need advice on used outboard purchase...

[bigshrimpin]

bsteckel - whatknot's 99 Yamaha is a better motor for the v20 in terms of economy . . . not sure the price difference . . . but I'm back east with 14 motors I need to blow out and part out to make room for more. I'm installing a 20" Merc 175 on Thursday in Maine and I have both the motors mentioned ready to go. I have a few blocks that need to go to A1 outboards in PA and I think I could probably double up the trip. If you are interested . . . PM me and I'll send you my contact information.

[bsteckel]

sounds good ... do you have just those 2 motors in 25"??? wouldnt by chance have any 2.0 mercs????

thanks

Brad

[bigshrimpin]

I have 2 2.oL parts motor and I have one nice 96 2.0L powrhead that is still in CA. If you can wait a month or so . . . That one will be back here. I come across good deals all the time . . . so keep in touch.

[bsteckel]

bigshrimpin .. thanks for the offer .. i am in no hurry .. the boat is not seeing the water anytime soon as i have loads of other things to do.

let me know what you get in...

the search continues......

[bsteckel]

what hp did merc make with the 2.0? is it just 150hp or did they do 175 or 200 .. i see quite a few motors but almost none of them list whether it is a 2.0 or not.

i was on the phone with 1 outboard and they told me to stay away from 2.4 or 2.5 mercs as they have problems with the block .. not nearly as strong as the 2.0?????

i am looking at one on ebay .. motor cover says 2.5 but the ad reads that it has a 2.4 power head.????

bigshrimpin .. what is the weight of the merc motor you were telling me about ... is it near what a 2.0 250 would weigh? do you have any pics??

thanks

[bsteckel]

kamikaze .. did you sell that 2.0 you had for sale on craigslist?

[bsteckel]

shrimpin ... what does your 2.4 175 look like? what kind of shape is it in? and also the 2.0 you may be able to put together in a month ..

what kind of shape is that one in? ..

i am doing this boat over so i want something that looks presentable while also vg in mechanical condition.

ferm ... i got that weight from the nada online guide .. it lists the 225 at 395 lbs ...

the smoking problem worries me .. not interested in getting smoked out.

[bsteckel]

ok ... i found this .. guy has an 2002 evinrude 200 hp ficht .. powerhead blew and there is a hole in it .. supposedly in great condition other than that .. freshwater use.

i know this motor is a bit heavy ... someone in the beginning of my search said stay away from anything with ficht written on it? not sure why.

thinking of going this route and either getting a power head ready to go or finding and rebuilding one .. this way i know what i have.

any thoughts on this?

[macojoe]

powerhead blew and there is a hole in it .. supposedly in great condition other than that ..

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Originally Posted by bsteckel

ok ... i found this .. guy has an 2002 evinrude 200 hp ficht .. powerhead blew and there is a hole in it .. supposedly in great condition other than that .. freshwater use.

i know this motor is a bit heavy ... someone in the beginning of my search said stay away from anything with ficht written on it? not sure why.

thinking of going this route and either getting a power head ready to go or finding and rebuilding one .. this way i know what i have.

any thoughts on this?

My question would be why did it blow? Powerheads don't normally just blow a hole through the block unless something else was wrong that caused it to happen. Engines do wear out, but not many actually wear them out. Look at it this way, you get a rebuilt powerhead for it or rebuild one. Don't kid yourself it WILL cost AT LEAST $2000 if you can do the whole job(with the exception of machineing) yourself. A rebuilt powerhead will set you back closer to $4K because a windowed block will most likely not be an acceptable core.

Then you still have an unknown engine with a MAJOR problem to be fixed still. I did a nice write-up awhile back about this, most overlook why the original failure occurred and then it happens again right away. So after say $2000-$2500 for the rebuild and a few incidentals, now your going to be takeing it to a FICHT expert for programming(or buying the software yourself) to set-it up for break-in. And now you have an engine that could still need an injector or EMM to fix the original failure. You could spend another $1K REAL quick paying a shop to diagnose an engine that VERY few understand and can work on.

FICHTS aren't all bad, but when you get a problem child ANYTHING it can cost you a FORTUNE to keep it running.