Would you be afraid of buying a boat with these motors?
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I would get a leak down test, offer a price that covers the Top End Rebuild. The Leak down will tell you how the bottom end is. I wouldn't run the boat until I had the tops done. The HP500 has a pretty stout bottom so I bet it is fine. Tops need to be done. Buy it right and you will be happy. Plus doing the top end will give you piece of mind and you will know exactly what you have and get on a good maintenance schedule. Good luck
BTW I have the head upgrade...
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Something to consider but maybe not in the budget but Dennis R has two complete refreshed from the bottom to the top ready to bolt in with all accessories for under 10k. They are hp500's. You could always buy boat and swap engines out and still get a decent price for yours provided their not salt water engines.
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