Chuckmeister
19-01-2008, 03:20 PM
G'day All,
This is going seem like a dumb question to some but I'm looking at buying a boat in the next couple of weeks. I've been doing a fair bit of looking around and picking brains, etc. I previous owned a boat (13ft6 Stessl with old suzuki 80hp) and knew I'd only get a short life out of it.
Now, I'm looking at a Qunitrex with a 2001 Yamaha 100hp on it. It's only done about 250hrs and been looked after pretty well. With a motor about 6-7 yrs old can I expect to forking out any extra costs soon after I buy it? Is there a rule of thumb with age and motors? I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing before I spend between 25-30K.
Any imparting of wisdom appreciated.
Cheers
This is going seem like a dumb question to some but I'm looking at buying a boat in the next couple of weeks. I've been doing a fair bit of looking around and picking brains, etc. I previous owned a boat (13ft6 Stessl with old suzuki 80hp) and knew I'd only get a short life out of it.
Now, I'm looking at a Qunitrex with a 2001 Yamaha 100hp on it. It's only done about 250hrs and been looked after pretty well. With a motor about 6-7 yrs old can I expect to forking out any extra costs soon after I buy it? Is there a rule of thumb with age and motors? I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing before I spend between 25-30K.
Any imparting of wisdom appreciated.
Cheers