New to me Viking

So after nearly a year of searching after selling my previous boat I finally found myself a new toy. Settled on her this weekend and brought her home. She’s a 1989 Viking 45c. All in all she’s in very good shape. Mechanically she’s in perfect shape. Aesthetically she could use a little work. Needs some wet coring dealt with in the sides by the vents and the floor of the flybridge on the wing needs some coring attention. But all the decks are dry and solid otherwise. All issues that be dealt with pretty easily. Very happy with my purchase. The previous owner loved the boat and it shows. She is being renamed “knot crazy”

(interior and engine room photos taken from listing)

Thank you guys, Yea I was tempted to walk away but one of the guys who works at my marina was a service manager over at Viking in new gretna and he told me most of them will have moisture in those two areas, since the rest of the boat was so nice I decided this one was worth putting the money into. As for Detroit’s, I briefly considered a boat with mans (93 Viking 50) but they couldn’t get the exhaust manifolds sorted so I walked away, really wanted a boat with Detroit’s anyway. All the boats but the 50 that I looked at and surveyed were Detroit boats.

Yea I know. Saw the replacement cost for a new 45 on the survey. Got a great deal on it due to the moisture so plenty of room there financially to deal with all that

Plans for the boat currently are deal with a few issues survey found, dry out hull and fix any soft spots (correctly),new radar (Garmin just because previous owners just installed new Garmin 12” and transducers) and new autopilot. Also the rear enclosure I want to add a clear panel to

Yea I love the interior layout and it’s big enough without being crazy big

What kind of fuel burn are you guys getting?

Thank you! I think just for longevity I’m probably gonna cruise 1800-1850rpm. The boat really seemed to settle in nicely at that rpm. Chart says she should do 20gph total at that rpm. That seem right? 30ish matches the chart for 2000rpm

Cut out the glass skin replace the core and replace glass. On a structural part like the hull sides I’m gonna have it done right. They are very small areas and the surveyor said do it eventually but the boat is fine to use. So probably this or next winter I’ll have it done.

Yea I’m planning to get it fixed ASAP. Don’t want to let it get worse

These boats are solid glass bottoms. They didn’t start using core in the bottoms in Vikings until recently. 99% of the core is solid, motors are perfect with twice yearly oil samples and oil changes, rebuilds and low hours. Exceptional records on use and maintenance. Decks are 100% dry and solid, lots of extras. Even after I spend the money on the hull side repairs a) the boat will be better than new, and 2) I could still sell it for what I have into it due to the condition of the boat otherwise. Wasn’t worth walking away for a few small dull spots on percussion. Trust me I’ve looked at a ton of boats before choosing this one. And even with the soft spots it was worlds nicer and better kept than any of the others I looked at even much newer and much more expensive