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    100+ outboards

    Go out and try and buy a motor anywhere and see what you get for $500. Chances are its not a runner nor anywhere near being able to spend a day on the water. I see cheap motors all the time but there's a reason they're cheap or won't sell. You know what will freeze over before I'd sell any...
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    100+ outboards

    You have to list them elsewhere, nothing sells here, those who can still afford to boat buy new boats and motors, those who can't have parked or dumped their boats. I only got out about 8 times last year and the water was all ours, other than a few jetskis buzzing by at full speed a couple...
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    Estate sale lot of 18 - 25hp motors - Compression gauge variables.

    I had a '67 or '68 model 18hp years ago that came on a boat I bought that was nearly impossible to pull, when we checked the compression it had 195 pounds of compression on each cylinder. The motor looked like new, the dealer told me that there was a bulletin about using two head gaskets on...
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    Can’t get my engine cover off!!

    I'd probably just clean all that nesting out of there and check the compression before pulling it off the boat. If its got good compression, a new leaver can usually be found on fleabay, there's a plastic bushing in there and usually a nut holding the catch on the inside. Soak it with...
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    1983 35hp siezed after sitting for 5 years.

    The only thing that comes to mind here is that years ago I had an older 40hp twin that had gone into the water at wide open throttle. The motor was recovered the same day and I was told they flushed it out with raw fuel and then filled it with mineral spirits in hopes to un-seize it. I ended...
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    1979 40hp lower unit stuck

    I had a few later model twins in that engine family that failed due to broken reeds. The petals of the reeds got atop the lower piston on each of them and pounded it to bits, one broke the crank, one mashed up the piston so bad it stuck midway covering the ports, and one blew a rod and opened up...
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    Leroy'S R.I.P. ???

    From the looks of the site it appears they changed to either a new host or some new software. Its likely more complex then what was there before and taking a long time to complete. He may need some help getting that all back in shape. I do see some of it slowly started to mention the old...
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    1988 35hp - Multiple issues

    I don't think you can see much if the open gap is only 3/8" or so, you may see the base of the water pump but getting oil down to the shaft itself from there would take a ton of penetrating oi. If the 87 35hp is a carry over of the older 350/400 twins, then I believe if you remove the two bolts...
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    Buying a US boat and bringing back to Canada

    I've sold boats to buyers in Canada twice, although not recently, it was within the past 10 years or so. One was going to Ontario, and since my state does not title small trailers, the buyer opted to just buy and register a trailer in Canada and then come get the boat. I knocked a bit off the...
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    2003 Honda 9.9

    Honda motors were always decent motors, they just never had the dealer network around here that the other brands had. Yamaha and Mercury were always king here. I've owned, and still own several Honda motors, the earliest being from the early 80's, the newest a 2005 9.9hp. Like any motor, its...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    A number of years ago I bought a 1960 Starcraft, the boat was sitting on a period trailer in a garage, behind it was a new in the box 1959 Evrinrude 40hp, a brand new set of controls, and two cases of Shell 20w non-detergent oil and a pair of brand new steel 8 gallon steel fuel tanks with a...
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    1996 Mariner 9.9hp (Yamaha?)

    I have one of those out in the shed, someone gave it to me after they dunked it in saltwater. I stripped it of all the usable parts and the carb and intake were Yamaha parts, the water pump was the same as a Yamaha of the same year too. I think the flywheel, covers, ignition, and likely the...
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    100+ outboards

    OMC larger twins and triples were loop charged by at least 1979, maybe a few years earlier, not sure. The smaller twins, 25-35hp, didn't become loop charged till 1996. I run several 1976-1986 model smaller twins, they're by far one of my favorites motors. Crossflow motors make good motors for...
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    100+ outboards

    If you want a real value on what any old outboard is worth, do a search on eBay for completed listings for the major parts. Most larger lower units that are in good shape can bring upwards of $250. eBay #'s 354036671661 & 134083081372 are good examples. Take a compression reading, note the...
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    100+ outboards

    This is pretty much the case where I'm at too, under 10hp can be a tough sell here, the super light, 2 to 4 hp motors sometimes sell to guys with canoes but that's a limited market and they usually have to be turn key to sell. Most of that crowd doesn't seem to be the type to tinker and fix...
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