Wow, thanks for the kind words, it was definitely a lot of work! I had a lot of nights of an annoyed wife and many references to "that damned boat" lol.
I paid $2k for mine with one running engine and one another that didntt start at the time, but I did verify it had spark. Later I got it running but had slightly low conpression.
Ugh... total $ in is probably $5k if you exclude the tower I have yet to install as well as audio. But I went overboard as usual and everything in the deiveline is brand new or rebuilt. Both engines, both drives, both pumps, entire fuel and oil systems, etc etc.
Were looking at new deck boats now to replace our 29 year old ski boat, so tower and audio may go there and sell this next spring.
If one engine is not firing on the boat you are looking at I'd almost walk away. The MPEMs are known for this and a used one can fetch 1200-1600. I did see a guy on one of the Facebook groups who has successfully cut one open and fixed a no spark issue then resealed, but not sure if he ever shared exactly what he had to do and which circuit to bypass.
