gettingaboat
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- Jul 11, 2007
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Hi. I'm considering buying a used boat and would really appreciate some advice. The one I'm considering has a 1999 5.7 260hp Mercruiser but I'm not sure about which outdrive it has. The owner said he hit a sandbar. He says the outdrive only needed to be resealed, which he did. The torpedo has a very substantial dent/gouges, the skeg looks like he broke or ground off about an inch, and the aluminum prop is pretty chewed up but usable. The paint is pretty much worn off the lower case. Its supposed to have only 100hrs so I'm assuming the paint was removed on the sandbar. The lower case looks like it *may* (difficult to tell) have been welded vertically from about 2" directly above the prop up to about 2" from where the lower case meets the upper. Should I pass on this one ??? What else should I look for?? Thanks Jeff