J_A_S
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2019
- Messages
- 11
I’m thinking about selling my 16’ aluminum Starcraft and upgrade to a “fixer upper” 1995 Four Winns Horizon 220 with the 5.8 Cobra motor. I’m interested in upgrading to something bigger with the ability to carry more people. Interior in in decent shape with only a few small tears, trailer seems pretty good. The big drawback is the ad says the motor coupler needs replacing and the trim on the motor will need to be repaired. I’ve done a little research about changing a coupler and I understand that you have to pull the engine out, other than that is there any exceptional obstacle to replacing the coupler? In regard to the motor trim I’ve had to replace the entire trim pump/motor assembly on my Mercury outboard is is it a similar system on these inboards or is it a different animal? I guess if fixing the trim turns into one of those secondary priorities that gets fixed later can you still use the boat with the trim nit working? Lastly how good are these Four Winns with the 5.8 cobra? Do they tend to be good reliable machines, do they have any particular quirky issues to be on the lookout for?