Went and saw the Midland prospect boat today. Broker was a nice guy and worked with us through some challenges after the fact, long story.
It's small compared to what they're used to. Had a list of snags by the time I was done, nothing was a show stopper, but it needs a few guages sent away for repair, the throttle/shifter cables need to be lubed, one stern drive needs a new position sensor, the DC charger was DOA (and the house batteries almost dead when we arrived which made testing things like the trim tabs and drive lifts challenging) and a few other things. Again, none of them are show stoppers, but I think that once my sister actually gets aboard (she couldn't come today due to a family thing) she'll realize that moving down in size isn't ideal after becoming accustomed to bigger.
The biggest issue I saw from the perspective of maintenance and upkeep is this.
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That's an insanely small engine bay. I could barely get down in there to stand much less in barely any position to do much except check the dipsticks, and I had to put one foot on the aluminum crossmember between the engines to even do that. If I had to actually work on anything I'd be laying on my stomach on deck instead of actually in the bay as there's no way you could stand in there and actually work, even if you wanted to step
in the bilge water. The hot water tank is under there on the portside right at the transom and if it ever failed It would be physically impossible to replace without pulling an engine for that matter. The batteries are tucked away forward of the port engine and you need to be a contortionist to get in there to hook and unhook, etc. Whowever at Four Winns thought making such a tiny engine bay cover was a good idea had never worked on a boat before I think...