Would you be worried? engine hours on 1984 SN2001

[rt]

I have been lurking here for sometime and the information I have recieved has been invaluable. I found a 1984 SN2001 that has 380 hours on it for a decent deal. It has always been stored inside and is in great shape so hopefully I wouldn't need to worry about the stringers.
Would you be worried about the low number of hours on this engine? If I have a compression check done would it indicate if any of the seals were dry etc? I am getting my first inboard and want a boat that hopefully will be fairly reliable that I wouldn't have to put a ton of money in. I don't consider myself a mechanic but with a lot of the information posted on this site could handle a lot of the small things. Is there anything else I should be looking for? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Ryan


PS - I am debating on whether to pick up this Nautique or a 1996 Malibu Sunsetter. The nice thing about the Nautique is that I could afford to pay for it outright where as I would have to finance the Malibu. I think the Nautique will throw a better wake, but I do like the open bow of the Malibu. I do think that they are both topflight inboards and can't wait to get one of them on the water! Thanks in advance for any comments!

[tourpro]

RE: Would you be worried? engine hours on 1984 SN2001

I worked at a ski school back in '02 driving a new Moomba Outback with open bow.

I HATE people sitting in front of me.

Call me crazy but I still run through my intended path once very slowly checking for debris, rocks and dead heads before putting a skier and the boat at risk.
I'm sure many of you have heard horror stories from people who didnt take this precaution.

On that note, why would want anyone sitting in front of you blocking your line of site?

Just my 2 cents.

[ag4ever]

RE: Would you be worried? engine hours on 1984 SN2001

The open bow is nice for when you just want to sit and drink a little.

i also have no problem with people riding in the bow. I often sit up above the windshield so i can get a better view, and a passenger up front would not obstruct my view when I do this.