Cheap 225 Yamaha

bradford · #1 05-05-2015, 09:40 PM

http://savannah.craigslist.org/boa/5005752334.html

Looks pretty clean, thought someone was looking for one of these a month ago or so.

smokeonthewater · #2 05-05-2015, 10:25 PM

What's with the spots??? Lower unit welded to mid???

THEFERMANATOR · #3 05-05-2015, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

What's with the spots??? Lower unit welded to mid???

Most likely where they had to use a torch to get the lower unit bolts out to try and drop the lower unit. also if it hasnt been done, it will need a new shift shaft. yamaha in there infinite wisdom thought a plain steel shaft was fine for the shift shaft until sometime in the mid 90's.

macojoe · #4 05-08-2015, 04:42 PM

Yep I had to do my shift shaft when I had one. You got to remove the power head to do it, and that sucks!!

THEFERMANATOR · #5 05-08-2015, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by macojoe

Yep I had to do my shift shaft when I had one. You got to remove the power head to do it, and that sucks!!

Theres now a 2 piece one that doesn't require removing the powerhead. It has saved ALOT of engines from the scrap pile, and ALOT of un neccesary work.

http://shiftshaft.com/