Senator Futura

FOR SALE IS OUR 1987 SENATOR TRAWLER .THESE TRAWLERS ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE AND DON'T FREQUENTLY COME ON THE MARKET , THE MAIN APPEAL IS THECABIN SPACEDOWN BELOW AS WELL ASTHE LAYOUT . THEY HAVE TWIN CABINS AND QUEEN ISLAND STYLE BEDS IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR CABINS , ESSENTIALLY YOU HAVE THE FEELING OF HAVING TWIN MASTER CABINS WHICH MAKES HER AN AWESOME CRUISING BOAT FOR COUPLES .SHE HAS THE GALLEY DOWN CONFIGURATION WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE PREFERAS IT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE LARGER MAIN SALON . SHE ALSO HAS AN UPPER AND LOWER HELM STATION ALLOWING FOR YOU TO RUN HER FROM INSIDE THE BOAT IN THE CASEOF BAD WEATHER .WE PURCHASED "BONNIE GOOSE" FROM AN ESTATE AND SHE HAD BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR AROUND 2 YEARS AT THE TIME OF HER PURCHASE . AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERIES AND COMMISSIONING HER ENGINES WE FIRED HER BACK UP TO LIFE AND AFTER A LITTLE TESTING WE MOTORED HER ON A 6 HOUR TRIP TO BRING HER BACK TO THE SLIP SHE IS CURRENTLY IN , THE TRIP WAS AROUND 50 MILES I BELIEVE , WEDO MOTOR HERUP AND DOWN THE SOUTH RIVER EVERY FEW WEEKS TO KEEP ALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL .SHE IS POWERED BY TWIN VOLVO PENTA DIESELS AND STARTS RIGHT UP EVERY TIME WE HAVE HAD TO START HER ,THE GENERATOR IS AN ONAN WHICHALSO RUNS WELL .OVERALL I WOULD SAY SHE NEEDS SOME BASIC COSMETICS AS AT SOME POINT THERE HAS BEEN WATER INTRUSION FROM LEAKY WINDOWS IN THE YEARS GONE BY , SHE IS DRY AND CLEAN DOWN BELOW AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN COMFORTABLE TO SPEND A FEW NIGHTS ON HER AS SHE IS NOW .SHE DOES NOT SMELL NOR ARE THERE SIGNS OF MILDEW .I DO BELIEVE YOU COULD MOTOR HER SOUTH OR NORTH AS SHE IS , HOWEVER THAT BEING SAID I PERSONALLY WOULD WANT TO DO AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK HER IMPELLERS , CURRENTLY SHE DOES RUN GREAT BUT AS I SAID I DONT KNOW WHEN THEY WERE LAST CHANGED .THERE ARE 2 MARINE AC UNITS ONE FORWARD AND ONE AFT , I HAVE NOT TESTED EITHER YET .THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED THAT WILL NEED ATTENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS .THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC WOOD PANELS THAT I WOULD LOOK TO REPLACE LONG TERM BUT IT DOES BY NO MEANS AFFECT THE HANDLING OR SEAWORTHINESS OF THE VESSEL , THE ONE THING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IS A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC STEERING , I HAVE MANAGED TO ISOLATE IT TO THE O RING ON THE LOWER HELM STATION BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL , I HAVE NOT LOOKED MUCH FURTHER THAN THATAT THIS POINT .OVERALL YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE SELLING HER FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR AS THE ONLY 2 OTHERSENATORFUTURA'S ON THE MARKET ARE BOTH OVER $50,000 SO I THINK WE HAVE PRICED HER AGGRESSIVELY FOR QUICK SALE AT LESS THAN HALF OF MARKET VALUE IN CLEAN CONDITION .STORAGE IS $300 PER MONTH ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS.WE DO HAVE A CLEAR MARYLAND TITLE THAT WILL CONVEY WITH THE BOAT AT THE TIME OF SALE.I AM NOT DESPERATE TO SELL HER SO WITHTHAT BEING SAID PLEASE DON'T BOTHER LOW BALLING ME WITH STUPID OFFERS PLEASE ,I WILL JUST DECLINE THEM .PLEASE BE SERIOUS WHEN YOU DO MAKE AN OFFER AND ACTUALLY HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR IT , RECENTLY WE SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF DREAMERS , I TOO LIKE TO DREAM A LOT BUT DON'T MAKE OFFERS ON THINGS I CANNOT ACTUALLY PAY FOR . IF YOU NEED A WEEK OR TWO TO TRANSFER FUNDS I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU PROVIDED I HAVE A REASONABLE HOLDING DEPOSIT .I AM SURE I HAVE LEFT OUT A BUNCH OF THINGS HOWEVER YOU ARE WELCOME TO ASK AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL OR CALL ME , IF I DO NOT ANSWER AS I MAY BE WORKING PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND I WILL CALL YOU BACK .THANKS MATT