I am a fisherman with a limited budget, but I'm looking for my first bass boat I have run across alot of late 80's & early 90's bass boats for rather cheap price if you can get to them in time seems they sell fast even though what I find cheap is usually about book value most I find are way over book value with no shame.
When looking at a boat is it safe to climb in the boat on the trailer & see if the floors are solid ? I am about 270#'s and don't want to snap the hull in front of the owner lol.
Also when checking the transom I know to look for rust or coloration run off from the bolt holes, but how rough do you get with the outboard to determine transom stability?
Most water test are not an option for me because most boats I can afford need some kind of work or another, just don't want a boat with a rotted core or one with low compression or bad transom most other issues I think are manageable to me.
So any tips you can pass on would be great