[papakevin]

Ok, this really isn't a repair question, but I hope someone can help. I just purchased a boat with a 1988 Evinrude 48 SPL motor and the paint on the motor looks really bad. Is there any reason I shouldn't try to repaint the motor? Thoughts or suggestions on how I could find the original color paint for the motor? Is there any reason I couldn't paint it another color? Anything I shouldn't paint? Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

[herters]

You can paint it ANY color you want.It's your motor. Resale might suffer a little. You can find a link on this site for fizz cans of the "right" color. Of course the right color will vary a lot. Mfg date, batch of paint it was painted from, fade from the elements etc.,etc.

[moderator1]

I think this qualifies for non-repair.....moving over to outboards, non-repair...