repower

[joe7670]

Price, warranty and local shop quality were the decision points for me.

I repowered with Merc at a great price, with 5 year warranty and the local shop is reputable with Merc. In addition there are a lot of other Merc shops in my area that are good.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Have you tried pricing a SUZUKI 140HP? Also the YAMAHA 150HP would be a good choice. I would shy away from the VERADOS due to weight. The 150 or 175 ETEC would be a good repower option as well as a 150 OPTIMAX. The SUZUKI 140HP should be able to be had for a decent price I would think as a few years back you could get one fro $8K + rigging and controls.

[tsubaki]

You feel like taking a chance on a 1984 Evinrude 150hp 20" shaft, fuel mix?
It had minor detonation on the #6 cylinder, #1, 2, 3, 5, 6 cylinders have 90psi, #4 has 89psi, same as when I bought it.
Got no controls, prop or harness, takes the red plug harness.

[macojoe]

$ stroke is nice but these boats are not good for the weight! I go with a Etec if new or anything with low hours in the 2 stroke 150 to 175, thee are lots of good ones out there

[awthacker]

Originally Posted by tsubaki

You feel like taking a chance on a 1984 Evinrude 150hp 20" shaft, fuel mix?
It had minor detonation on the #6 cylinder, #1, 2, 3, 5, 6 cylinders have 90psi, #4 has 89psi, same as when I bought it.
Got no controls, prop or harness, takes the red plug harness.

Would you run offshore in the 10-25 mile range with that motor? If so, what would you want for it? If I bring the boat up on a saturday morning, any chance I could get you to help me rig it up? Pretty sure I have that red plug harness from my old 1984 Evinrude 185HP.

[nymack66]

If this checks out right, it could be an option you may want to consider also..
http://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/2204979431.html

[awthacker]

Originally Posted by nymack66

If this checks out right, it could be an option you may want to consider also..
http://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/2204979431.html

Good find, Mack. Just not sure about driving 2.5 hrs to inspect I motor when I know very little except how to check compression & look for corrosion. Does look like a 20", though. He probably only ran that boat in fresh water, too.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by nymack66

If this checks out right, it could be an option you may want to consider also..
http://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/2204979431.html

To much money for that engine in my opinion. It's a 21 year old 2 stroke bass boat engine that has probably been screamed on every day of it's life. Plus that is the same engine as the old 235 basically that EARNED the name 2 thirsty 5 for it's unbelievable ability to gulp fuel like a toilet.

[awthacker]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EVINR...ssoriesQ5fGear

Found this in Jupiter on Ebay. Ferm, would you pretty much feel the same on this as you did the 1990?

[tsubaki]

Originally Posted by awthacker

Would you run offshore in the 10-25 mile range with that motor? If so, what would you want for it? If I bring the boat up on a saturday morning, any chance I could get you to help me rig it up? Pretty sure I have that red plug harness from my old 1984 Evinrude 185HP.

Hows about $600 and I help you load it into your truck? I know you don't want to drag a V 2 1/2 hours here and then back no more than I want to rig it. Besides the gas money you'd save, you can get a foldable shop crane.
I want a tilt unit for another boat, with shipping they've been running about $600.