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    Buying a 2005 Gulfstream

    Hi, I don't really want to say anything negative as I have a 2002 Gulfstream but your GW boat is fantastic but your weak link is the older Yamaha's. You asked so this is my humble honest opinion. If your boat has been in saltwater then corrosion to some degree has occurred to the engines...
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    yamaha150

    Here is an opinion based on my GW 232 with a 2006 Yamaha F250 at 600 hours. The motor overall looked good (with cover off) but hidden saltwater corrosion happens everywhere on it. Corrosion is mainly time based, so the older the engine, the more corrosion you will have (mostly in salt water)...
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    Engine woes...

    My thoughts, there is a drain valve at the bottom of the VST. My Yamaha 250 VST would get full of water and I often had to crack this screw valve to drain the water out of the VST. A quick test for to see if the problem is fuel getting to the cylinders: squirt just a bit of fuel into the intake...
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