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Repirts, good advice from macojoe. And, $3000 for a decent hull and trailer isn't really too far out of line. They should be worth $2500 at least. Hey, any time you buy a used motor, you take a big chance unless they offer some sort of warranty which just never happens except for the few times you might buy from a dealer and even then, they might only give you 90 days at best. If you're interested in getting that motor rebuilt, I know someone that would probably do the job. Just don't plan on getting it turned around right away. You could get it rebuilt and running possibly for some fall Striper action or get everything set for next year.
If the motor is rebuildable, you'd probably be looking at around $1000-$1500 depending on what needs to be done.
The guy is in Marshfield. Let me know if you're interested and I'll talk to him.