Re: Bought a boat, and didn't check the hull. D'oh.
This Mako has no access to the hull except in the very rear by the transom. There is a forward storage area in the deck, but there is not an access to the area beneath it. Is it possible to cut a round hole and add in one of those deck hole...
1982 Mako 224.
Same ole story I have seen quite often. After the second time I took it out on the water, I noticed water dripping about halfway down the keel/trailer. Figured it was the trailer. Hoped it was the trailer. Nope.
It was the keel. It was damaged.
Dude I bought the boat from...
Hello. I am as new to boating as I am to these wonderful forums. I just bought a 1982 Mako with a 200 hp Yamaha (1996). My friend and mentor told me the engine originally had a VRO or oil injection system on it, but that one of the previous owners had removed it. I am happy to manually mix...
