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    Never never buy a boat or motor without compression test the motor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rippyro View Post
    Thanks everyone for the help. As dumb luck would have it our AC went out at the house so there went a big chunk of fun money. Looks like I'll be hitting the lakes in the kayak for a few more months.

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    That may be a benefit in the long run. My dad always found better deals on boats during the late fall/winter when folks don't want to pay storage all winter to sell in the spring.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bamafan2277 View Post
    That may be a benefit in the long run. My dad always found better deals on boats during the late fall/winter when folks don't want to pay storage all winter to sell in the spring.
    Good point. I'm gonna keep my eye out. I wasn't sure if that'd be the case for fishing boats or if that was more for ski boats and such that only get used in warm weather.

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    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.
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEADEYE View Post
    Never never buy a boat or motor without compression test the motor.
    What he said
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    Test drive is a must
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    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.
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    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).

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    Real nice looking boat. They make boats. Get it smelling like fish and dead minnows as soon as you can! Looking at my first boat Monday. What to look for?

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