96 Johnson 130hp 25" shaft

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Swap the tilt /trim units, keep the new one for yourself, keep the rest of the engine whole and in a few months you'll be able to get top dollar for it as the weather turns warm again. Nothing like springtime to make a person think of fishing and suddenly realize he needs an engine.

Or come springtime they fire up there engine to find out they didnt winterize it correctly, or an animal got in it and chewed things up, and they want a cheap engine to get back on the water. Boat stuff sells in spring, even down here where we boat all year, springtime is when demand and prices go up. This is the time of year where budget shoppers buy because they know supply is up and demand is down.

[Striper80]

My price is negotiable now but come spring it's not. I sold my last engine as soon as it warmed up for my asking price.

[Striper80]

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[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Striper80

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Wonderful. Glad you got it sold so fast.

[bradford]

Glad you got it sold, sounded like a great engine. If it were closer I would have bought it a long time ago.

[Striper80]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Wonderful. Glad you got it sold so fast.

It's supposed to be going on the back of a v20 that just sold on here. I wish I would've picked up the boat myself and hung the engine on there. Oh well I'll get my v in a few years.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Striper80

It's supposed to be going on the back of a v20 that just sold on here. I wish I would've picked up the boat myself and hung the engine on there. Oh well I'll get my v in a few years.

Hmmm.... I wonder if that's Capt Pete's boat that Aqua250 bought?

[Striper80]

Back for sale aqua250 changed his mind.

[aqua250]

Hi, New to this site as a member but have browsed the site many times as a guest.
I did buy Capt. Pete's boat and after getting the boat home I can say for sure Pete has done an awesome job on making this v20 a boat that will continue to be on the water for many more years to come.
Solid wonderful floors and transom,
all the hardware and equipment on the boat is done rite.
I was really lucky to get a boat in such great condition.
Thanks again Pete, Me and my boys will really enjoy the boat.
I also want to thank Chris for waking up early on a Sunday morning to show me his really clean Johnson 130hp motor.
Only reason I decided not to but it was I wanted a bit more HP for the v-20
I just felt after doing a bit more research on the hull I wanted to go with at minimum, a 150hp maybe even a 200.
It going to be a real struggle to wait for spring with the new boat sitting in the driveway.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Don't let the 130hp power rating fool you, the big V-4 engines took alot of omc' sales for 150/175's because they're really strong running engines. Not to mention they got ALOT better economy than there 150/175's did. I had a 140 on an old bowrider, and I had no trouble keepi,g up with same sized boats with 150/175's on them, but when they stopped for fuel, I was still running. I see no reason that if propped correctly, that 130 shouldn't provide upper 30's for top speed numbers. A 150 will get you right around 40, and a 200 will get mid to upper 40's. It's going to take 225hp to break into the 50's with any weight in the boat. Personnally though, if theres much wind and seas, you're going to be dropped back into the low 20's anyways. So unless you boat on alot of smooth waters, I would size your engine to your speeds.