rebuilt outboards
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scott craven
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There's a rebuilt 90hp merc in used Victoria today for 2K.
looks to be in good shape, ss prop.
Hard to say how long it would last, a rebuild is only as good as the mechanic who did it.
looks to be in good shape, ss prop.
Hard to say how long it would last, a rebuild is only as good as the mechanic who did it.
spring time
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have you looked at a camp motor yet. they come from fishing camps with 150- to 200 hours on them and are a couple years old
spring time
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have you looked at a camp motor yet. they come from fishing camps with 150- to 200 hours on them and are a couple years old
I bought a 3 season old motor with bottom to top rebuild c/w 1.5 year warranty and it runs like new and quite a bit less then 1/2 of new. Pro is saving money, if its a newer model and comes with a warranty there is few cons but if its a older model your buying into older technology and there are still a lot of parts that simply wear out with time regardless of hours. If its newer model, professionially rebuilt, not just piston and rings, comes with a warranty , there can be good value in it, especially for an average sport fisherman that only logs a few hundred hours a year.
good luck
good luck
I bought a 3 season old motor with bottom to top rebuild c/w 1.5 year warranty and it runs like new and quite a bit less then 1/2 of new. Pro is saving money, if its a newer model and comes with a warranty there is few cons but if its a older model your buying into older technology and there are still a lot of parts that simply wear out with time regardless of hours. If its newer model, professionially rebuilt, not just piston and rings, comes with a warranty , there can be good value in it, especially for an average sport fisherman that only logs a few hundred hours a year.
good luck
good luck
Pipedreamer
New Member
Hey spring time who do you recommend for camp returns?
bryce
Crew Member
Bringing back a relic here he may not even be on here anymore lots of people have come and gone over the years good luck
spring time
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I’m still here sorry was deer hunting the last few days with the family. I know bridgeview does them and maybe m&p I don’t know about the island
Sharphooks
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Although I see this is a very old thread, the comment ....”Never buy Used” is silly given the new world order of sophisticated 4 strokes on the market these days. I bought my last 5 boats used....Boat No. 1 had a Evinrude Ficht 150 on it—-that was a mistake, mainly because the technology was bad and even a new one would have blown up....but that wasn’t a 4 stroke and yes, it threw a push rod. Boat No. 2 had a Yamaha F150 with a few hundred hours on it....ran like a top and I’m sure it’s still running like a top for the guy who bought it from me. Boat No. 3 had a Honda BF150 on it with 300 hours. Ran like a top and I’m sure it’s running like a top for the guy who bought it from me. Boat No. 4 had a Suzuki DF300 on it with 150 hours. Ran like a top for me for 3 seasons and I’m sure the guy who bought it from me with 450 hours will get many years of trouble-free use out of it. Three weeks ago I bought BOat No. 5 with twin DF200 Suzukis on it with 200 hours. I have every expectation those outboards will run like new for years to come
Gear'n'beer!
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Pretty sure he means con rod
kingblazer84
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They have reed valves
Drewski Canuck
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Alot of rebuilt motors are from the southern salt water states. Not uncommon for Florida boats to see 500 hours a year as the hard core guys go out every weekend that it is not howling, and then often 20 miles off shore to get to the fishing, or more, and then back in.
The repowered engines do not have much work done on the leg unless a seal or lower bearing goes, which is not very often. The companies that do these power heads are doing it quick and dirty and expect no failures for any short warranty.
My experience with a 1992 Johnson 120 was terrible as the frankensteined engine had carbs from three different engine sizes on it, and it ended up having to have all carbs taken apart and re jetted. End product was good, after a year of misery with a shop that was not equipped with a dynometer. Different shop figured out the problems with the carbs, but took $1500 to do it. Not much saving at the end of the day for the amount of grief I suffered with it.
Drewski
The repowered engines do not have much work done on the leg unless a seal or lower bearing goes, which is not very often. The companies that do these power heads are doing it quick and dirty and expect no failures for any short warranty.
My experience with a 1992 Johnson 120 was terrible as the frankensteined engine had carbs from three different engine sizes on it, and it ended up having to have all carbs taken apart and re jetted. End product was good, after a year of misery with a shop that was not equipped with a dynometer. Different shop figured out the problems with the carbs, but took $1500 to do it. Not much saving at the end of the day for the amount of grief I suffered with it.
Drewski
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