Quote Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie View Post
Like a car I would ask the seller if you can get the motor checked out by a certified marine mechanic. Buyer beware.
I will absolutely do that. The level of caution I normally use with such purchases will somewhat limit my search radius. I got burned on a motorcycle purchase some years ago. Bike was 1,000 miles away but was vouched for by a highly respected expert on that particular bike's online forum. I bought it based on that and pictures. Couldn't believe it when it got here. Far from being as described. Took me several months to get it right. I even called the guy who vouched for it. He finally admitted he hadn't seen it in two or three years. It turned out fine. Just cost me time and money I wasn't expecting. All that has served to make me much more cautious.

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