I've been looking at getting my first boat, trying to keep it under 6k but I also want a fiberglass. I've been looking at older models and the closest thing I've found to being a decent boat seems to be a 97 stratos 282 with a 150 evinrude intruder. I don't have any idea how these motors are, as the only motors I've ever dealt with have been Yamaha. I'm currently out of country right now and can't go take a look at it. If he still has it I plan on taking it for a test ride, but I've also seen stuff about a boat having a bad transom. How would I even go about testing that or getting the compression while I'm there? It's an older fellow that owns it and doesn't use it anymore but he said his nephew uses it on the weekends. Other than that I don't know much about it. Anything else to check besides the transom and compression?