Going to check out a 95 303 tomorrow, need some advice
 

Hey, I'm going to look at a 1995 Formula 303 tomorrow. It supposedly has new motors and indoor rack stored its entire life. What things should I pay most attention to? How do I check the drives and gimbals? Isn't there a way to lift up slightly on
them and see if they move? I'll bring a hammer to tap on the transom. Any other suggestions would be great!

if you like it, hire a surveyor

Compression test! The new motor that came in my boat was junk.Also, wring it out on the test ride. Good luck and treat the trip like business. These boats are beautiful but not always what they seem.

Update?

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...se-advise.html


I posted what I found in this thread. Nice hull, decent upholstery (albeit a bit wet for a dry stored boat), very questionable "new" starboard motor with low oil pressure and lots of blowby etc etc.
To top it off, the sales person is worse than a used car salesman from the 70's. Has a stupid rebuttal for any legit concern you might have. Like, (me) "Hey, I wonder why there is a off idle stumble on these motors? I would expect that from a carbed motor that's been sitting for a while, but not a efi motor!" Him: "Oh man, it's common for the EFI 454 & 502 mags Mercruiser have to have an off idle stumble, that's normal".

No wonder it's been for sale for over 4 months now.

Wow your right..... my 502 mags must be abnormal since they don't have a stumble.
Good luck with your search.