Used sunseeker advice badly needed

[Proctoa]

Hi. I am very keen on buying a used sunseeker superhawk 34. It will be ideal for my needs now I have moved to Singapore in that it is a very open boat, small cabin for overnighting, good quality, goes quickly and strong brand. Also prices come off a lot and can buy one in good condition for around £65,000 for 2003 year with less 500 hours on Volvo duo prop 300 engines. Am I totally mad to consider buying such an old boat? I plan to spend around 30-60k fully renovating such as interior, fit small air conditioning in cabin, sorting out the hull (sanding and polishing), full over haul of engines, new navigation equipment etc.

I am struggling to find a similar more modern boat as all new ones have huge interiors which I don’t need. Also I can get a lot for my money buy going for the superhawk and updating. All my previous boats have been new sea rays but I find new boats lacking character or fitting my needs. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!!!

Thank you.

 

[Whitelighter]

I bought a 1994 boat.

If you are mad what am I....

 

[jrudge]

Don’t underestimate refurb costs and don’t overestimate it’s value post refurb !

 

[matt8442]

Hi there,
If your happy with the boats hull, and there is no sign of osmosis, then I do not see what the problem would be. We own a 1992 Sunseeker San Remo that we brought last year. She has Kad42's with outdrives, which were overhauled by the previous owner. We could have got a more expensive newer boat, but wanted to keep the costs down with regards to getting a 35ft twin engined boat within our budget so realised older would be better for us. We refitted new chart plotter, New radar system, New Radios, and got her re-upholstered and now she runs just fine. So if you happy with the look of the boat and know what your getting into then go for it.

 

[jfm]

Good choice. Cheaper than a VW Golf in Singapore and a lot more fun. You would need to buy locally- shipping it across the world would be super expensive.

 

[MapisM]

Any advice would be hugely appreciated!!!

My advice remains the same as in this other identical thread...