Had a 98 1700 w/115 merc for 12 years.Did 43 with 3 guys and gear.Great boat.Small enough for shallow lakes and big enough for Lake of the Woods.Took some pretty big waves there.Start checking screws on the interior,especially the windshield.If their loose,it's either neglect or it has been well used from pounding.Plastic dash's were known to crack.Mine we replaced and cracked again.Super light boat so you feel the waves but it took them with ease.Great for skiing/tubing.Could run hard all weekend on a tank of gas.I sold mine for $9250(which was too cheap),but I wanted my new boat bad.It was in extremely well taken care of too.Over all,a great,light boat that can do "almost" everything a small boat should do.The only thing is I personally would not want a 90hp on the back!Good luck
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