COOLHANDRACING
05-08-2014, 12:33 AM
Hi Fellas,
Long time lurker here.
I am from Carnarvon, WA, and have been looking for an offshore boat for heading out to Bernier and Dorre Islands about 27NM off the coast from here.
I have always wanted a Haines Formula 233 but they are really expensive for their age and a lot of them need a lot of work. I have found this boat for sale and have been emailing the owner recently.
The owner states that it is WA built by Alan Lacey. Anyone heard of this builder or know anything about these boats? Looks like a copy of the formula hull. Thoughts? I wonder if he built his own mould?
Anyway, here are the pictures. What do you guys reckon. It has a 250 (1999 model) Merc EFI Offshore outboard on a factory pod with 272 hours. He says it cruises at 25 knots with WOT about at 40 knots. Sounds pretty standard to me.
He is chasing around the $32k mark which is stretching my budget so am hoping he might negotiate a bit. All licenced with a really good trailer.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/KGrHqNHJB8FHYcM-RYBSZllqgSg48_20.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/KGrHqNHJB8FHYcM-RYBSZllqgSg48_20.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG751.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG751.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG750.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG750.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG725.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG725.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG620.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG620.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG625.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG625.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG744.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG744.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG606.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG606.jpg.html)
Long time lurker here.
I am from Carnarvon, WA, and have been looking for an offshore boat for heading out to Bernier and Dorre Islands about 27NM off the coast from here.
I have always wanted a Haines Formula 233 but they are really expensive for their age and a lot of them need a lot of work. I have found this boat for sale and have been emailing the owner recently.
The owner states that it is WA built by Alan Lacey. Anyone heard of this builder or know anything about these boats? Looks like a copy of the formula hull. Thoughts? I wonder if he built his own mould?
Anyway, here are the pictures. What do you guys reckon. It has a 250 (1999 model) Merc EFI Offshore outboard on a factory pod with 272 hours. He says it cruises at 25 knots with WOT about at 40 knots. Sounds pretty standard to me.
He is chasing around the $32k mark which is stretching my budget so am hoping he might negotiate a bit. All licenced with a really good trailer.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/KGrHqNHJB8FHYcM-RYBSZllqgSg48_20.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/KGrHqNHJB8FHYcM-RYBSZllqgSg48_20.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG751.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG751.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG750.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG750.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG725.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG725.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG620.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG620.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG625.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG625.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG744.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG744.jpg.html)
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z406/CoolHandRacing/IMG606.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/CoolHandRacing/media/IMG606.jpg.html)