cleanupcobra
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- Aug 2, 2017
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Hi guys, just wanted some info here. I bought a later 70s Delta 17V with a mercruiser 120hp (engine has sticker that says 120hp, but but serial number says this is the 140 model) 4cyl engine with a mercury outdrive. Aesthetically the boat and trailer needed a lot of work, but the engine really just needs a comprehensive tune up. A guy at a boat store told me that this era of mercruiser engines are basically worthless and only worth a couple hundred dollars even in running condition. I feel like he is incorrect, but before I start throwing any money at the engine I wanted to see if anyone can verify what this guy told me about the engine being worthless, and whether or not I should invest any time or money into this engine. I bought this cause I got the boat for a really good price and was mostly looking for a fun, relatively easy project, to be able to put some time in and then flip the boat and hopefully make a little money.