Re Post w Pictures New owner of Used 1990' 23 foot

[sflaguy5]

I have recently puchased a Pursuit cuddy cabin for me and my family. I have taken it on a couple cruises to peanut island and on a few fishing trips. I am having some problems as a new ( used ) boat owner .

First of all I believe the owner was mistaken when he sold me the boat and said it was 1989 model. The hull id # is susb 3138 1990. The last four of the # simply state 1990. Also I am not sure of the exact model. Any help in finding O & M's for this model would be great.

There are two fish boxes and a live well that all have open ports in the bottom to the open ocean. I have looked for threaded compression plugs and snap plugs and cannot find to fit, are they supposed to be open to the sea? I dont thjink they are but....

When trimmed up with a ( i believe ) a 1996 150 Yamaha SW series outboard the boat tilts hard to the port side. Does the water in previous question have anything to do with this ?

The steering is very shaky. Seems like the hydraulic steering is working fine, it is the actual pivot point on the motor that is either rusted or the bearings / gears are shot due to lack of maintenence. I found 3 zurch fitings that looked like they were never greased....ever on the shaft of the outboard.

I replaced the bilge pump and float with new and they work fine. There is a primary and I added secondary. However the cabin of the boat DOES NOT DRAIN AT ALL... I have put a plunger on it after it fills and put a pressure cleaner in it to see if there was simply a clog. No luck. Does this tie to the bilge throu a hull drain, or is it totally seperate ?

These are the just the beginning. Any help from owners of similar boats will really help memout to making this boat be a great investment. I cannot depend on the previous owner becuase i am sure this would be a 10k plus baot if he did not neglect the way he did. Feel free to call @ 561 239 6710, or e mail with any questions or help.


I have attached some pictures ( I think ) to show the cabin drain and the through hull fitting described in the fish boxes.

[ironsinker]

I don't see any pictures. I don't understand your cabin doesn't drain?

[sflaguy5]

How do you post pictures ? I have them, but cant post ?

[YOLO]

http://www.pursuitboatowners.com/pbo/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47

[sflaguy5]

Pics of boat

[sflaguy5]

[sflaguy5]

[ironsinker]

Sorry I wish I could help. My boat has the hole in the cabin floor like you have. I think it just drains into the bilge. However, I never get water in my cabin and I've never had to take out the rubber plug thats in the hole. I've never really looked at it.

I have no idea what that other hole is or what type of drain that is. I do not have holes in my boat like that. It looks as though something is missing?? Like maybe there was something that drained out of the hole but was removed.

I also do not have any metal drain plugs like that I'm aware of. Sorry not much help.

If no one can help you here go to http://www.thehulltruth.com and see if someone there can help. There are a lot of people on that forum who own saltwater fishing boats such as yours.

Good luck

[Trpntj]

http://www.pursuitboats.com/Owners_Manuals/1989OwnersManuals/B32350CuddyOutboard.pdf

There's the factory manual dunno if that will help or not.
Far as fish boxes, we had a Seacraft the had thruhulls in the fish box, boat came with this style plug to seal it off.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=467249&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50366&subdeptNum=50379&classNum=50382#.UGKtKI2PUXw

Are those barnacles growing on the inside of your boat?