Fletcher Speed Boat

1990 fletcher black max gto 14ft with 50hp mercury 2 stroke. Please read the description carefully: I've had this boat since April 2022 and since this time done alot of work to it. Although its had alot done it's still needs more attention. The boat itself: The boat is in great condition for its age, the seats and interior are tidy and all the gauges work! It has a depth gauge fitted which is very handy, rev counter work and so does the speedo.
It had an automatic bilge pump which is also in good working order. It has a fitted cover which is also a massive bonus. It will also has 2X 25Lt fuel tanks. When I brought the boat I spent alot of time polishing up the gel coat which came up great! Although it's faded a little now a quick polish will soon bring it back to life.
I've done a few gel coat repairs on the Hull. Nothing major just chips etc. These repairs will need finishing off properly. All in all its very tidy for a 32 year old boat. The engine: The factory fitted 50hp mercury 2 storke will take the boat over 30mph and is surprisingly economical.
Although it does have its problem's. It doesn't run great, it's fairly smokey and sometimes won't keep an idle although other time it will happily idle. I've had an engineer look at it, he's rebuilt the carbs and done a complete check on the engine. He's cheked all the ignition side of things, timing, compression and so on. I've been told it's a very healthy engine for its age but it needs some time spent tuning the carbs.
Before the engineer looked at it I replaced a fair amount of parts on the engine. They are as follows: Starter solenoid Spark plugs Fuel filter HT leads Exhaust gaskets Water pump Water pump housing I also did a compression test on it and all 3 cylinders are at 110 psi. All in all its a great ecomical engine with plenty of power, starts on the button but needs some attention. The boat also has a bunk trailer, it's in fair condition for its age. The boat is currently in a boat yard in poole dorset and can be seen running on muffs.
The trailer isn't currently with the boat but I'm planning to get it back on its trailer next weekend.