Renken 2280

This is a 23 foot walk around cuddy cabin sport-fisher made by Renken.

Dont worry about the zero feedback. We have been on classifieds board for a long time. We just decided to make a new account.

This boat is truly a barn find. We believe it has seen very little time on the water. The hull is in great shape. There were zero holes drilled in it when we got it. The transom is rock solid. The cuddy cabin looks as close as you can get to new for this kind of money. We believe this is the original Mercruiser engine and out drive. The Mercruiser engine has been inspected with no signs of wear or sludge. The only thing we found wrong the powertrain was dry rotted bellows, bad gimbal bearing, and a bad stator. We converted the stator charging system to a standard marine alternator. The bellows and gimbal bearing have been replaced.

This is a well-kept, restored, salt water ready stable fishing vessel. Its just about as big as can be handled easily on a trailer, no need to pay a slip fee. Its the best of both worlds. You will be hard pressed to find a walk-around with an inboard engine anywhere close to this price. Most are outboard with thousands of hours on them.

A bit of buying advice about used boats

I will be the first to tell you to be careful when buying a used boat. If we are buying a boat with an outboard engine, we will pay only what the boat is worth without an engine. Outboard engines are run hard at high rpms and extremely expensive to repair. We try to avoid them. We have been bit too many times. Mercruiser engines are rock solid and easy to work on. Be leery about the electrical system. Water can corrode the entire electrical system and components. For whatever reason, we find butchered up, un-fused, sloppy electrical modifications/installs in almost every boat we buy. You would not believe some of the things we have found. Be careful of wood rot when buying boats. Boats are used in water. Some are neglected and left in the weather. I have seen some floors so bad that you will sink to the hull. Rotten transoms are some of the most expensive things to fix. Here is how to tell, get up on the cavitation plate of the drive and jump up and down. If it moves any at all, RUN. Now, having said all that, properly maintained, rot free boats with solid powertrains are a great value. Boats have become unbelievably expensive. A good solid used vessel will save you tens of thousands of dollars. A boat like this new would run in excess of $150,000. Choose carefully, take your flashlight, have a mechanic check it. Above all else, insist for a test run on the water. We have nothing to hide and want you satisfied with your purchase.

New:

Marine alternator

Battery

Bellows

Gimbal Bearing

Uniden Marine Radio

Plugs, wires and belts (it had the original spark plugs in it)

Lowrance HST-USBL transducer

Sierra marine gauges

5 foot Shakespeare marine antenna

Tsunami aerator pump

Bait-well and thru hull fittings

LED courtesy lights

New trailer lights

Features

165HP Mercruiser 4 cyl I/O with electronic ignition

Alpha 1 outdrive

Closed cooling system Heat exchanger has been pressure tested.

Lowrance LCX15M chart-plotter/fish-finder

External Lowrance GPS antenna

NMEA-2000 buss system.

15 foot Perko outriggers

89 gallon fuel tank

Alcohol burner

Condition

661 hours on the powertrain.

There are no soft spots or rot anywhere on the boat.

The heavy duty galvanized trailer pulls better than my Triton.

15 foot Perko outriggers

Cruises at 32MPH at 4,000 RPM

The powertrain has been fully serviced and is ready for the water.

All teak has been stripped and resealed

e have inspected and repaired the electrical system.

The hull has been buffed and looks good for a boat of this age.

The engine runs perfectly

The out drive shifts as it should.

17 Mercruiser prop