chrisolson91
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- Apr 3, 2024
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Hey all, I'm brand new to the forum and also looking to be a new boat owner this year. My wife and I are currently looking at a 2004 Sea Ray 200 Select. The question I have is the dealer told me that the owner smoked the entire upper and lower outdrive and it was just replaced with a brand new one from Mercury. THe motor is a 350 MAG. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to boat engines (or engines in general) and so wanted to get everyone's feedback on thoughts about buying a boat when this had to be replaced. Obviously the previous owner hit something hard that destroyed the outdrive and even though it's brand new, I'm not sure if there could potentially be any other connected problems resulting from what happened that aren't directly tied to the replaced parts. As a side note the boat has also been in storage at the dealers for 4 years since it was last ran. The dealer is going to go through it all and make sure everything is good with it but it still makes me a little uneasy knowing this happened. I'm also going to require there be a open water test drive as well.
What's everyone's thoughts about considering the purchase of a boat like this? Would you run away as fast as you can or do you think this is an ok boat to still consider?
What's everyone's thoughts about considering the purchase of a boat like this? Would you run away as fast as you can or do you think this is an ok boat to still consider?