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<blockquote data-quote="FuzzyGrub" data-source="post: 523069" data-attributes="member: 3438"><p>Welcome to Tin Boats!</p><p></p><p>If you do your own maintenance and repair, and check the old 2-strokes out sufficiently, should be OK. Parts should be available for both. A compression test and checking for water in lower unit oil, among other things, are needed.</p><p></p><p>If not, then have whoever you plan to use as a mechanic, have them evaluate the two motors. </p><p></p><p>The new motor should not need any major work for quite a few years, if you keep up with maintenance. </p><p></p><p>On the times you heavily load it, you might want to change to a lower pitch prop, for any of your options. </p><p></p><p>Manual start was ok when I was young, they all are electric start now. Moving weight forward will help if you are too much stearn heavy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FuzzyGrub, post: 523069, member: 3438"] Welcome to Tin Boats! If you do your own maintenance and repair, and check the old 2-strokes out sufficiently, should be OK. Parts should be available for both. A compression test and checking for water in lower unit oil, among other things, are needed. If not, then have whoever you plan to use as a mechanic, have them evaluate the two motors. The new motor should not need any major work for quite a few years, if you keep up with maintenance. On the times you heavily load it, you might want to change to a lower pitch prop, for any of your options. Manual start was ok when I was young, they all are electric start now. Moving weight forward will help if you are too much stearn heavy. [/QUOTE]
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