2005 230 things to look for

[BB1088]

traveling to look at a 2005 230 (sx i believe) sunday. im new to yamaha and jet boats in general. any advise on things to check or look out for would be greatly appreciated

 

[Jeremiah]

https://jetboaters.net/threads/known-issues-for-boat-years-2003-2009-with-mr1-engines.15464/

 

[Jeremiah]

Also, after doing a compression test, make sure to smell the oil on the dipstick. If it smells strongly of gasoline or is very thin on account of gasoline then the ecm is bad. $500 to fix and about a month of waiting. Good luck!

 

[BB1088]

i read through the known issues post before, good info. anything special to look at on a salt water boat, rack stored also if that makes any difference. the boat is being sold through a broker who wasnt very helpful on the phone. hopefully that will be different in person