I am looking at purchasing a 94 19' Rinker Captiva. The total hours is around 146. It just had the

Griz

engine rebuilt (new engine has about 2 hours on it). The reason for the rebuild was due to engine overheating which led to discovery of a cracked piston. My question is should I feel comfortable purchasing this boat.....I'm just a little concerned buying a 'rebuilt' engine. Asking price is $8250.

Willhound

If you are seriously thinking about it make the sale contingent on a successful mechanical survey. Paying a mechanic a couple of hundred bucks to check out the engine might save you the heartache of an engine replacement later. Its about the same cost as the boat.

GMSLITHO

You could get a survey it’s about 500 for piece of mind 

Dream_Inn

To answer your question on rebuilds, there is nothing wrong with a rebuild as long as it is done correctly.  Obviously the minimum you should do, is check not only pressure, but leak check on all cylinders.  Was it a rebuilt block (ie Jasper) that was put in, or did they just rebuild the original?  At that price, it seems like they are trying to get some of the money back for the engine they rebuilt.