Swapping out a '87 30 hp Johnson for an '89 50 hp Evinrude, same controls & steering?
I'm new to the boating world, I just purchased a cheap boat with a non running 87 30 hp Johnson. I have spark, I'm doing a compression test later today. But I have an 89 Evinrude 50 hp possibly available to me cheap. The controls and steering are brand new in my boat and I'm trying to do this on the cheap so I really dont want to buy new ones. The donor motor runs excellent and the only difference I know of is the vro which was changed to a fuel pump kit. Can I swap motors and have everything plug and play without modifications to the wiring or steering? Thanks for all and any help for this newbie!!
I'm new to the boating world, I just purchased a cheap boat with a non running 87 30 hp Johnson. I have spark, I'm doing a compression test later today. But I have an 89 Evinrude 50 hp possibly available to me cheap. The controls and steering are brand new in my boat and I'm trying to do this on the cheap so I really dont want to buy new ones. The donor motor runs excellent and the only difference I know of is the vro which was changed to a fuel pump kit. Can I swap motors and have everything plug and play without modifications to the wiring or steering? Thanks for all and any help for this newbie!!