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Welcome to boating!! all my boats were nightmares when I first got them!!
1 1964 Hawkline 17, 1973 60 hp Johnson, had 2 weeks and riped the lower unit off on a rock. then the shifters went and aso on, got a newer motor for it, and sold it 2 1975 V20 I/O, went thru everything and spent thousands!! for the motor to die! Converted to OB 1986 Yamaha, lasted 3 years or so thn the oil injection went and took the motor with it! Got a 1994 Yamaha to replace and it was junk out of the box, got a Evinrude and lasted tillIgot hit by a 10 foot wave last summer, fixed and sold bot afterthat with the motor on it. 3 1984 23' Sea Ox w/a boughta motor off ebay 1986 225 Evinrude. workeds well tillit kind of fell apart a monty ago. Now has a great running 175 erc on it, little small but works fine!! So get use to it, itnever stops!! Good Luck!
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1986 V20  Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!! 
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08-17-2008, 05:39 PM
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BigDaddy, sorry to hear about your motor, but as MJ says, we've all been through many trials and errors with our boats - and we keep putting our hard earned money into them.
 I am actively looking for new power, so let me know what you have in mind and if I come across something interesting in So. Fla., I will let you know.
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08-18-2008, 01:00 PM
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i just bought a boat that sank from an ins company. it has a 03 150 carb yamaha on it. the motor was pickeled and i have it running, the carbs need a good cleaning. i also am looking at a 99 130 optimax. if your interested in any of them I will keep you posted...
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08-21-2008, 07:14 PM
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You guys are great! Not one of you said anything about how much I was whining (sorry, but I just came from the mechanic and was on my 5th beer) about how terrible I had it. I do agree with the whole B.O.A.T. thing but I made a commitment to drop ALL my extra money, and some that isn't into our boat. The wife and I had a talk last night about maybe cutting our losses and letting go of the "V". It took about two hours but, we convinced ourselves that we have waited a LONG time to have our own boat and we would repower it. In the short time we were able to use her, the boat was flawless and really a joy to be in. I then went as far as saying that if nothing more than senimental reasons, we would always have this boat. Builder, I am also in So.Fl., I'm lookin for nothing less than 150 and preferrably something I can use my existing controls with (yamaha). Phatdaddy, I'll be looking serious in about 3 weeks, keep me in mind.
Thanks Fellas  
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08-21-2008, 07:30 PM
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Good luck man, I hope the right deal finds you, now quit your whining
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Willy 1986 V20 Old School 1992 V20 1992 150 Yamaha 1997 HydraSport 2250 Vector 2009 17' G3 Outfitter "G Spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDebw...eature=related "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted and I won't be laid on a hand on. I don't do these things to others and I require the same from them" JW
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08-21-2008, 07:34 PM
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heres a pair for ya
http://charleston.craigslist.org/boa/806234409.html
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