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Can't figure out how to share Craig's list or photos from my phone.

Listen to what you guys are saying! If he's buying a boat, he's going to spend,change,tinker and fix things till the day he sells it and start all over again.
And if your really going to be a boat guy you have to have more than one, so you always/maybe have one that's working. just tell the wife the 2nd one is hers.

I just bought a scan tool and put it on my 525. It showed 386 hours. I thought I was running the boat kind of hard but the rpm breakdown showed 161 of those hours were at idle speed! Only 14 hours are over 4,000 rpm. I don't know if that older engine can be scanned but if so it will tell you a lot.

Thanks everyone I clearly have some thinking to do.

listen to yourself here and you will be a happy man! The glass work is not rocket science but not at all fun.

I have a few friends who live their life that way and truthfully, they are the smartest boaters I've ever met!

That said, owning a boat brings special feelings to me. It's not like romancing a girl, it's more like pride of ownership. Once you have owned your first boat, you'll most likely go one of two ways.....

Never again!
Boats forever!

Whatever you buy, it will cost you money so be prepared. Best way to minimize the loss is to buy the latest model, lowest hour setup you can find. Stock standard boats with simple Merc power over racing and custom build engines are also cheaper in the long run. May be prudent to start with a well known brand name smaller boat in good condition so you can have a season out of it then trade up next year without risking or losing too much?

I'd like to suggest outboard power for simplicity but this is OSO and I may get flamed so I won't suggest it.

Don't give up, lots of great input here and keep us posted. There's many experienced guys here that enjoy talking over mistakes learnt and knowledge gained. If you have concerns, you'll always get helpful advice right here.

Welcome to the forum!

RR

Older EFI motors won't break down the hours in each rpm band. I believe it's MEFI 3 and up that did so.

Where you located?

And what are they asking for your dreamboat.

Pics would help. No one is going to scoop the boat accept Duramax. But he has his hands full counting his money these days.

I live in Portage Lakes Ohio which is about an hour from Lake Erie.
I would love to show the listing but not sure how to post Craig's list here.

Thanks every one