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Curt:

--- Quote from: kbbgood on May 26, 2016, 06:16:38 PM ---1 thing I did see from the pictures is a jack plate. Do they help or hurt the transom?


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Most boats will handle a jack plate without any negative impacts. But it gives you even more reasons to check the transom thoroughly before making a buying decision.

Curt:
Oh, and has the current owner of the boat been willing to furnish you with good photos, taken up close so you can see the details of the condition?

bullet20dc:
a boat that old raises flags everywhere  first take a rubber hammer and tap on the transon   liston for hollow sounds  listen for squishishy sounds.  look across the top of the transom where the trim rivits to the cap look for missing rivits.  Usually a great place for water intrusion.,  with a straight edge look at the area where the jack plate is bolted to the transom outside and in the bilge area.  look for indented areas  should be very flat  indented places usually means they put the plate on with an impact gun and crushed the structure of the transom.  Not good.  look in the corners of the transom for hairline cracks.  Have a bud lift on the tilted motor and let go while u look in  the corners for movement. has to be NONE.  look at where the console meets the gunwhale for stress cracks.  check the rub rail for bumps  that means screws coming out  another great place for water intrusion into the fiberglass. enough of that and you have delamination  You dont mention a motor so Im assuming it doesnt have one but if it st an 88 OMC  run do not walk from it you will have a he!! of  time getting parts for that sucka   3500 sounds cheap but you deff will dump a lot more into it .  by the time u get a motor fix seats recarpet change pout steering u may be better off looking for some for a few grand more that wont need as much TLC

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