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I got down to Jersey this morning and took a good look at the Honda 9.9 for $525. I really think that motor may be brand new, never used, the scratches he talking about are nearly invisible and only show at an angle, they're more swirl marks than scratches. I had a tank with me and I filled a...

I think that lower unit was pretty much the same from the late 1950's till the late 70's or so. It shouldn't be too hard to find a good used one to have on hand just in case. Since your lower half is good, you can likely find one even cheaper that's got a broken skeg. Something that's pretty...

That's not a fuel knock type of rattle, that sounds like a wrist pin or piston sort of rattle. I had a 50hp that sounded like that a few years ago, the guy said it ran like that for years. We got about 2 miles from the dock and it never got any worse, we fished all day and it was fine, but he...

I emailed the guy with the Honda and it took three days for him to get back to me, then two more to get a phone number. When I finally talked to him I got the impression he's an older guy, (older than me), who just don't have any use for it and doesn't boat. He said someone came out and had it...

I've got a row of 1989-1992 OMC 40 and 50hp motors with locked up tilt units that aren't worth fixing. most are good running motors that just need the tilt dealt with but its no worth the time to repair them only to have them not bring enough to cover the time alone. Any one of those repairs...

Titles are usually obtainable but in PA they don't require a title. Two of my boats were on the property when I bought it, and likely here when the last owner bought it in 1985. I called Fish and game, explained what I had, both were clean and on small trailers but full of leaves and junk but...

Most of the people I buy motors from aren't boat guys, they're people who inherited a boat, motor, or fishing tackle that they know nothing about. Most don't care about the 'junk', they want the money from selling the property so bad they can taste it. Junk guys are the same way, they see...

I thought everyone here would have at least a few dozen motors on hand? Over time I seem to gain two or three every year. I only buy when they're so cheap I can't not take it home. Lately, that's been more and more often. (Over the past 10 years or so I've accumulated at least 30 or so...

What I see is that most people put up one pic, if your lucky its of the actual item, then they want your number to text you more pics. If you don't have texting or a cell phone, there's no pics. I looked at two boats this week, not that I need a boat but they were super cheap, one was $400 for a...

fleabay, shipping will make those about $20 or so. Less if you buy a bag of them. Call around your local dealers, chances are any larger dealer that was around in the 80's has a butt load of parts still on the shelf for those motors. 7.5 and 9.8hp were almost identical motors if you pick up...

The 7.5 and 9.8 motors were the same basic engine. They made millions of them, there's likely no such thing as a part for one of them being no longer available, they're just all collecting dust on some dealer shelf somewhere. There's a few here, and many more listed, plus I see them in stock at...

Those are usually just threaded shanks with a V block of wood inside and a nut. Take a Dremel tool or grinder and cut the nut off, remove the bow eye, wire wheel and chase the threads with a die and reninstall with a new stainless steel nylock nut. If the threads are too far gone, and they may...

The worst thing I tend to see here is cedar water stains on the white hull paint. Bar Keeper's Friend or just about any SS and Aluminum pot cleanser will work. Its just a fine polish in powder form, use very light pressure and enough water to form a paste it cleans pretty fast. Many years ago...

I'm not sure I'd want either of them behind the wheel of a 1 ton truck. I'm just glad its out of here. I was afraid I was going to have to store it for the winter while she found a truck. The friend was actually a bit scary looking, and the station wagon looked like something you see running...

The PD here has no public parking lot, people have to park on the street or one of the pay to park lots around the block there. Employees and city vehicles are kept in a gated, guarded lot in the middle of the block off limits to the public. They used to let folks use the vestibule at City Hall...

Those old Grumman boats were super cool, they're a rare sight these days around these parts. My favorites were their first welded hull bass boats in the late 70's and 80's, they were almost military grade and completely indestructible. I had a 15ft version in the very early 80's that I hung a...

Its not a CL or FB issue, its a mental health issue. All methods of selling a boat or motor here seem to draw out some pretty strange characters lately. For me, I'm not taking anything I've got for sale anywhere, if they want it, they need to come to my house, and pay cash. If they can't...

I quit trying to figure people out a long time ago, I saw the motor there, realized it wasn't too terribly far away, and figured I'd at least investigate a bit, after talking to the guy I got the impression he had no clue about motors and likely no use for it, it was just something to sell for...

Its not listed anymore because its sitting in the trunk of my car. I had emailed the seller over the weekend and didn't get a reply till this morning, not long after my last post. (The person listing the ad was not the actual seller, who turned out to be an older guy who didn't own a...

I feel the same way, if he's asking $250, then he's not going to get $250. My rule of thumb is 1/2 of what they're asking tops, and I deduct anything it needs from that point. Its a couple hour drive or more each way for me, but for $50 I'd go get it, it'll sell for than $1k or more in parts...