Re: Restoring 1986 Sea Nymph SS155 (pics)
Hey guys! I'm back been out of town for the past two months but ready to get this lil lady on the water this summer. She is all painted and I'm about to install a floor using cedar decking. The bamboo was just too pricey unfortunately... gotta remember Im just a poor college student.
Onto the new stuff. I just found on craigslist a Mercury 850, 85 hp outboard with power trim and tilt and all the controls for $875. when I emailed them they said it was an late 80s early 90s model. I called and talked to the guy selling it today and he couldn't give me an exact maintenance record but says the motor still runs, starts on the first crank, and is currently still on the boat. He told me today that he would take $700 for it. Now I haven't went and looked at it but I plan to.
Things I'm gonna check when I go see it: I gonna check the prop shaft by spinning the prop and making sure there is no wobble to the hub, remove the bottom screw and make sure the oil is not milky or have water in it. I hope that the owner can take me out for a ride and see her run but if not I'm gonna bring my muffs and run it with them and check to see that she is "peeing" ok.
Are there any other things I need to look for? He isn't sure of the compression or the last time the carbs were rebuilt because its a friends motor. Is this a good deal? Worth looking at? Any info would be great... please anyone help. Thanks guys and gals
Pictures of the motor from craigslist are attached not the best but it may help
