She's a real looker alright! Welcome back.

Alex, I hope you come to an agreement. This is a good boat and a good price considering all the mechanical stuff Dave did. If you want to talk or have any questions about the 31's I have Hull No. 5 and have had her for 44 years. There's not much I haven't done (twice or more) so pick my brains! Tim

Alex, Sorry for the delay in answering but I have been traveling. I will try and answer your questions but can only use my 31 as a reference. I have never been able to obtain more then 22 Knots (25.3 mph) on my Boat but have heard of some other owners claiming to go faster. I normally cruise at 14 - 15 Knots (16.1 - 17.25 mph) to conserve fuel. At that speed my Boat burns 16 gph. There is fresh Ethanol free gas in the tanks and having run the engines with no problems I don't think you need to clean the tanks. If there was water or other contaminates in the tanks the engines would not run well at all.  I have replaced the original 2 x 55 gallon round tanks with 2 x 85 gal rectangular tanks. Dave's Boat has the original 2 x 55 galleon tanks. Dave's Boat is a Sedan model while mine is an Express. For my boat I had to remove one of the exhaust Y pipes to get the old tanks out and the new tanks in. From the different layouts it looks like it would be easier to replace Dave's but I'm not sure since I didn't inspect it with that in mind. This boat has all the mechanical's in good working order. If you are really interested I suggest you give me a call to discuss at 727 547 8307. Tim

Char, Thank you so much for your assistance. I couldn't have done it without you! Dave's boat  is located in Madeira Beach, FL (Saint Petersburg). You can contact me for more info at bonniedick@verizon.net or M-F 9:30am - 4pm phone 727 547 8307. Tim

Boat is located in Madeira Beach, FL (Saint Petersburg). You can contact me for more info at bonniedick@verizon.net or M-F 9:30am to 4pm at 727 547 8307

Ditto on all!!

Double Ditto!

Good advice! I got suckered and didn't even realize it until I misplaced the document. When I emailed the Coast Guard asking for a replacement I was told that I had to go back to the private company that who facilitated the renewal. They wanted a jacked up fee for a copy. I refused. The tell to their scam is an offer to renew for more than a year.