On Apr 3, 8:22*am, Haas C wrote:
Hi all!

I am about to purchase a pre-owned/used boat soon - it will be my
first time purchasing. I am going to buy something between 3-6 years
old - with that kind of age, what would be a good use of engine hours?
Not sure if i am getting an outboard, inboard, I/O, but would welcome
any and all suggestions. i am going to be boating mainly on lakes.
When i see ads, i usually see engine hours listed - just wanted to
know how many hours are too much, etc. Thanks!

I'm a newby too. I just bought my boat 3 days ago! A couple things I
found...
1) Inboard vs Outboard is a religious issue. In general the Inboards
are quieter but the Outboards claim less maintenance.
2) Do a NADA search before going to look at a boat (boats.com). Its
like Kelly Blue Book for boats.
3) Probably the first thing you need to do is determine what you want
a boat to do (fish, ski, hang out, etc). I decided I wanted to do a
little of all of it so I went for a runabout. The runabout does a
little of everything (although not optimal in any one).
4) When looking at the condition/maintenance of the boat don't forget
the trailer too.

-robert