Buying this used boat ? Compression ? 1995 Johnson 150

[Will100]

[h=1]Buying this used boat ? Compression ? 1995 Johnson 150[/h][h=2]Checking out a boat I want to buy. My drive test ran great, (smoked a bit when cold start, but cleared up pretty fast), shifted good, quiet and smooth. The motor itself was very quiet for a 2 stroke. Hole shot was good and good top end speed for the boat. The shop checked Motor over and said everything looked fine. However..... compression was all with-in 3 psi. But the readings In all 6 cylinders were between 72 & 75 psi. If I had not had it checked, I would have thought it was a great deal. I can not find anything good about these results, but since they are all tight in psi, makes me wonder what this motors compression SHOULD be.. and thoughts of how to process these results? Thanks.[/h]

 

[flyingscott]

Try a different Gauge.