My husband is going to look at a 17' Lund Mr. Pike fishing boat
tonight. I believe it's a 2001 with a 115hp 4-stroke motor. Has 4
electric downriggers already, I believe the guy is also throwing in
all his lures and poles. Not sure what else is included. Anyway, he's
asking $16K.

What should DH be looking at/for when he goes to look at it? I called
a marine service shop and they said they could do a compression check,
check the lower unit for $80. But their hours are M-F 8-5, which
doesn't work for my husband at ALL.

Also, if he were to buy it, does it need to be registered/insured
before he can get it home? Do you have to do that at the SOS like you
register cars? I already called State Farm about a different boat he
was looking at, so we have an inkling of what insurance would cost -
this one's 1' shorter and older, so I'm sure it'd be less than the ~
$340/year they quoted me for the 18' Fisherman a couple weeks ago.

Also - he's got a 99 Silverado pick-up. He's got a hitch, but no
wiring yet. He thought there was a wiring harness package you could
get from GM that you just hook up and it's ready to go...is there?