One of the guys on my sports board made a post about a friend that had recently purchased a used boat from a life long “friend.” When he looked at the boat, he noticed a little oil in the bilge. The “friend” said he had recently changed the oil and fumbled the oil filter…it was no big deal.
After using the boat once, they noticed a lot of water in the bilge and took the boat out of the water, figuring they had a cracked thru hull. But the oil in the bilge reappeared.
Turns out, the “friend” sold the boat with a cracked block.
Too bad an ass-whooping isn’t allowed for this. Lesson of the day…get that compression test done when you buy a used boat!
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
190cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 16 year old
1 - 12 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
A crack in a block usually occurs from water freezing in the water jacket. This can result in an external water leak while the engine is running but would not necessarily affect the running of the engine nor would it necessarily affect the compression. The oil in the bilge may be from an entirely different source and cause. It’s obviously possible that the “friend” knew of one or both problems, but there is reasonable doubt as well. To see how much of a friend he is, if any, see how he handles it when the truth is told.