Hi every body this is my first time posting please bear with me. I am thinking about buying a 86, 27 foot sea ray 10 foot beam. This boat has been dry docked for two years.the engins are 260 mercs. salt water cooled. I am concerned about the engins. One engin looks farly new repalced just befor the boat was winterized started nice and sounded good. The second engine is about 7 years old so he tells me no paper work. The hour clock says 500 hours. Had problems starting it but finlly started. This is the problem the engin had a tick in it we let in run for about 10 minutes still heard the tick not a knock. the seller wants 13 thousand for the boat which i think is a good price. Can anyone HELP me out with this problem and any thing else I can expect from a boat that sat for two years . boat is not in the water yet P.S the out drives look good HELP thanks joe
unless you are prepared to spend big dollars i would walk away and find a boat that is in good running condition and can be taken out for a sea trial if you are not sure what to look for hire a marine surveyor who can check the boat for you or buy a used boat from a dealer who will stand behind what he sellstommays
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WE will go out for a sea trial but I am still concerned about that engin. Does anyone think alot will go wrong with this boat because it was dry docked for two years. What I forgot to say in my post is that everything else in the boat works. Even the Air condition. Just needs a good cleaning. I think these boats running good go for 20,000 HELP
no one can guess what might go wrong but i would be worried adout the condition of the sterndrives and prety much everything in the power train it is over 18 years old and a saltwater boatif you can not do the repiars your self a twin engine boat can chew up a lot of money even the parts can add up to a lot of money i dont no if this is your first boat or your tenth so i have no idea if you know what you are geting your self intoi am the orginal owner of a 1995 trailered saltwater boat and somehow it needed about 1000 dollars in parts this year between the boat and trailer but i can do all my own labor and enjoy fixing all the things that start to ware out on and older boattommays
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This would be my second boat had a 26footer for 6 years. I can do minor stuff mself but getting into a boat with two engins I would have to teach my self to do the maintence like risers and manafolds , plugs,EXT.does anyone know what a 1986 sea ray 27 footer is going for these days. and any information what that tick could be in the older engin thanks
ALso about the drives today befor we started the engins we draned the drives oil looked good looked like no metel or water. I need some help on this boat anybody
If you have to Spend $5000.00 When the Tired Engine BLOWS........You're Still $2000.00 Ahead of Your Game.........If you Like the boat, Buy It......It's Going to Need a Motor.....The Only Real Question is,When ????
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buying used boat comcerned about engins
years old so he tells me no paper work. The hour clock says 500 hours. Had problems starting it but finlly started. This is the problem the engin had a tick in it we let in run for about 10 minutes still heard the tick not a knock. the seller wants 13 thousand for the boat which i think is a good price. Can anyone HELP me out with this problem and any thing else I can expect from a boat that sat for two years . boat is not in the water yet P.S the out drives look good HELP thanks joe 
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