1990 Johnson Question/Opinion

[Iceboy149]

So, I bought the SeaCraft a few months ago and have been working on the trailer, have the Interlux Perfection on hand and am waiting for my sander from Amazon.

Here's the question: I have a dealer who has a 1990 200hp Johnson 2-stroke VRO 25" (counter rotating) with very low hours on it, selling it for a friend whom he's serviced it for over 8 years. The inside is clean, very clean. Everything looks great with the exception of the tiller arm with some rust on it. I have a 20' 1983 CC and honestly asking if you guys think it's a good deal for the $1800 we settled on today. I won't be done with her for at least 10 months and feel like I'm jumping the gun but I see a lot of dealers throughout my weeks on the road and they're all over his price. The compression was between 95-100 on all 6 cylinders, steel prop, and started first turn of the key this afternoon. Maybe I just need some reassurance before a big purchase like this. I left the realm of the 13'-15' Boston Whaler club and being 25 myself, $1800 hurts no matter how you slice it. Anyone feel like offering up some advice? I feel like I spend more time looking on Ebay and Craigslist looking for motors which could now be spent on sanding and picking out everything else I need. Just think of doing this purchase on a $1300 every two week salary, my savings account gets cut into two thirds. Regardless, thanks for the website, I'm on here a ton during the week and have gotten a ton of god ideas in the forums learning how to pull old fuel tanks and other issues. Thanks again.