Re: 85hp Force w/ cracked intake
It is not difficult to get parts, but unless the price is too juicy to resist, walk away. Why buy a known problem? There will always be another boat for sale. If it is just a cracked intake manifold, then it is an easy repair. HOWEVER if the front of the crankcase is cracked, then only a new (used) block will fix it.
You must consider this a boat with no engine--no matter how well the owner says it runs. Every engine I bought and rebuilt "ran well when it was put away"
Have you heard of Caveat Emptor? --let the buyer beware.