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reprits
I have a 1974 V20 Cuddy and love the boat. I have just completed a conversion from the oringal I/O to a out board. Ck the boat out goog! Grab the motor while it is up in the air and try moving it around paying close att. to the transom if it moves it has a bad transom if there is no movment then it should be ok. Step on the floor hard and stomp in different places to see that the floor is soild.
The motor is the Heart of the whole thing. If it is junk then no matter how nice the boat is you are stuck. Find out the year of the motor and all info then go to Iboats.com and ask if there is anything you should look for on this motor. They were great with Info for me when I went to look at my Yamaha.
Don't be afraid to ask for a comprsion test or to crack the lower unit screw to ck the oil. Make sure you here it run and runs smouth. while it is running shift it make sure it goes F,N,R make sure that it is pumping water. This time of year ask for a water test. If it is a good boat the guy you are buying from should not mind doing this if you are serious.
I have been burned before and if someone will not do these things then I move on. And even if it all ck's out something may go wrong. Its a boat and you will be adding money to it!!
Goo Luck!! And welcome to the boating world. No mater how bad it gets once you are hooked on the water you will mortage the house to stay on it.
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