 6000/3000 watt inverter with 2 batteries that are dedicated to the inverter. The generator has its dedicated battery and 2 house batteries plus a battery for the engine. So there are 4 batteries for the engines and 2 batteries for the inverter. The boat has a built in battery charger. The boat has a carbon monoxide detector. There are 2 bilge heaters in the boat.
Electronics on the boat include a 7" Lowrance GPS/chartplotter/sonar unit, 2 marine radios (one at each driving station), fume detector in the engine compartment, the original depth gauge, working movable spotlight, flat screen tv and blue ray player. We installed a radio with usb input last summer. The lights thru out the boat were changed to LED for energy conservation.
Cosmetics on the boat are nice. It has a bimini over the upstairs helm and a cover over the aft deck. Altho some of the little things add little value, they illustrate the care the boat has enjoyed thru its life. Note the yellow cups in the boat with the Marinette logo. There are original to the boat. There are 4 deck chairs---2 on the upstairs helm and 2 on the aft deck. It has pads that match the blue fabric on the boat for the "queen seat" on the bow. It has a custom made Marinette flag. There is a ladder on the swim platform. There is a bag of documents in an original Marinette bag.
It has manuals for the boat and accessories. There are many receipts for previous work as well as a maintenance log since I've owned the boat. The boat is documented and that can be passed on as well. The boat comes with all you need---life preservers, dock ropes, 4 fenders in a holder, dock power cord and docking pole. All in all this is an excellent boat that is ready to enjoy. She is docked at Big Ridge Marina just upstream of the Chickamauga Dam at mile 475 on the Tennessee River. The reason it is for sale is that we have bought a larger boat. I invite inspections. phone
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