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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc View Post
Seller chimed in last night the motor is original to the boat and was run in freshwater only until last year. Last year had light usage in salt water. I've asked for compression numbers. Thanks to everyone for the feedback. Yes this is an old school outboard but I don't think they should be tossed into the trash heap. Yes a new outboard is superior but it's also $10,000.00 !!! That is NOT what I want.
Mine's only seen salt/brackish water a few times, and always cleaned/flushed good afterwards. Always kept inside too. Talking to a local boat guy (he was selling lots of boats on consignment, and business was great last summer), I was surprised at what he thought my rig would bring (maybe 8K), but his comment was "have you priced a new boat/motor lately?"....sometimes you don't need a Carrera rebuild when a Cheby will do just fine.
Old 11-27-2013, 05:22 AM
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