Gonna get a '94 Barchetta 182
 

hi Guys,

I have owned sailboats and sailed a lot in my life, but am about to buy a 1994 Barchetta 182. I looked at a similar 192, but couldn't quite swing the deal and now a few months later I got what I feel is a pretty good deal on this one. This one does not have the captains chairs and full rear bench seat like I would prefer, but that is pretty minor to me. I do have a few questions....

1) What is hp rating of the 4.3l that year?

2) any particular bugs to look for or be aware of when I take it for a test drive in a day or two?

Thanks,

Bob

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Re: Gonna get a '94 Barchetta 182
 

Hey Bob,

Coincidentally, my wife and I are also sailors, and we're buying a 1994 182 Barchetta with a 4.3L Merc V6, too! :) (But ours does have the captain's chairs and rear bench.) Did you get the one you were looking at?

Jim

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Mine is a 94 Barchetta 182 and mine DOES NOT have the Captain's Chair, which I wish it did.

They must have made two difgferent models for that year.

I love my Mariah, thought about upgrading, but don't want to loose my baby. Its been a GREAT boat, on my third summer with it.

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I wonder if perhaps what I'm calling a "captain's chair" really isn't?

While shopping, for the past month, month-and-a-half, I've seen two kinds of forward-facing pilot & co-pilot seating in boats of the Barchetta's size and style: More-or-less "rectangular" seats, much like a one-person bench seat, I guess you could say, and seats that more resemble bucket seats. Our boat-to-be has the latter. So maybe we just have bucket seats for pilot and co-pilot, and not captain's chairs?

We're really looking to getting ours-to-be in the water tomorrow :).

Coincidentally, tomorrow is Jobbie Nooner out on the lake. (Sorry about the overly-serious link, but all the fun ones are pretty much NSW ;).) Oddly enough, The Admiral doesn't seem too interested in the new boat's first trip being to that event :p.

Jim

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Actually, there are three seating layout options: Dual back to back front seats, drivers bucket seat and rectangular back to back passenger seat, or the "super sport" seating which has drivers and passenger bucket seats, and a rear bench.

Wow, that looks like an event I would enjoy! I won't be able to make that one, maybe Jobbie Nooner II, I'll have to convince the admiral that it would be a great way to spend my birthday! ;)

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Ah. Ok, looks like we'll have the "super sport" seating. (Which I like best, personally.)

Ya think? :D

You missed II. And III, IV, V... they've been doing this since at least 2002, I believe :)

Good luck with that. (Best not give her time to research it on the 'net before you get permission ;))

Jim

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Well, sadly I don't have this boat yet as the night before the test drive the owner calls me to say that he lent the boat to a buddy for the intervening 4 days, and the buddy nuked the stern drive. It evidently makes a nasty whining screeching sound. I suppose I should be glad it happened to him and not me, but it just doesn't seem right to lend out a boat you sold to your buddy to hammer for a few days....:shakehead:

I really prefer the supersport seating, but haven't seen one yet.

Bob

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Don't feel bad, Bob, our purchase is on-hold, too. See No New Little Power-Boat For Us Tomorrow! for the story.

We're still going ahead with the purchase. What about you? Is your seller going to get the outdrive straightened-out and complete the deal you had with him? Or is your deal dead?

Jim

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I will sell you mine
I saw another 94 that I would rather have :)