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    Sell as is or Repair First?

    So I think I have reached a point in life where I am seriously considering selling the Allison. However the motor is currently down.

    The motor is a 1997 Johnson 225 hp Venom. The lower unit is locked up. I was out on the water after adjusting the shift linkage, and I obviously got it wrong. When I came off of the throttle it locked up.

    There are a couple of other issues with the motor that would/should be repaired. The lower bushing on the central steering pivot shaft is shot (the one at the bottom of the midsection).

    So I am figuring that the motor needs a new/rebuild lower; shift cables/linkage adjusted; the bushing repaired; and a basic tune up (if I was to bring it in to get the other work done I would also do a tune up).

    So with all of that, it would take a few dollars to get it going again.

    Now I know most Allison owners do not want a Johnson so most of you wouldn't even keep the motor repaired or not.

    So should I even bother with repairing the motor or just let it go as is?
    currently boatless

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    #2
    I would definitely just save your money, and not fix it.

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    #3
    Can you pm me pictures and an as is price?

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    #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Eskind View Post
    Can you pm me pictures and an as is price?
    Pm sent. I will take pictures on Friday.
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    If if this works, here is a picture taken a while back after I removed the pin stripes and other decals
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    nice looking boat
    2013 Allison XB-21 BasSport Pro
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    The pins were slightly damaged, and after I saw the pictures of the xb21’s with the pins removed I removed these. I am more of a subtle type of person, so I removed the other decals as well. To me the boat looks much better without them. Besides if I have to tell you it’s an Allison, then you wouldn’t understand lol.
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    The trailer is welded aluminum. the bunk supports and the steps are all welded. I never found it to have the floating problem that some people have with aluminum trailers. It was built when I bought the boat back in November 2011. I had it spec'd to about 90-91 inches so that it could (barely) fit through a 94" single wide garage door. I did not (nor do not) have a length issue, only a width issue. I also made sure that the tongue weight was high. You can see that the axel is pretty far back.

    I did use the boat in salt water, which is partly why I went with aluminum.

    The original owner kept the boat indoors when not in use. I also kept it indoors when not in use.
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    I'm interested in purchasing, please call me when you get a chance.

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    Ya leave motor,that thing is screamin' for a 300x, clean lookin' boat.
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    If he decides to sell I'll purchase it and it'll have a Merc on the back lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eskind View Post
    If he decides to sell I'll purchase it and it'll have a Merc on the back lol
    Thanks Eskind. The boat now is in South Louisiana
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    Awesome meeting you guys, can't wait to get this thing setup.

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    Came across this post, here's an update of the boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by astasoftride View Post
    The trailer is welded aluminum. the bunk supports and the steps are all welded. I never found it to have the floating problem that some people have with aluminum trailers. It was built when I bought the boat back in November 2011. I had it spec'd to about 90-91 inches so that it could (barely) fit through a 94" single wide garage door. I did not (nor do not) have a length issue, only a width issue. I also made sure that the tongue weight was high. You can see that the axel is pretty far back.

    I did use the boat in salt water, which is partly why I went with aluminum.

    The original owner kept the boat indoors when not in use. I also kept it indoors when not in use.
    How did the salt water use go? I see you have no carpet, were there any other issues being in the salt water?

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    No issues from salt water that I've noticed.