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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3777570" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>Like everybody said, check for water leaving the outboard, check for cracks in the hull and transom, check and make sure the wiring is t gonna catch on fire. Bigger is definitely better. I just bought a 1540 alumacraft, it’s a good size for me and a buddy. The wiring was a nightmare, and the previous owner had about 200lbs of wood a deck screws in the thing. I’ve ripped everything out and am rebuilding it from scratch with rivets and aluminum. If it didn’t come with 3 finders, a worn out trolling motor, and a really nice mercury outboard I would have been better off with a bare boat, but I did get a good deal. Jon boats are great because you don’t draft a lot and they’re tough. I can float my boat in 4 inches of water.</p></blockquote><p></p>