re: Issues with Boat hasn't been run in two plus years

Thanks for all the info here.

He is going to drain it and refill some prior to our test drive. I will def check everything out real good on test drive. All the electrical switches, trim tabs, trolling motor, bilge and wash down pumps, lights etc.

It is a 250 HP Yamaha with 55 hours. He is going to bring it to an engine place to get them to run that same test and give the printout with the hours and compression and all that stuff. We have agreed on a price but he did say that we could renegotiate if something big is noticed on test drive (or in engine reprt). The guy that gave him the 55 hours number was a guy his buddy told him to go to. But he didn't get any paperwork or anything. But he said he is calling around and everyone is two weeks out. So I said that's fine I would rather wait and make sure RD good to go. I'm hoping that when they run the engine and get that report it would tell them if any fuel filters/water separators need to be replaced. If not maybe I should just ask him to do that and I pay the bill when I pay for the boat by just tacking it on to sale price.

Seems like a really nice guy. And he isn't poor. He apparently has the type of money to buy a really expensive toy and just not use it. His barn/workshop was bad arse. Said once he got into his horses he pretty much quit using the boat.