RENKEN

I owned a 1990 2000 classic for about four years. It ran well and quality was about average. Good for small lakes and makes a good beginner boat.
 
You'll be all over the place on this one.. I've got a 30 year old, 15 ft tri-hull.. she's been beat pretty good, especially last 10 years.. basically indestructable. But probably has no bearing on your question... provide some specifics on year, model, etc. Doubt Renken of 30 years ago relates to recent models.
 
Use a hammer to find out any dead/rotten spots in transom, stringers etc. You just tap on the parts and travel up and down on the hull etc.. Solid spots will have a ring to it while rotten spots will sound dull. I had a gentleman who showed me this trick and it is eye-opening. Find a boat graveyard and do this to get the feel for it. You'll be amazed. Renken boats that I worked on in the late '80s had coarse fiberglass on the undersides of the floor/interior unseen areas. I probably still have glass in my fingers from installing radios, Dual battery switches and other accesories. Sounds like a basic fishing boat, how could you go wrong if it is in decent shape? If the outboard has an oil injection system, I understand that people just mix gas the old fashioned way because oil inj. systems can fail causing catastrophic engine failure.
 
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