Trophy 2502 1997 5.7 litre

[keithg]

Thinking of purchasing this,dealor asking 14,000.3 downriggers,ffinder,8 hp kicker,radio.anyone heard good or bad things about these? Mercury motor/outdrive.single prop,don t know whether it s alpha?or Bravo or whatever

[whaler1]

Get a survey. 

[HB2]

Agree with Whaler 

 

Those older I/O   are expensive to fix.

 

Also any Transom / stringer rot which also is very pricey to fix 

 

I had a 86 Bayliner Trophy . Over the years I had the motor , lower unit rebuilt . Also some Transom rot . 

Also the drive to motor shaft replaced . So I would do my due diligence . 

 

But I did like the boat .

[GAMBLER]

Survey is a must on any used boat.  It could save you thousands and lots of headaches.  

[Bozeman Bob]

Personally I despise I/Os . In your case ,they take up most of the prime real estate on the stern deck . They do not idle down for trolling ,hence the kicker and they constantly need maintenance. Stern heavy , which cause the boat to wander at slow speeds . The hull you're looking at is not exactly fishermen friendly,  no toe kicks , poor quality, low resale value and a bad reputation.  I'd rather own a 1980's 27' Tiara for about the same money and the value of that boat will not depreciate like the Bayliner/ Trophy. 

[finsntins]

I have owned an 1985 21’ trophy “pilot house “ style,not the walk around style for 5 years now and it’s one of the best fishing/trolling rigs I’ve owned.very solid well built fishing platform.can seat 4 people under the hardtop,fish box built into the floor and filet table,tackle storage under the hard top.plenty of room in the cabin for rod storage,can sleep 3 people and has room built in for porta potti.self draining floor.one of the driest boats Ive ever owned.I have pounded this boat on Ontario,Champlain and the Hudson.very stable boat and tows great. I also recommend like was stated above of having a surveyor look it over, I can recommend one if needed and I also feel 14k is way too much money, I wouldn’t pay penny over 10k

[keithg]

10000 is what I had in mind,I have a surveyor. Thanks.