Your Quick inspection guidelines for buying a used V-20

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I have a quick 2 step process that I do, if it passes then I dig around a little more. FIRST I check the transom- hop up and down on the lower skeg of the motor and look for flex in the transom. If motor is up then ush down on the lower unit to see flex. If no motor then its tricky, really all you can do is tap around witha hammer or handle end of a scew driver and listen for hollow sounds= not good. If there are screw in transom, unscrew and watch for water. Second I do baby steps over entire floor to check for soft spots. If these 2 things pass, then I start looking under hatches, console etc