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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:31:44 -0400, Harry Krause
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you're on the right track. Have you been out in the boat to run the
engine? It should start and run flawlessly. Are there any service
records? Can you contact the former owner?

Good luck. Nice rig.

No, I may have made a mistake, but I low-balled the seller (local
marina that just took the boat on trade), and to my surprise, they
accepted the offer on the condition that they not have to accommodate
a sea trial. They were happy to take me on a sea trial before I made
the offer, but the salesman commented that "there wasn't enough money
left in it" for him to bother with the logistics of a sea trial. He
said he would be more than happy to let me take the boat for a trial
on my own, but I have neither the time, nor the vehicle to do it.

They still have no issue with the mechanical contingency however.
Based on the condition of the boat overall, I can't see that it has
more than 50 hours of use on it, so hopefully if the compression is
right I should be covered. After the mechanical inspection, I'll head
down there and have them start it for me just to make sure it runs
smoothly.

Thanks!




The logistics of a sea trial? Is it on a trailer near water? In the water?