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Old 09-23-2008
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Originally Posted by mbertsche View Post
He claims all diesels puff smoke on startup...I already discovered a soft foredeck that he claims he told me about, but didn't.
Run away. It doesn't take a surveyor to see oil in the bilge as a potential problem and a punky deck as a disaster waiting to happen. A little moisture in the core is quite normal around deck fittings. But, a punky deck can turn into major $$$$.

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Bob
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