{"id":1497,"date":"2021-07-08T20:07:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T20:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupk.com\/Russ-Wordpress\/?page_id=1497"},"modified":"2021-07-08T21:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:42:23","slug":"how-to-buy-a-used-pwc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groupk.com\/index.php\/how-to-buy-a-used-pwc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy a Used PWC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1497\" class=\"elementor elementor-1497\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f065551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f065551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-705c3b2\" data-id=\"705c3b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525e67fd elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"525e67fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;curly&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;DOING IT THE SMART WAY&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">DOING IT THE SMART WAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2731c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2731c58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f88a1c5\" data-id=\"f88a1c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f9d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f9d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like any purchase, the objective to get the best possible deal for the least possible money. This article is will not attempt to put price tags on various machines, but rather give you guidance on what qualities are worth paying a bit more for\u2026and what qualities you can use to negotiate pricing down.<\/p><p><em><strong>Before going to look at a used pwc, it\u2019s worth getting a bit prepared. Call the owner and ask:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7b2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf7b2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Are they in possession of the title?<\/li><li>If there are aftermarket parts on it, do they have the stock parts?<\/li><li>When was the last time the boat was ridden or started?<\/li><li>How old is the gas in it?<\/li><li>Will it start when you visit?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ea0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ea0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ac645\" data-id=\"90ac645\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb023f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adb023f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa587bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa587bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482ec75\" data-id=\"482ec75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d78d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d78d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>If the owner claims a dead battery or no fuel, we recommend to bring the following:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a1fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a1fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>A charged battery (from your other boat or car ) and a pair of jumper cables: Invariably the owner may claim that the boat starts and runs perfectly\u2026but he can\u2019t start it for the bad battery. If you have your own battery &amp; jumpers, you can call his\/her bluff.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A gallon of 50:1 premixed fuel : The same sheepish owner may say that they might love to start the boat \u2026but it\u2019s out of gas. Boats with (or without) oil injection can start and idle happily on 50:1 mix.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A Bright Flashlight : Needed to examine the prop and engine compartment areas.<\/p><\/li><li><p>A Spark Plug Wrench and Compression Gauge \u2013 To assure equal compression.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7fc320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7fc320\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9195050\" data-id=\"9195050\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced4e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ced4e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeea2a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeea2a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df8f794\" data-id=\"df8f794\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f03cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f03cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The ideal used PWC will possess these qualities in this order:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca75c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca75c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Low Hours<\/strong> &#8211; Like any other kind of vehicle, there is absolutely no quality that makes a used pwc more desirable than low hours\u2026. and easy usage. Anything under 50 hours is considered low hours. While most 99 and later pwcs have hour meters, not all older pwc\u2019s are equipped with them. Given this, you may need to do a bit of technical detective work to assess the approximate usage of the older machine you are interested in.<\/p><p><strong>Under Hull<\/strong> &#8211; The next biggest indicator of low use or gentle use is the condition of the lower part of the hull, and the impeller. Note that any pwc that is ridden at all will not have an \u201cabsolutely smooth and perfect&#8221; underneath. Common trailer loading\/unloading, and occasional beach parking are bound to leave minor markings. However machines that have been abused with have numerous deep gouges on the hull. Scratches that are deep enough to get into the hull base material are the ones that give the greatest concern. When extremely deep scratches or \u201cchunks\u201d exist to ward the rear of the hull underneath, they can cause serious variations in speed, handling, and watertight-ness. If a machine with this kind of damage still appeals to your buying intention, be sure to accent the $300-$500 that will need to be spent to assure good hull integrity.<\/p><p><strong>Water Inlet and Prop<\/strong> &#8211; With a flashlight, you can crawl underneath the boat and take a quick look at a few important items. Check to see if the bars of the scoop grate are bent or fractured\u2026 and that all the scoop grate &amp; ride plate bolts are present. With your flashlight, look at the leading edges of the impeller to look for damage caused by rocks etc. Damaged leading edges are a sign abuse \u2026and a lever to negotiate price downward.<\/p><p><strong>Starting<\/strong> &#8211; Any boat worth a hoot will cold start with less than 15 seconds of start button. Longer than that merits negotiation. Invariably you will encounter the owner who claims it ran perfectly last time it was run, etc. If so it will start easily. If not, check the compression. Variation between cylinders should be under 15 psi.<\/p><p><strong>Controls<\/strong> &#8211; The throttle should open smoothly, and return quickly. 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