Thread: Motor value question?

Originally Posted by strmwalker

around here the only thing you see a long shaft on is a pontoon boat or sailboat !!! not too many fishing boat have the size transom for a long shaft outboard !!!

Piece of treated 2X12 makes a nice "elevator." Been using one for over 10 years. Finally got around to painting it same color as the boat.

My wife's uncle bought a similar year Mercury 25 as a project. I helped him on it but I was shocked at how much some of the fuel related parts cost. A Carb kit was close to $100 and I couldn't find the parts in the kit on an individual basis. The fuel pump rebuild kit was ridiculous as well. I think he gave up on that motor and parted it out since the lower was toast from the get go.

To your price question I agree that 1500 seems like the going rate on these around here. JMO, but I would get a 25hp Johnson/Evinrude of a similar year as they can be found for a few hundred cheaper and parts are readily available.

There's a guy here in N.C. that has 16. 15-9.9 hp Johnson's at $400.00 each 2002 yr. longshafts