Quote Originally Posted by smokercraft View Post
Put it on the water and Test drive the boat. Imo just like test driving a car. also have a compression check done
I agree check the oil in the lower unit for water (milky color, or metal flakes in the oil (after your test drive) compression should be even across all cylinders (withing 10%) check floors for soft spots use everything on the drive be sure it all works check transom for rot