mike64
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I decided the news deserved a new post instead of adding to this one: 
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=473169
I checked the boat out earlier this week and it looked in great shape for its age- I think it'll clean up real nice. So I got a water trial yesterday, and that sealed the deal! I put down a deposit, and will probably pick it up Sunday.
One concern- It stalled out twice after starting, and bogged down a little when giving it gas at first, but it ran really strong after warming up. Got out of the hole good and handled really smooth. the roughness at first could be that it was really cold yesterday, plus the guy said the gas was from last year and he didn't get around to adding stabil until January. And the engine could use a general tune-up- he said he didn't take it out too much last year.
Another concern was that both times I checked out the boat he had to jump the battery to get it started. He said it was because his daughters played with the switches and left the boat lights or radio on, which I was skeptical of. But he said he would have the battery checked and replaced if it was bad, and if there turned out to be an unexplained draw on the battery he would check out the electrical.
Eh, I figure for $2000 I can't really go wrong. I could spend 4 times that for a newer boat and have problems. I think the boat is in good shape structurally and mechanically, and the guy I'm buying it from seems like a good, honest guy.
Got a lot to learn-- this is my second boat, but my first I/O. Figure I'll take it to a shop for a look-over and tune up to start with, and do my homework on I/O maintenance-- look up the stickies for my engine and outdrive on here. Anybody got any tips for me starting out, feel free to share!
Looking forward to some tubing with the wife and kids this summer!
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=473169
I checked the boat out earlier this week and it looked in great shape for its age- I think it'll clean up real nice. So I got a water trial yesterday, and that sealed the deal! I put down a deposit, and will probably pick it up Sunday.
One concern- It stalled out twice after starting, and bogged down a little when giving it gas at first, but it ran really strong after warming up. Got out of the hole good and handled really smooth. the roughness at first could be that it was really cold yesterday, plus the guy said the gas was from last year and he didn't get around to adding stabil until January. And the engine could use a general tune-up- he said he didn't take it out too much last year.
Another concern was that both times I checked out the boat he had to jump the battery to get it started. He said it was because his daughters played with the switches and left the boat lights or radio on, which I was skeptical of. But he said he would have the battery checked and replaced if it was bad, and if there turned out to be an unexplained draw on the battery he would check out the electrical.
Eh, I figure for $2000 I can't really go wrong. I could spend 4 times that for a newer boat and have problems. I think the boat is in good shape structurally and mechanically, and the guy I'm buying it from seems like a good, honest guy.
Got a lot to learn-- this is my second boat, but my first I/O. Figure I'll take it to a shop for a look-over and tune up to start with, and do my homework on I/O maintenance-- look up the stickies for my engine and outdrive on here. Anybody got any tips for me starting out, feel free to share!
Looking forward to some tubing with the wife and kids this summer!
