Old mercury, good buy?

santander

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I was driving down the road today and saw a nice looking 9.9 mercury outboard for sale on the side of the road. It is being sold on a boat and trailer for $700. I found a guy the will take the boat and trailer and i would take the outboard. How much is the little motor worth? The serial # is
3487379 What year is it? is this a dependable motor? It hasn;t been run in a couple years so i'm sure it needs a tune up. Is there anything i need to watch out for. What would need to be checked? Thanks a lot for the help
Hopefully i can get it for around $250-$300.
 

Laddies

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Re: Old mercury, good buy?

It's a 1973 9.8 they are good engines if properly cared for, before buying any outboard put it in the lake and run it.
 
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