the shop said that the motor was almost like new. its a 2007 and only has 174 hours on it. he pulled it up on the computer and nearly all the hours were at idle or at 3000 to 4000 rpm. had the foot oil changed, spark plugs changed, and water pump changed. he also said that i had the most expensive trailer that he'd ever seen on a bass boat (but the again, not a lot of bass boats here on the coast). i'm about to go use some bass boat saver i just purchase. next monday and tuesday i plan to attempt to install the smartcraft gauges and the seastar pro hydraulic steering i recently bought.