Put offer on 96 Sport, have a question

[nelbird]

Hello, I just put an offer on a nice 96 Sport Nautique that I was refered to by skinautique in my last post. I have a few questions I hope someone can help me with. The boat was in very nice shape overall but the bottom had two spots of fiberglass damage. One was about the size of a quarter on the back by the rutter and one was about four inches long on the v of the hull. They were not very deep and the owner of the marina said he could fix them and the fiberglass would be as strong as new. Is this a common thing to get fixed and should be no big deal. The other thing is the owner of the boat told the marina that the motor was replaced in 2000 because of some freak defect. The marina owner didn't know the details, it has a gt40 310hp motor, has anyone heard of something like this happening? The motor was replaced by pcm under warrenty. From what they told me it only has about 50 or 60 hours on it. Should I be concerned about this.
Thanks Ken

[NautiqueJeff]

I would go ahead and let the dealer repair the fiberglass. Usually repairs done by a dealer come with some type of warranty. Unless the damage was really deep, there shouldn't be any structural damage to worry about. As long as the repair is done properly, it should last as long as the boat itself.

Since the engine was replaced under warranty by PCM, I would assume it was installed by a CC dealer. I wouldn't worry about the new engine at all. All Correct Craft dealers are PCM certified, and they know what to look for when inspecting and installing a motor. If the dealer selling the boat isn't the one who installed the motor, you might consider having them do a more thorough inspection of the engine. I wouldn't be overly concerned about it though.

Good luck with the purchase. Is it the one at SSS?

[nelbird]

Yes it's the red 96 Sport at SSS.

[skinautique]

Nelbird,
Glad to hear it worked out. Kind of funny that you ended up living close to there! I had no idea when I posted the link. Post some pictures when you get it and let us know how it went!

[lcap]

Congratulations on the boat--you will love it. Sold my 95 last year, fantastic boat--great for wakeboarding and very good for the course.