Its been a long time since i have been on here. i have been in and OUT of boats for some time. well today my neighbor offered me his 1970s Mako 17 with an Evinrude 130. the boat has been setting for a year, he tried to replace the water pump and could not get the lower unit back in so the boat has been setting ever since. looking it over i see one spot in the floor on the left side where it is soft to the left of the center console and a crack that seems cosmetic maybe where the top and bottom half of the boat was bonded together. the transom seems and sounded solid. i think that the boat finish is original. for the age it looks like a nice boat with a few troubled area nothing that would keep the boat from being sea worthy. he is asking 800 for the whole thing ( boat motor trailer and some goodies like depth finder so on and so forth) . he told me i can take it and look it over but i figure for that price why play games. am i making a mistake? i told him i will think it over and let him know tomorrow. he is a very nice guy especially telling me to take the boat and look it over but like i said i really dont work that way either i am gonna buy it or not. i am looking for something to just bang around with, nothing crazy. i can do all mechanical work myself. seems like a deal to me, but you know how that goes. the motor is very clean and i have heard it run ( a year ago ) any input? thanks and it feels good that i MIGHT be back on the water next season if i buy it.
