2008 Four Winns 358 Vista Sold Boat in Tampa, FL US

This is an opportunity to get a boat that is rock solid, mechanically sound, while at a discounted price due to it needing just enough TLC that will help familiarize yourself with the boat and put your own touches on it. This 2 owner boat that has been kept high and dry its entire life and has primarily been used as a day boat and the gentle use really shows. With 500 hours on the motors, they have had a nice amount of use while still having a long life ahead. A key to any boat is regular use and the boat has been run at least once a month with the current owner and has had continual maintenance but no major issues (he’s had to in 3 years replace a water pump, a pulley, and a sensor, less than $300 in parts is all the boat has required other than maintenance).

We’ll get to what she needs in a moment but all systems work and includes full electronics with radar, sirus for radio and weather, and satellite TV. There’s flat screen TVs in the cabin (main and aft area) and in the cockpit. The kitchenette is fully appointed with the coffee maker never even being used. The microwave has had a few bags of popcorn run through it. The boat features many original upgrades (over $25k worth when purchased) including upgraded twin Merc 6.2 motors with the SeaCore system (if you don’t know about Seacore please research as it’s a major upgrade). The 6.2s with the IO setup gets this boat up and going quickly. The motors/risers are the newer ‘dry’ design where you don’t run into the issues with a gasket failure leading to new motors. More upgrades includes the flexiteek swim platform, underwater transom lighting, dual stereos, 4 battery system (all newer batteries), sunpads on the forward deck, a never been used cockpit cover, stereo controls in the cabin, helm, and transom, a swim platform rail system perfect for the grill… The boat is definitely well appointed on top of the extensive standard features.

Recently the generator was fully serviced, the AC system is around a year old and as mentioned, the 4 batteries have been replaced in the past year with the 2 starting batteries replaced within the past month. For what the boat needs, the biggest thing is cabin cushions and trim pieces need recovering which is the opportunity to put a personal touch on the boat. FYI, topside cushions are like new. There was a mirror on the back of the door to the head that needs replacing. The underwater transom lights flash but won’t stay on which is probably just a transformer or something simple (no other electrical problems exist). Then just really needs a good detailing and a few general maintenance items like new engine oil and would probably flush cooling lines, just very basic maintenance. Another notable is that the outdrives were resealed a few years ago. Without question though the boat is turnkey and nothing is urgently required so it’s an opportunity to get a solid, well built, well maintained boat that needs very little but at a fixer upper price.