I ended up buying the thunderjet. It has a few paint chips here and there and a couple dings in the cowling but overall it's in really good shape. The owner was quite old so I think he had a couple brain farts but I don't think it's been abused at all. I ended up paying $ 37700 The guy was so cheap and mad I was offering him lower than asking price that he wanted me to give him $100 for the fuel that was in the tank or he was gonna siphon it. I told him to take it but he couldn't get the lock off his underground tank at home so he left it. The boat goes like a raped ape with the 225 I'm pretty stoked to go fishing in a couple days.