Im looking at purchasing a used boat that has a red top and black bottom. In the gelcoat there are a bunch of scuffs, is this normal or has the boat been abused? Also are they easy to remove? can they be removed with a buffer?

sometimes... depends on how major the dings are. Could also be a good opportunity to learn how to wet sand and reshine your gelcoat.

most of the scratches appear to be minor mainly from the cover, but still an eye sore. <BR> <BR>Also, whats i cost to do a patch job on a sctatch thats deep? Can the color be matched?

If they're minor a buffer will usually do the trick(if normal waxing doesnt) but I couldnt help on the patch job Q. Never had a deep scratch I dont know how theyd do that.