Would this scare you away?

[jamesbalog]

Well I bought the boat, gave 3500 for it. 95 V21 with a 95 150 ocean pro. The Gear case was completely full of water and metal shavings and wouldn’t shift. Top end had perfect compression in all 6 and fired the first turn of the key after sitting over a year. I’m in the middle of 11 straight 12 hour days and haven’t had a chance to pull the lower. I’ve got a used lower with a warranty on it in the mail, Gave $500 for that. I may have jumped the gun ordering that but it won’t hurt to have it.

Other than that the only things I noticed were I will need a new livewell/wash down pump and the alarm horn didn’t go off when I turned the key so I will have to check that out and test the VRO alarms.


I did say a prayer and drilled holes for a Bracket. Transom was about what I expected for a 25 year old wood core. Not perfect, not rotten, seems plenty strong.

I gave A little more than I wanted to for it but unless more motor issues pop up than expected I think the deal was pretty good. Especially around here where it seems every decent boat sells in 10 minutes or is way over priced. Glad I got to this one before it hit the market.


Hopefully she will last me for a few good years!