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[QUOTE]Jason Bomber - 1/25/2013  7:45 PM

Expect the unexpected..  I've bought 2 boats in the winter now that struggled to get on plane the first time out..

Compression tests and tank test were done on the one, and it checked out fine.. 
Carbs were dirty/bad and you couldn't tell from the tank test it only went 23ish instead the near 34 it should..  And STRUGGLED to get on plane..    $1300 mistake not putting this one in the lake first..!

The other boat the trim gave out when I tried running it on a hose in my driveway..  
Dealer I bought it from assured me everything worked on this boat....!  I guess I'm lucky I started it in my driveway instead of taking it to the lake right away..  Not totally sure I could have got it back home with the motor stuck down..  (Yes there's a manual release, but I didn't know that then)
Then a few hundred dollars on used trim unit later I took this on to the lake..  Fudging boat wouldn't get on plane..  10 mph on a narrow 16 footer with a 40 hp tiller..
Apparently the "geniuses" at this dealer had the wrong plugs in it..  Cheap fix, but wasted another day I could have been out..   Few correct plugs later it did over 30..

Long story I know..  
My point though is that on either of these boats the problems would have been obvious with a 5 minute boat ride, but the tests you can have run may not have caught anything besides my trim being messed up..

That all said.....  I'll buy another in the winter if I have to..  One of these times everything might work.. 
Good luck
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Expect the unexpected.. I've bought 2 boats in the winter now that struggled to get on plane the first time out..

Compression tests and tank test were done on the one, and it checked out fine..
Carbs were dirty/bad and you couldn't tell from the tank test it only went 23ish instead the near 34 it should.. And STRUGGLED to get on plane.. $1300 mistake not putting this one in the lake first..!

The other boat the trim gave out when I tried running it on a hose in my driveway..
Dealer I bought it from assured me everything worked on this boat....! I guess I'm lucky I started it in my driveway instead of taking it to the lake right away.. Not totally sure I could have got it back home with the motor stuck down.. (Yes there's a manual release, but I didn't know that then)
Then a few hundred dollars on used trim unit later I took this on to the lake.. Fudging boat wouldn't get on plane.. 10 mph on a narrow 16 footer with a 40 hp tiller..
Apparently the "geniuses" at this dealer had the wrong plugs in it.. Cheap fix, but wasted another day I could have been out.. Few correct plugs later it did over 30..

Long story I know..
My point though is that on either of these boats the problems would have been obvious with a 5 minute boat ride, but the tests you can have run may not have caught anything besides my trim being messed up..

That all said..... I'll buy another in the winter if I have to.. One of these times everything might work..
Good luck