"I'd hate to buy the boat and have problems cracking/splitting/delaminating in a couple of years."
this may be a bit harsh..............but when I approached Epic
about dramas with my ski when it was 18months old I was told......"what do you expect it's nearly 2 years old"........So if we think we'll have no issues with a ski after a couple of years we must be dreaming!!!!
But if it's a bargain just get it check out thoroughly!
PS. mine was a performance model and came from the same era