Hello to all again. I have gone through this 2000 V18 with a fine tooth comb. I've check the welds in the transom, and caps. They all look good. The boat is running a 90hp Merc on a jack plate. I know the owner, and this boat has less than 50hrs. on it. I can put it in my garage for around $6,000. The only drawback is, trying to figure out if its possible to get a second console. I can do the installation, but can I get one that would look like it came with the boat from the start. Needless to say, the dual console would be a great convincing feature, as far as getting the wife to go along with this. Any help or advice would be great.