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Our boating season is pretty much year round down here, but what alot of people don't think about is things rot from sitting not working. There are alot of engines down here that get used day in and day out still in good shape because they get used. Another thing to consider is where that engine is isn't far from LAKE OKECHOBEE. There are still quite a few people that have good sized boats on the big pond. I got my MERCURY from down there, it there isn't the first sign of it haveing ever been in saltwater before I got it.

The engine in the auction has seen salt, no doubt. But look at the pic of the steering arm, it appears to have little to no pitting on it. And the clamp bracket only shows some minor corrosion around the tilt tube. I would like to see some better pictures of the whole engine myself, but of what's visible shows good.