Never never buy a boat or motor without compression test the motor.
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Never never buy a boat or motor without compression test the motor.
Another thing to watch is the local paper for ad's. My dad has found some deals on boats there where a widow is selling her husbands boat and just wants to be rid of it and will cut a heck of a deal. He's bought cars and boats that way.
If it's supposed to run I will never ever buy a boat without going for a test ride. I've seen motors run perfect on the hose but when you put it under a load they don't perform. Carbs issues, wrong prop. ext. Also check the lower unit for water in the oil. Other ideas are good too
Test drive is a must
All good info. If it’s your first time, make a list. When you get looking at the boat, and start talking, your memory of things to check will go blank. Shoot copies of this list and fill them out on all that you go look at. Knock on the transom of fiberglass boats to look for rot spots. You don’t have to be experienced to hear the difference. Take your time and most of all, follow your gut. If something don’t feel right, walk and think. If it’s meant to be it will be there in a few days. Too good to be true usually is.
Almost a year to the day, but I finally did it haha
Here she is in all of her aluminum beauty. It's a 1991 Lowe 160J with a 1991 Evinrude 48SPL.
Just waiting on some drama from the trailer registration to be sorted out from the previous two owners. (All I need is a letter from the last guy to register the boat).
Excited to explore new waters in the future. Thanks for all of your input!Attachment 379592Attachment 379593Attachment 379594
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Real nice looking boat. They make boats. Get it smelling like fish and dead minnows as soon as you can! [emoji16]
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