I thought there was a list in the faq that was different than what I had in mind.
My dealer emailed and the river is finally low enough and cleared out enough for my check ride. Which means I can finally get my new boat! Wooo hooo!
What I was wondering is what to look for when checking over the boat? Are there common issues to look for or less common ones that would be a nightmare if I don't catch them before I take delivery?
The check ride is part of this process so I will be able to do maneuvers, listen and look for anything while the boat is running.
This dealer came highly recommended by some people that I really trust so I am not worried about them tying to hide...
I have just under 600 hours on my boat and figure I’ll get at least 4000 if not more hours out of it. There has been a thread somewhere in this vast trove of knowledge on this site, that PWC rental company 4400 hours on a TR-1 powered PWC and it was still running strong.. you just need to do the maintenance. Ironically, I started this season with 573 hours on my engines and are now at like 598 I think.
@anmut makes a great point about the high hour abused and high hour treated with TLC boat.. heck I see pert near 40 year old Albermarle’s with 500 hours on them used in salt water and other than some slight wear on the upholstery look almost new.
Here is a list off the top of my head of maintenance items that you should ask about;
-Again, what caused the engine failure on the engine that was rebuilt? Sometimes engines fail, they are machines and sometimes things go wrong.
-Who did the rebuild? I’m assuming it was either rebuilt by a yamaha dealer or it was a crate motor from Yamaha, you cannot ask for better.
-Have the grease cones on the jet pumps been serviced?
-Has the valve lash been checked?
-Have the intermediate bearings been greased regularly?
-Why were the impellers replaced?
-Were the wear rings replaced as well? Yes they were just reviewed the add.
If you really want to be thorough, have the boat’s ecu’s checked for alarm codes, this will show if thee has been any over heat alarms, limp mode activations and how many.
Turn the steering wheel slowly from side to side and feel for any hitches or rough spots.
Slowly actuate the throttles in both directions fully, check for smoothness and stiffness, there are detents going forward fyi.
Lastly, have them take you for a sea trial run of at least 30 mins.. you need to spend at least 10 mins at a fast cruise, 6500rpm and then flat out for at least 2 mins. Make sure there is good water flow out the pilot outlets on the side of the boat, engines should start relatively easily.
From the pics this a VERY WELL MAINTAINED BOAT. You should move quickly on this if you are serious, the price is great. Do not show up with a pocket full of money.. you need to make sure this is not some sort of scam, these things to be less frequent these days but be aware, just do your due diligence.
Again, if you are serious and this is the kind of boat you want you should probably proceed with alacrity since the price is low as the seller is motivated.
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