is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

  • no way

    Votes: 1 6.7%

  • depends

    Votes: 10 66.7%

  • without a doubt

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • yes

    Votes: 1 6.7%

  • no

    Votes: 3 20.0%
  • Total voters
    15
  • Poll closed .
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darryl90

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my wife and i are getting our first boat, from our father in law. and we are looking for a outboard motor for it, we would like to get atleast a 115 horse motor or bigger. all we can find is used motors that has collapsed cyclinders are these worth fixing or should we stay away from them?
 
Faztbullet

Faztbullet

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Re: is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

Where are you looking? If your mechanically inclined it could be very much in your favor to repair it. A year of the motors would help also, the newer 1980 are a little easier as they have the ADI ignitions.
 
SparkieBoat

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Re: is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

you can find a good running late 80s or early 90s motor around here for $1200-1500..and late 90s to early 2000s will be in the $2k range...A friend of mine picked up a 1995 115 last year for $800, that needed a new rectifier/regulator...now it runs great with less than $1K total investment..it is for sale if you are anywhere near Savannah GA
 
ONERCBOATER

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Re: is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

I voted yes, i think i should have voted depends... as in depends on if you can do the work yourself competently or have to pay someone to do it for you.

Sean
 
merc850

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Re: is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

I would vote but I need to know what a collapsed cylinder is?
 
SparkieBoat

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Re: is it worth fixing a outboard motor that has a collapsed cyclinder

ONERCBOATER said:
I voted yes, i think i should have voted depends... as in depends on if you can do the work yourself competently or have to pay someone to do it for you.

Sean
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you have to look at who is asking the question...I am sure darryl is a great guy..but he does not seem to have the mechanical knowledge to do a rebuild with out lots of mistakes and do overs..and he seems mostly concerned about total cost..I can buy a good used runnning motor cheaper than you can rebuild a motor even if someone gave him the motor for free...
 
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