Opinions wanted

[Destroyer]

MY opinion is legally, you owe him nothing...
BUT
Let your conscience be your guide. If you feel like you owe him, then morally it might be a good idea to throw him a bone. NOT the whole amount, but let him keep the engine and give him some $$ to sweeten the deal.. If it were me I'd probably throw him $200 and be done with it. But I'd also tell him that I was giving him the extra money because he's a friend, that I value that friendship, and wanted no hard feelings.

[spareparts]

lets turn it around. If you bought an engine from a dealer that told you it was an old engine, that was corroded and worn. What would you expect? If you were going to buy it you would have asked for a compression test from the dealer or done it yourself to give you an idea of what condition the engine was in. If you found the engine was low on compression after the fact, do you think the dealer would give you your money back on a $500 engine? I've never seen any one give a warranty on a used outboard unless they just rebuilt it. If I were the dealer, I would not have tried to sell the motor if it was in that kind of condition any way. $500 motors don't get any kind of warranty regardless. Lowr unit will easily bring $500, carbs will fetch $100, ignition components will bring another $100. Did the get a prop with it also? If I were the dealer, I would not have expected the motor to be in resell able condition for $500 value. Tell them to put a can of powertune in the cylinder and restest. The motor on my proline was at 60 lbs(all other were 115). I power tuned it and it came back up

[RidgeRunner]

All Good advice. I don't know that I trust him to work on my stuff. I mean he is just a huge PITA 95% of the time. LOL! I did him a solid by buying the new motor from him. He needed to sell "X" number of new Mercs to be considered a dealer IIRC. I will throw him a bone. Thanks for the input..

[bradford]

Tell him to advertise it somewhere in South Georgia. The same guys trade the same used up Johnny Rudes back and forth around here constantly. Most think they're made out of gold. "Just needs the carbs cleaned..." LOL.

http://savannah.craigslist.org/bpo/4862192650.html

http://savannah.craigslist.org/boa/4863931611.html

nice prop

http://macon.craigslist.org/boa/4836184301.html

[RidgeRunner]

If they were made of gold it would not have corroded so badly.

[randlemanboater]

I know I am a little late to the conversation, dang snow.

I like the idea of giving him a few extra bucks, let him keep the motor and the hassle of parting it out. All is good.

[Striper80]

Originally Posted by bradford

Tell him to advertise it somewhere in South Georgia. The same guys trade the same used up Johnny Rudes back and forth around here constantly. Most think they're made out of gold. "Just needs the carbs cleaned..." LOL.

http://savannah.craigslist.org/bpo/4862192650.html

http://savannah.craigslist.org/boa/4863931611.html

nice prop

http://macon.craigslist.org/boa/4836184301.html

Damn my 89 110 is way cleaner than any of those. I bet I could get $2k down there.

[bradford]

Don't sell yourself short Striper....

http://savannah.craigslist.org/bpo/4914827045.html

Evinrude Intruder 175 - $2500 (Newington)








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model name / number: Intruder 175

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Model VE175GLETG
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[RidgeRunner]

Rare Spitfire Series too...

[NormanXanders]

I'd say let him eat it...half the reason I do my own rigging and repairs...long time no see Ridge....lets hook up this scallop season dude...