[reelapeelin]

Scarll...I wouldn't do any long towing w/Pathfinder...if you got just a few miles to ramp, you;ll be fine, but if you got an hour or two(particularly Interstate)...I'm afraid you're gonna prematurely wear a Pathfinder out...I know those things and they are GREAT, but not for towin' this kinda load...

Checkin' out a boat...I like to ease my weight onto a motor tilted in up position(w/out motor-toter)...if the owner freaks out and you hear a lot of cracking noise, then it's probably in need of transom work, and I imagine the extended transom would mean extended $$$ to repair...don't get me wrong...I want one,too...

Compression check on motor is real tell-tale...wouldn't buy one w/ out it...

And it depends on if you're lookin' for one to fix up or if you want to splash it right away...look at fuse box, wiring connections, crawl under boat and see what you see lookin' for cracks, gouges, etc...tap around transom and hull...oops, gotta go...