Thanks for the advice everyone!

Those are excellent slalom boats.  They are prone to dipping the bow under water pretty easily so if you're hanging out up there, do it in the no wake zone or prepare to navigate if/when the surf barges roll in.  That year boat with those hours would have the ETX non-cat manifolds, which tend to corrode away and need new plugs welded in.  Not a big deal, but something to check on.  Look for any water leakage signs on the manifolds.

That's the last year of throttle and shift by wire.  Check the cables for both for smooth operation and ask if they've ever been serviced (including the endpoint doohickeys that attach them to the throttle).

If you like it, BUY IT!  Great boat from Malibu's hay-day!

4 hours ago, jabramian said:

I don't want to spend hundreds to have the shop do it.

FYI, by the time you get a proper fill tool and coolant, it will still likely be hundreds to do it yourself. 

On 5/2/2024 at 1:18 PM, mrothwell said:

Just one pair of speakers, bimini, 2 board racks.

But even new, it was pretty heavy.  I have always had to put something for the tower to rest on so it doesn't leave a dent in the dash.  I have the springs as tight as they will go.

 

I have a call out to see if I could send in a spring to have spec'd and increased. The video on YT shows a tower, speakers, and two empty racks so it seems like that should be a functional baseline. 
Crazy thought but mine spring is out.... could it be that the springs are set too tightly and have been extended past max capacity? Would it make sense to try to "loosen" like it has a powerband or kick point for my hockey stick guys? @justgary thoughts on that? You seem to have some advanced knowledge if springs.

There is an Allen head drain plug on the lower part of the heat exchanger facing the engine.  Remove the plug to drain the coolant (I think a 9/32" Allen fits the plug).  I highly recommend using an Airlift (or similar) vacuum coolant tool to refill the system.

(My images are upside down today for some reason)