[Briguy]

I don't know why someone would dump money into rebuilding a force outboard. Force hasn't made ob's in quite a long time and had a pretty bad reputation when it comes to reliability. Don't consider the motor in your offer. The biggest areas to look out for other than those mentioned are electronics, wiring, patches under the hull you cannot see, fuel tanks, poorly engineered repairs and trailer condition.

There are pleanty of bare hulls with recent paint in the 3-5k range. A used 150 would run 2-4k installed. Just figure your maximum money you want to dump into the boat in the next 3 years. Then add 50%. If you can afford that amount, work backwards and make your offer.

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