Those are some good points you guys made about I/O motors. I think my preference is towards outboards. I feel comfortable working on them, where I have no experience with inboards.
I checked out that boat the other day, I'm pretty sure it was no good. Just trying to learn what to look for.
I looked in the bilge but found it hard to inspect the stringers as they were covered in glass that was quite rigid, and was painted white so I could not see the wood through the glass. However the drilled holes at the back of the stringer/ transom junction were rotted. I could dig in there with my finger.
Near the front I was able to open that storage hatch in the floor and pull out the liner bin. I saw that the stringers that go the width of the boat were rotted on their bottom side.
The foam near the gas tank looked all wet and black and terrible.
The transom had a big steel plate, thats not original right? And the drain holes in the transom were simply drilled and had no bushings in there so you could just dig in that wood. Seems like hack work to me.
Plus the boat was being stored without a cover, deal killer right there.
I sure do love the boat design though, they are sweet!
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