Posted by butchdavis on 07/28/22 - 7:02 AM
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I have not heard of problems with that engine. Unless I had some pretty good reason from a trusted source I would not pass on the engine. 200 hours is a piddling amount of use. Unless the seller has complete maintenance records I would have an annual maintenance done in a Mercury Marine shop to include replacement of the water pump impeller. You can perform a compression test on the engine to get some idea of the internal condition. At the very least I would insist on a water trial of the boat and engine.