Sunbird

Up for auction is a sweet 1985 Sunbird boat with Trailblazer trailer with new tires. Our family bought this boat used in the late 1990's and have enjoyed it for many years, mainly on Carter's lake in N. Ga. It has a Volvo 4-cylinder AQ125 engine, and delivers a nice combination of fuel economy and performance. We typically cruise at 3500 rpm (3/4 throttle) and the boat goes about 22 MPH at this rpm (depending on load, chop, headwind, etc), and on a typical lake day we burn about 5 gallons of gas and tank holds about 17 gallons. It takes about 5 seconds to get on plane, and can easily pull tubes, etc. Boat and trailer will fit into a standard garage with 9'x7' door. On the down side, there is one torn spot in the upholstery shown in the photos, and there are some soft spots in the floor. Some of the glassed-in stringers under the floor have dryrotted. If you are going to use the boat for heavy chop or wake jumping, you should consider replacing the stringers. Engine does not consume oil excessively and has a recent oil and filter change. There is a slight oil smell in the exhaust as these boats do not have catalytic converters. (I grew up in the 60's and all the cars of the time smelled this way!) Engine uses simple points and condenser ignition, and a Solex carburetor. Carburetor does NOT have a choke, and I usually pump the throttle handle about 5 times to let the accelerator pump add gas to help get the engine going when cold. Nice Dual radio with Aux in jack, and a compact flash slot that can hold your MP3s. Blue storage cover is shown, but if at all possible, store the boat in a garage as we did. It makes a huge difference in the appearance of the boat long-term. Carpet is in fair condition. Plan on using ETHANOL-FREE gas in the boat, as this is what it was designed to run on. (Ethanol gas will make these older engines run slightly lean and possibly damage the carburetor rubber parts in addition to other problems associated with ethanol gas)Here is what is included:Sterndrive boat rated for 6 passengers trolling motorradioClymer service manualtonneau coverblue storage coverpaddlegood 12v marine batteryfold-down swim ladder great for older adults!Trailer with surge disk brakes and new tiresSpare trailer tire includedOur family recently got bigger and we needed a larger boat. Boat is located in Tunnel Hill GA about 25 miles south of Chattanooga, TN.Also up for sale locally so I reserve the right to end auction early.