im buying this today... advice please

[par4n1]

1997 17' cuddy with 1997 90 hp mercury outboard. 3 tour iraq solider owned with no time to use. Garage kept and 25 original hours. All cushions and port o pottie were just unwrapped for photos. Boat is like new and water tested but given age is 5,000 dollars a good deal?

[biggerseagar]

Sounds like a deal ......and welcome aboard!

Boat looks great...have you gone for a ride? I would. Do a compression test on the outboard and unscrew the lower out drive fluid screw to make sure there isn't any water. Fluid should be dark green and not milky brown.

Again a test drive should tell all.

Good luck

Roger

[biggerseagar]

I forgot to add since this outboard has sat around for a bit I would go and put a new impeller in and any other rubber components that will wear out.

Roger

[mmwjr]

Welcome aboard

What Roger said, you may also try pricing on line at yacht world or another site.

However newer merc is probably worth that.

[par4n1]

Thanks I wanted an outboard but a little longer. I felt like this deal was too good to pass up. Decisions, decisions

[par4n1]

sorry i forgot to thank you for the information to look at. I will pull out the lower unit oil check screw thing and look for the greenish color

[Timbo]

Welcome aboard, I was just wonder how you made out with everything and if you got to take it out for a spin.

[par4n1]

Thanks Timbo. Yes I did buy the boat and took it for a test drive. It ran great and its home now but not titled yet so shes sitting, looking beautiful. I guess a full waxing is in this weekend's forecast

[Timbo]

Good luck and enjoy it.

[Baby Blue]

very clean boat for sure. enjoy!
BB