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Can someone please explain outboard motors to me ???
chme
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Seriously- not the monster 150 hp and up brutes- but a little kicker for a Jon boat- 3 to 9.9 hp. I can't see them as being more complex than a small mower. Many are air cooled. But the PRICE! Jesus wept!
Why does a small motor cost your firstborn child and a mortgage on your boat? Really- I profess my ignorance- can someone enlighten me?
Why does a small motor cost your firstborn child and a mortgage on your boat? Really- I profess my ignorance- can someone enlighten me?
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It used to be around a hundred a horsepower, not anymore.
https://www.boatingworld.com/engines/yamaha-xto-offshore-425/
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Airplane engines cost so much due to FAA certification and product liability insurance , at least that’s what I was taught . Boat motors from the 80’s and back are simple . Not a lot to go wrong in the smaller sizes . I had an old sears 3.5 hp that ran for years , 30 plus . It was a dead simple tecumseh 2 stroke
Evinrude 5.5 hp
The price of parts and rising costs of the small motors (40 Hp and down) is why i quit working on them.
I've got some Evinrudes/Johnson's from the 60's-70's that are easy to work on and just keep on running like the energizer Bunny with just little bit of TLC.
I've heard some outboards are not allowed being used on some waters now days due to Al Gore type pollution.
Heck, I also see some electric trolling motors that now days cost a arm and a leg.
I'm going to have to stop sayin, "What is this world coming to"
because it seems it's in the same category as "How Stupid can you get"
People take it as a challenge.
Cannot recall ever seeing a rope start 25 hp, and cannot recall seeing a 4 stroke with a 25-1 oil mix. And 2 stroke boat motors can no longer be imported to the US.
They made them back when men were men.
Here is a 1955 Johnson 25 hp with a rope start.
And here's a 30 hp 1956 Evinrude with a crank rope.