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He owes you a few cases of beer at the very least.

While I'm not a fan of the post 1992 motors, the V4 didn't change all that much. Provided its got good compression across the board, (120 plus on all four or better), and with no serious corrosion issues, I'd say its likely somewhere around $1,000 or so or the sum of its parts otherwise. I just...

I would never gamble $500 on it, it would have to be $50 to make me go after it because I don't need it. I don't have much experience with Honda and there are no dealers around to support any of the current brands these days so I see no advantage to buying anything newer than the motors from...

I've been watching this one for a few weeks now with no takers: https://southjersey.craigslist.org/bpo/d/wenonah-honda-99-outboard/7774346732.html It looks clean in the pics but its been up for two weeks or more now. (I think it got relisted a few times as well. The same seller had a 12ft Sears...

I haven't counted lately but I'm probably over 90 or so, mostly all 9.9/15hp OMC and Mercury motors, with a bunch of 30/35hp and 40/50hp 80's models in the mix too. Then there's the larger motors, 110/115 OMC and Merc from the 80's and 90's, a few triples from the mid 80's, and a whole wall full...

What happens in those states that have titles when someone moves from a state without titles with a bunch of boats? I'm in NJ and if you buy a boat in PA, they need a current or last legal registration for the boat which in PA gets registered through Fish and Game not through the DMV as in NJ...

Wow! Talk about right place, right time. That tank is from the older series, likely a BF75 or BF100 from the 80's or so. I have a few of them but I changed the fuel fitting after the dealer told me the line that fit them was $150 and they weren't sure if they could get me one or not. I made a...

Usually a lower compression motor will run so long as both are even psi, but you may have issues running when the back pressure increases wen in the water. I've had viable motors down to 55 psi but they lacked power. Most 18hp motors I've had were well over 100psi. some as high as 190 psi...

Deals like that go unsold all the time here. I don't think its a matter of no one wanting it or not seeing the value in it, its a matter of those that do see it are broke and don't have $25 let alone $250. Most of the guys running smaller motors are on fixed incomes making $950/mo on SS...

Never remove paint that's well adhered, especially on aluminum. Scuff the old paint with Scotchbrite, prime any bare spots with zinc chromate primer and paint.

If I could get $500 for every good 9.9 Johnnyrude out in the garage they'd all be gone in a heartbeat. What I find here is either no replies at all or $100 offers claiming their mechanic is going to charge them $800 just to go over it before they can use it so its not worth anything. My reply...

By the time I got the pump and installed it the rest were gone and it was supposedly a county or municipal account. eBay said I could return it if I never installed it, the seller claimed they had used thousands of them with no issues. The complaint went no where. The seller account was gone a...

The problem with counterfeits is that many are marked made in USA but coming from China. There have been several issues with Champion plugs over the years and something certainly prompted them to move toward some sort of anti-counterfeit packaging on their spark plugs and wiper blades but I...

Just an update on the lot of outboards, so far, after pulling out the best of the lot and listing them on CL and FB and letting the ads run two full terms I got zero replies. I consider none of them in 'Running' condition, not even those that start right up when fuel is shot into the carbs. I...

I went to Walmart here the other day and they told me that the Universal Outboard oil is discontinued, replaced with an all purpose version good for DFI and TC-W3 motors. But of course they didn't have any and said they didn't know if or when they'll get any back in. They again blamed it on...

Winter time is when folks tend to buy projects to keep them busy. The last two years though have been pretty much dead selling anything here. A farmer buddy of mine who has a stand out front said they're not even buying food this year. He can't sell blueberries or strawberries because the...

On my boat, when I kicked the motor all the way out, the prop was only 1/2" below the water's surface which gave me a ton of cavitation and little forward movement. The boat was 12ft Duracraft from the early 70's. Most of the water we have here is shallow but moving, in the only lake that allows...

I have a 4hp with the regular lower unit and it does pretty good on the back of a 12ft boat, it don't get on plane but it does move me a lot faster than my trolling motor. I also have a 3hp, a newer model but that and the older 4hp are about the same power wise. I had an older 3hp, from the 60's...

This is what your up against when selling a motor these days: https://southjersey.craigslist.org/bpo/d/riverton-vintage-hp-evinrude-outboard/7758763009.html Those motors have been listed for a long time with no takers at $150 each, he finally dropped the price about two weeks ago but the ad is...

I guess you never worked in as an auto mechanic before? I worked from 1980 to 2007 as a dealer tech, I started out as a B rate tech at $10/hr. By 1988 I was up to $15/hr, but 1995 I was at $20/hr and was the lowest man on the roster time wise. When a few guys retired they hired a new kid, made...