boat and a lower unit question

[salmonite]

found a great deal on a older sea nymph in great shape. 17.5ft, riggers planer board mast. perfect boat for spring fishing as well as hiting walleyes on smaller lakes. it has a 1979 55 horse johnson that he said gives him a little trouble starting in the spring but runs great after that and the lower unit "maybe" could be changed in the future. he changes the lower unit oil twice a year just to protect the lower unit. the oil never has the creamy look to it and no shavings in the oil but he feels it could be a problem in the future.

my question is that if you guys heard this exact same thing would you run???? even though the boat is exactly what you want.

[UpGrady]

The 55 hp is a bit underpowered, but if the price is right go for it... you can always easily repower or service an outboard, just factor it into what you're willing to pay for the boat.

[salmonite]

if the lower unit goes does anyone know how much it would cost to rebuild it or a used one cost?

[alloutdoorsman]

You can rebuild it for around 600 dollars if it needs everything but shafts, or there are a lot of used ones available and they go cheap

[Penn yan 88]

Salmonite, I thought we talked about this before , Penn Yan is the only way to go

[salmonite]

rob is that you?

[Penn yan 88]

yes it is

[salmonite]

pockets aren't deep enough yet. how's the big blue. joe hasn't lost all of his hair has he?

[Penn yan 88]

it's about gone now. If you are interested in that boat make sure you have it checked prior. It's good for piece of mind. You don't want to get the boat and then look at in your driveway instead of fishing

[salmonite]

thanks rob, i have gotten some great advice on here and that seems to be the consensus.

[Penn yan 88]

check out woody 184's penn yan he is selling in the selling section

[salmonite]

looks great but i think i would look kind of funny jigging for walleyes off that bad boy. looking for something smaller for walleyes on h lake and oneida. still mostly fish off my buddys islander on the big pond.

[Rob]

http://rochester.craigslist.org/boa/611182676.html

I think this would be better.