Folks
It turns out that I am having to repower my Procraft 180 pro. It had an xr4 on it, and within my budget I have found a super clean low hour good compression 1994 model 2.0 black max. It appears to be very clean, Owner states low hours, transom busted in his old boat and he has purchased a new rig. This motor is bolted to a stand and has been inside of a shop.
The 2.5 liter is a Mariner Mag III that is still bolted to the boat, includes hydraulic steering and hotfoot with cables. My concern about this motor is that the boat, and Hydrasport, looks to be in terrible condition. However, the owners are an elderly and a tree fell on the boat. They claim compression is good and motor will fire right up.
The 2.0 is a 4 hour drive, the 2.5 is about half of that distance.
I know the 2.5 makes more torque, however the 2.0 "appears" to be in better shape and I don't have to remove it from the boat it was on. I can go and pick it up and drive back home.
Thoughts?