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Originally Posted by Valleywine
I bought my boat with a new long block last spring. The boat had 175 hrs and the motor had 4-5 hrs. I was careful for the first 20 hrs then ran it like normal with no problems. Had the oil changed at 20 hrs then all of the fluids at seasons end. I currently have 210 hrs (35 hrs on motor) with no issues. You shouldn't be afraid as long as you know what happened and make sure it was done right. Let the shop do the fluids for the first couple of times so they can keep an eye on it. This will also keep you in front of them. There should be paperwork if they used a crate engine or long block. I even have an 18 month warranty. If its a good shop, no worries.
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good to know. the block cracked when it wasn't winterized 2 seasons ago. He's since put about 10-15 hours on the motor with no issues - but of course he's trying to sell it. The boat looks to be in pristine condition, so I assume it's been well maintained other than that big mistake.