After a lot of searching I have found a 2000 Maxum 21' cuddy with a 5.0 Mercruiser engine and outdrive and plastic fuel tank which I would hope would limit the chances of rot and rupture which I experienced with my last boat with a metal fuel tank. It looks very clean with 360 hours on the motor. Bilge looks very clean, interior is original and flawless, rub rails are great, limited scuffs on the body and the hull shines nicely. I am planning on water testing it next week and then making an offer subject to inspection. I am not close to being an expert on stringers and transom rot etc. I do know it "looks" very clean for 15 years. Sellers seem honest and boat is priced fairly. I am in need of a surveyor in the Seattle area to check this out because I am paranoid about all the talk about older boats and transom rot. The compression test and mechanical inspection will be done at a marine shop but I am not sure if these shops give hull inspections as well? Anyone on here from Seattle have any advice or recommendations to check the hull for rot or have I done due diligence for a 10k purchase? Thanks!
