So i am looking for a 50hp johnson or evinrude for my 1977 14' starcraft holiday restoration.
I found this guy selling a boat, trailer, and this outboard for $1,000 asking price. He said he would do $800 bottom line for all.
I would keep the trailer, cut the boat up, and keep the outboard and controls of course.
First. What am i getting into what the owner claims to be a 1984 unit? Are they well known for problems etc?
He said he is a mechanic and replaced all the plugs, carb, and linkages .. the carb was newer but used off his buddies old 50. The linkages were new.
The pee hole had NO water pressure .. not even a trickle .. until he held the muffs on tightly so the water leaking past the muffs stopped. Then the pee hole shot out water very well after a couple seconds of him holding the muffs.
Also there didnt seem to be much of any water coming out of the center of the prop. Just in the areas highlighted by the yellow arrows in the below ppicture. Is that typical ? I thought all water from the engine made it's way out of the center of the prop like the exhaust ?
It sounded great. Started right up. Engine seemed fairly cold to the touch. The controls are OMC. Would that be correct for a 1984 Johnson ?
The tilt is manual which sucks. What can i do about that ? Should i bother to do anything ?
I'm lookin for any help guys . i'm clueless on outboards.
HELP.
I found this guy selling a boat, trailer, and this outboard for $1,000 asking price. He said he would do $800 bottom line for all.
I would keep the trailer, cut the boat up, and keep the outboard and controls of course.
First. What am i getting into what the owner claims to be a 1984 unit? Are they well known for problems etc?
He said he is a mechanic and replaced all the plugs, carb, and linkages .. the carb was newer but used off his buddies old 50. The linkages were new.
The pee hole had NO water pressure .. not even a trickle .. until he held the muffs on tightly so the water leaking past the muffs stopped. Then the pee hole shot out water very well after a couple seconds of him holding the muffs.
Also there didnt seem to be much of any water coming out of the center of the prop. Just in the areas highlighted by the yellow arrows in the below ppicture. Is that typical ? I thought all water from the engine made it's way out of the center of the prop like the exhaust ?
It sounded great. Started right up. Engine seemed fairly cold to the touch. The controls are OMC. Would that be correct for a 1984 Johnson ?
The tilt is manual which sucks. What can i do about that ? Should i bother to do anything ?
I'm lookin for any help guys . i'm clueless on outboards.
HELP.
