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I have a question for the experts. I have an engine that I'm selling and this is what it looks like. It's a 1989. Would it scare you off?
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1999 Wellcraft 22WA-200 Ocean Runner 1982 Grady White Tarpon 190-110 Evinrude-Sold 1996 Striper 2100WA-RIP Sandy 1989 Wellcraft 18-Sport-125 Force-sold 
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09-14-2014, 12:24 PM
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I'd want to hear it run and do a compression test. But outside corrosion, while ugly, would not by itself scare me off. It's what's inside that's important.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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09-14-2014, 12:29 PM
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I've run it on muffs and checked the compression. Ran great and the numbers were even. I had a guy come up from cherry hill today and look at it. He kept telling me it was mud and that the engine was underwater at some point. I thought maybe I was crazy in thinking it was ok.
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09-14-2014, 01:54 PM
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To me it would depend on the price.
If it runs good and has good compression numbers, then I would take a chance on the corrosion at the right price. I would want to see that pic above before I traveled to see it in person.
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09-14-2014, 04:22 PM
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I second what everyone else said. It's all in the internals and how it runs. Now......a little cosmetics go a long way. Get yourself an electrically powered Dremel Tool and go to work cleaning up the corrosion. Apply a coat of zinc chromate primer and some fresh black paint.
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09-14-2014, 04:37 PM
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I figured if I painted it, it would look like I was covering it up. Cleaned right up with a wire brush.
I originally emailed the guy some pics and video of it running. Here's a screen grab of the video, clearly shows the corrosion. I think he thought I would just give it away. 
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