Looking at a 1993 shabah 21 ffot

shabahdells · 11-19-2010, 02:37 AM

This has a close bow, but like a cuddy, no door to access cuddy. Looking for any one who has one, the pictures the owner sent do not give full side view and or top of bow. Searched here but to no avail. The boat is 7 hours away and would like to see a picture of the bow and side before I drive that distance. Also any good or bad about this model?

Thanks

Dredd · 11-19-2010, 04:46 PM

Hrmm.. I've never seen a closed bow Mariah. Not saying they never had one but it does sound a little peculiar. Will be an interesting thread to watch.

Welcome to the boards.

shabahdells · 11-19-2010, 05:02 PM

Sellers says it is a 21 foot Shabah ....thats all they know...
If you look at the pictures, you can see there is no cuddy door or anything, just space under the bow....

rajjneef · 11-19-2010, 05:23 PM

Doesnt appear to be a cuddy but rather just a closed bow. Storage/wasted space is all that is under deck. Anything over 2 adults and 2 kids is going to get crowded real soon on that boat IMO. We all have different preferences and mine is for a bowrider of boats this size to accommodate extra passengers for your outings. Good luck locating one and you cant go wrong with a well maintained Mariah.

Dredd · 11-19-2010, 05:57 PM

Well I've seen one now, thanks.
I'm with rajjneef, sure isn't much room in a boat that size without an open bow. Wouldn't suit my needs. I would even go so far as to say that the resale value of it should be quite a bit lower than either a cuddy or bow rider. It does look like a nice boat though, in the super low resolution pics anyway.

The advantage of a closed bow is that they're safer in really rough water because if you stuff the nose you run less chance of swamping the boat.

shabahdells · 11-19-2010, 06:02 PM

Its only my wife and I 90 percent of the time, maybe another couple the other time....any idea of value? It does have dock rash on the port side rear, mariah letters all cracked up, can those ne ordered? Has a 350 motor, he says tops out at 55, twith 19 pitch, would consider 21 pitch....

nglauer · 11-20-2010, 02:07 AM

I found this one on ebay and really liked the look of it... although it doens't look like it's in very good shape. I agree though, I love my open bow... and if I were to change to anything else it would be a Cuddy with useful space. This boat looks as if it's faded fairly bad and the interior looks to be rough... but probably a good price.

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shabahdells · 11-20-2010, 03:36 AM

Saw that one, looks beat up....the guy sent more pics of the 21 footer its lke a 7 out of 10, has some hull damage ihe stripes...he will only come off his price 50 dollars....going to look at a 21 foot 4 winns liberator....can you still be on this forum if you own another brand boat?