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Mercury 60 vs. Johnson 60 vs. Evinrude 70
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<blockquote data-quote="moedelawn" data-source="post: 502713" data-attributes="member: 26670"><p>For resale, as long as you can get the carbs for a reasonable price the Mercury makes the most sense. Especially since it's rigged for it.</p><p>I've only run one 60 Mariner that was that cubic in (52) and I wasn't impressed. The compression was good. Correct prop etc. I called a guy that did our cylinder boring and he said his wife had one and it was a great engine but not strong. Maybe someone with more experience can chime in. A friend had a 50 Tohatsu on the same hull and it was faster.</p><p>I've owned an 89 70 Johnson and it was a very strong motor. When my buddy's motor broke, I towed his 16' fiberglass boat (80 Mercury) back to the landing on plane with 4 people in my boat and 1 in his with all of our hunting gear, ice chests etc.</p><p>If I were buying it to keep and they are all in similar condition cosmetically it would be the 70. If it's still connected I would disconnect the VRO oil injection pump.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moedelawn, post: 502713, member: 26670"] For resale, as long as you can get the carbs for a reasonable price the Mercury makes the most sense. Especially since it's rigged for it. I've only run one 60 Mariner that was that cubic in (52) and I wasn't impressed. The compression was good. Correct prop etc. I called a guy that did our cylinder boring and he said his wife had one and it was a great engine but not strong. Maybe someone with more experience can chime in. A friend had a 50 Tohatsu on the same hull and it was faster. I've owned an 89 70 Johnson and it was a very strong motor. When my buddy's motor broke, I towed his 16' fiberglass boat (80 Mercury) back to the landing on plane with 4 people in my boat and 1 in his with all of our hunting gear, ice chests etc. If I were buying it to keep and they are all in similar condition cosmetically it would be the 70. If it's still connected I would disconnect the VRO oil injection pump. [/QUOTE]
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