Need some guidance on a mechanical inspection just done.

[stangbanger]

Im looking at a 2000 Pro Line 24S IT has a 2000 Mercury OPTI.

Ive read all of the concerns surrounding these motors of this year, and i got the mechanical inspection back today.
Here are the bad things

Trim Button sticks in up and down
Injector Plug clips all broken need replace
Water in the fuel separator, fuel smells bad. Owner hasnt had boat out in 5, 6 months
Port Trim Ram leaking
STBD TRIM RAM Pushing seal out
Trim motor Rusty
#5 injector Code At WOT
Motor has no load on 5, or 6 at WOT. Sounds like its losing fuel psi.
Need to bleed loose steering
Motor has Autolite spark plugs, recommend replacing with oem
Lower motor mount nuts are really rusted

Motor has 321.7 hours
154 hours between 0-999 rpms
36.5 1000-1499
31.1 1500-2999
12.7 3000-3999
57.1 4000-4999
12.7 5000-5999
In 2005,04,02 there were claims done for direct fuel Injectors. Recall shift link 2000-016 was completed, steering link rod 2000-001 inspection was completed, the motor was made on 09/08/1999
And was sold in 02/10/2000 n went out of warranty in 2002. Nothing major noted

Im mostly worried about this being an optimbomb.

The boat is priced pretty well in my opinion @14,000.00 and the owner is going to have everything fixed before i buy. Im just trying to figure out if theres anything here i should really be concerned with.


Thanks everyone
-Randy B

 

[stangbanger]

Re: Need some guidance on a mechanical inspection just done.

Notta?

 

[woody66912]

Re: Need some guidance on a mechanical inspection just done.

I'm just trying to figure out if there's anything here i should really be concerned with.

Trim Button sticks in up and down
Injector Plug clips all broken need replace
Water in the fuel separator, fuel smells bad. Owner hasnt had boat out in 5, 6 months
Port Trim Ram leaking
STBD TRIM RAM Pushing seal out
Trim motor Rusty
#5 injector Code At WOT
Motor has no load on 5, or 6 at WOT. Sounds like its losing fuel psi.
Need to bleed loose steering
Motor has Autolite spark plugs, recommend replacing with oem
Lower motor mount nuts are really rusted

Looks like the easy fix is to bleed the steering.
That motor won't nickle and dime you, it will $100.00 you to death.

 

[stangbanger]

Re: Need some guidance on a mechanical inspection just done.

Yeah, im pretty much removing myself from this situation. Back to square one. I dont think i could ever feel confident it wouldnt leave me stranded. Im looking into a 99 hydrasport vector 220 with a 2003 mercury opti 225. Im still a tad gun shy on the OPTI but i wont rule it out.

 

[woody66912]

Re: Need some guidance on a mechanical inspection just done.

I wouldn't be so gun shy on the 2002 and up opti, they got alot of the bugs worked out.