[quote=Edchris177]The price is not out of line, but there are some caveats.
I second the comments on black paint in Florida, plus scratches will start to look terrible. On th eothe rhand, if you want to camp with your cat, you will not need a frying pan.
There are a few other points as well. That '79 has the old skinny DS rod/V strap. They were prone to breakage. I have one sitting in my shop that is snapped in half. They also used the 1 1/4" mast ball, not impossible to find/make, but scarce.
Can't tell from the photo, but it probably also has the non captive mast base. Does not appear to have had any upgrades done since '79.
It still has the original centre tube, & I see the beam caps are missing. To me, the value(in the vendors mind) is mostly in the paint & trailer.
It may be in good shape, or, as Phil said on Duck Dynasty, "make up can cover a lot of evil Cole Man."
The 5.2 is no slouch, & carries a pretty good Portsmouth for a mature boat.[/quote]
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