Hello all,
I hoping someone here can help settle a dispute between my buddy and my uncle. My buddy bought a 2003 basstracker with a 25hp merc fourstroke on the back. The limit for most of the lakes around here (NJ) is 9.9hp, so my buddy decides to sell the 25hp, and try to find a mercury 9.9. The theory being he can adapt the steering and controls over with minimun hassle. My uncle in Virginia just so happens to need a 25hp motor, and while visiting him, I mention I have a buddy selling one. I explain to him that it is motor only, no controls or steering. The price is right, he sends me back with a check, I send the motor down to Virginia figuring I did my good deed for the week. Today my uncle calls me, telling me parts are missing from the motor. He says the motor should have come with the metal arms that connect to the steering. I think they attach to the motor with a ball joint, or something like that. My buddy thinks those arms are part of the steering, and not part of the motor. My buddy is willing to give up anything that should have gone with the motor, but he's not sure what should have gone with it. The question is, what belongs with the motor? Everything was removed where it attaches to the motor, the motor was removed from the boat, and that was that. If the motor was sold with no controls or steering, are there removeable parts that go with it? Thanks to anyone who can help me figure this out, I'm stuck in the middle.
I hoping someone here can help settle a dispute between my buddy and my uncle. My buddy bought a 2003 basstracker with a 25hp merc fourstroke on the back. The limit for most of the lakes around here (NJ) is 9.9hp, so my buddy decides to sell the 25hp, and try to find a mercury 9.9. The theory being he can adapt the steering and controls over with minimun hassle. My uncle in Virginia just so happens to need a 25hp motor, and while visiting him, I mention I have a buddy selling one. I explain to him that it is motor only, no controls or steering. The price is right, he sends me back with a check, I send the motor down to Virginia figuring I did my good deed for the week. Today my uncle calls me, telling me parts are missing from the motor. He says the motor should have come with the metal arms that connect to the steering. I think they attach to the motor with a ball joint, or something like that. My buddy thinks those arms are part of the steering, and not part of the motor. My buddy is willing to give up anything that should have gone with the motor, but he's not sure what should have gone with it. The question is, what belongs with the motor? Everything was removed where it attaches to the motor, the motor was removed from the boat, and that was that. If the motor was sold with no controls or steering, are there removeable parts that go with it? Thanks to anyone who can help me figure this out, I'm stuck in the middle.
